Leaving a public role may require learning how to enjoy a day nobody needs an update about.

Being watched can become part of how a day feels complete. If your work involved reporting, performing or being asked how things went, the ordinary hours afterwards can seem faintly unreal, as though nothing counts unless somebody is told about it. That is a habit built over years rather than a flaw in the new life.

Give yourself unwitnessed days on purpose and see how they settle. Do something you have no intention of mentioning to anyone. It may feel pointless at first, and then, after a while, it may start to feel like the most private and comfortable thing you own.