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dustinsdynasty
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17 Jan 2025, 9:34 pm

Today I had a struggle connecting with someone on Social Media.
Someone said a compliment to me in messaging, I took it too literally thinking the worst about me.
It stunned me in the worst way having me run away from them wanting to disconnect out of fear.
It was like I struuggle with small talk becuase someone was offended that I took things too literally.
I hope I can get over it.
I just want to connect to people more and stop being a loner.


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25 Jan 2025, 2:11 pm

Social media can be an absolute land mind of confusion, one false move and BOOM! .

One thing that is good about communication online is that I can think before I type, I'm not put " on the spot", which I fail horribly at. I tend to overthink things a lot, which leads me to 2nd and 3rd guess myself all the time.


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