In a bind, again

I took a year off after high school in Japan, and my Avpd was extra bad due to the new circumstances. In some ways it was a helpful experience (it made me realize I had a problem), but it also gave me a LOT of regret because I spent that year doing almost nothing but reading in the house...when I could have been meeting people and doing so many new things that I could only do there.

Though if you're taking time off to work it shouldn't be so bad, as you're forcing yourself to talk to people.