A few years ago when I was going through a bout of bad depression the therapist I was talking to responded, after I told her about how social gatherings for me

A few years ago when I was going through a bout of bad depression the therapist I was talking to responded, after I told her about how social gatherings for me are exhausting (sometimes they're nice, but they're always exhausting), that her extrovert patients describe the same feeling but when they feel isolated too long. So I agree with you, we all have different needs and thresholds. Pre-covid I'd found a nice balance going in just once or twice a week when it made sense to do so. I do need some socialization, but I won't seek it out usually, so work is a great way to remember that I do need people in small doses and force myself to get those small doses.