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How to help someone who seems to resist connection

I keep inviting my isolated coworker to social events but she always declines and I do not know if I should keep trying or if I am making her uncomfortable

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to include others can become a form of pressure that works against the very connection it seeks to create.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Building community intentionally?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.