Lowered energy during isolation could be part of a homeostatic response to the lack of social contact. User Zephir_AR, in the Science: Uncensored. Science with no political censorship by Mods subreddit, 01 Jul 2023
Social isolation and loss of energy: Study finds a drop in energetic arousal after social isolation for people who lived alone or reported high sociability. This suggests lowered energy could be part of a homeostatic response to the lack of social contact. User lookslike-turntables, in the Everything Science subreddit, 01 Jul 2023
Homeostatic Regulation of Energetic Arousal During Acute Social Isolation: Social isolation led to lowered self-reported energetic arousal and heightened fatigue, comparable with food deprivation. User Homme-au-doigt, in the Everything Science subreddit, 30 Apr 2023