It's not just you; the vibration damping is a real phenomenon, and there's no single way of coping with it. I reckon each of us just has to solve the problem in whatever way works best for us. In many instances, that seems to mean tolerating the damping. Some examples:
Taimane Gardner, standing, with a strap...
Jake Shimabukuro, both seated and standing, no strap; note that when seated, he tilts the ukulele body like some acoustic archtop guitarists do, to reduce damping the instrument's body with his...
Ledward Kaapana, standing, with strap...
The late John King, seated, no strap, and James Hill, seated, with strap; again, note the tilt of Hill's instrument...
Ohta-San & Herb Ohta, Jr., both seated, neither with straps...
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John
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