A very specific anxiety thing I'm pretty sure a lot of people share but still feels incredibly stupid and self-defeating of me like I invented it: being scared to comment on posts or jump into conversations without a clear invitation in case everyone Secretly Dislikes Me 🥴
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No pressure 🥰 I just think you’re neat 🤷
And everyone in the replies!!
Meanwhile of course I've spent 10 minutes building up enough courage to reply. I guess we're all in the unhelpful brains club? Please keep posting as you are a lovely part of this community ❤️
I took a break from my anxiety overthinking brain this weekend, but managed to replace it with forget-my-bag-with-all-my-
clothes-in-it brain. I'm thinking maybe anxiety would have been preferable to a weekend in borrowed knickers? Anyhoo. At least our brains have found this crew ❤️
it being even remotely true about you. People mute annoying people here! You seriously seem like the least annoying person ever. Tell yr brain.
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(My brain right now: what a bad comment, delete it, now!, hurry, before someone sees!)
I want what they have.
Someone in a GC I invented in my head during 3am panic hour: Yikes, she's at it again. Cringe!!!
Everyone else in the almost definitely nonexistent B Haters club: Wow lol embarrassing, just learn to take a hint!!!
Me: Woo I did it, I'm making friends 😊
Anyway this is why I'm generally an awkward fucker with anything social online or off, and also deeply devoted to you for life if you've ever been nice to me even though I'm terrible at saying so 💖
This is your explicit permission to comment on anything I post from this point forward forever. I always smile when I see your name on my timeline or in my notifications.
Please show this notice to your brain anytime it wants to act up 🫂
I tend to take it the opposite way and just barge in everywhere while ALSO assuming everyone’s sick of me (some people are far less subtle than others with that reality 😂). Worth it though, mostly?
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I have introduced myself at a project group at work "I'm [Draco], I do [job title] and I have opinions."