I am moving to a different country soon for a few months, meaning people want to say goodbye and spend time with me. Don’t get me wrong, I very much appreciate that, but I feel overwhelmed by it and it’s not making things easier.

I’m doing a lot of planning and prioritising and it feels like it’s making it harder. I’m in a state now where I’m thinking “I really don’t have the energy for this, I just want to leave now and talk to people when I come back”

My hardest one is a work gathering, I’ve been putting off inviting anyone just because I really dread going to it. This dread has started as I’m getting closer to leaving. Right now I feel like I just want to leave without saying goodbye. I appreciate the sentiment of others wanting to say goodbye, but I don’t feel like I’ve even been there long enough to warrant a leaving celebration. I don’t really know how to describe it, it just doesn’t feel ‘right’

Basically, I feel very anxious because I feel overwhelmed with the sentiment of others wanting to say goodbye. I know I sound ungrateful so how I can fix this quickly?