I didn't really shut down my life before being vaccinated, but it sure made my elderly Mom and Mother-in-law more comfortable. My goal in life is not to spend what little time we have left with them fighting about their reaction to the pandemic. They are women and octogenarians...no good would come of that. The pandemic response hasn't had any significant affect on me personally (outside of macroeconomic effects) for a long time.It was true for me.
Did some travelling, got back to hanging out with friends and family, didn't have wear a mask at work, didn't have to worry about pregnancy because of the resulting infertility, didn't have call someone a Nazi for asking to see my papers... Normal as can be these days.
YMMV.