I’m an INFJ type and can be the most ‘on it’ and sociable person when I’m feeling “recharged” or engaging with people on my own terms. The problem is that when I’m feeling tired/ ill/ brain foggy I seem to completely lose my charisma and can’t process jokes or banter. I come across as a really odd guy when people try to banter with me when I’m in this state.

It’s particularly frustrating at work when my heads deep in a computer for hours or I’m mulling over the next meetings plans when one of my colleagues starts trying to get a rise out of me, is passive aggressive or is just looking for a bit of joke and banter. I’ll find myself completely ungrounded and come across like I’m high. In fact I mostly suffer this problem at work.

Can anyone help?