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Speaking as a fellow chicken shit extrovert, I can relate. I'm basically extroverted with very mild social anxiety, coupled with run-of-the-mill self-doubt/sel
by zzalpha 10y ago
Speaking as a fellow chicken shit extrovert, I can relate. I'm basically extroverted with very mild social anxiety, coupled with run-of-the-mill self-doubt/self-esteem issues.
But once I get going, I code-switch to "outgoing guy" and I usually have a great time.
Well, until I'm done, and then I'm done. :)
- marmot777 10y agoLOL. And i turn into a pumpkin (read: blithering idiot) at 10:00 pm at the latest if it's evening. It's just social exhaustion.
- marmot777 10y agoDisclaimer: No suggestion anyone I'm responding to does any of this... Weed sometimes helps, sometimes hurts, but usually hurts. The weed isn't helpful even if just meeting a couple friends for a beer who know I'm stoned. They aren't stoned so we're in a different space and it's harder to connect, leading to me getting left behind in the conversation. Not intellectually but more emotionally as in why less eye contact with me? I asked about it and sure enough, the answer was what I expected. And these are people who do do it occasionally so even for them they'd rather deal with me not high. Alcohol usually hurts. The ceremony of having a couple drinks with friends is the drinking together so it's not helpful to be halfway there already. And if it's non-drinking event, see above, same kind of problem. I find too much alcohol to be uncomfortable so I rarely go that route to prepare but I can see how it could seem appealing for people who like it more than I do.