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scorpy@socpens.com |
anyone else relate to watering yourself down to connect with people more? for years and years id routinely forego interests and quirks i have because i assumed most ppl wouldn't get them and dislike me for it. the result was meeting more people but feeling less connection
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Coda @ AC
@codarobo.online
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I used to craft personas to match my friends when I was growing up, thinking i needed to try to be the person they specifically would like best. I think i still do it a bit, but less and with more awareness that that is happening. And having my own interests is something I’ll defend rigorously
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Dominique Ramsey 𓆣🍉
@euqinimodart.bsky.social
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This has made me realize that my constant switching of "friends" in childhood was largely due to them not having my interests. I did tone my personality down, but that was after finding out that no one around me was like me
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@gatorguts.bsky.social
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yeah, i went thru this pretty hard in my teens thru early 20s. i dropped all my "weird" hobbies, gave up on art, ect. i met a lot of people by forcing myself to do a buncha shit that was "normal", but it was SO dull. im really glad i grew past that and im glad it sounds like u did too! be u.
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Bigg
@bigg.bsky.social
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oh yeah, I relate to this thread really strongly. When I first started dating I'd be like "oh yeah haha I'm kind of a...well kind of a nerd, haha, but not like, a bad nerd, you know?" and then I realized anyone judging me for entering street fighter tournaments as a hobby wasn't worth talking to
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scorpy
@socpens.com
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lately ive been much more proud and open about my sense of humor & interests. i figure, if i show someone a 10 view youtube video from 15 years ago that is just a kid announcing he will be making more youtube poops, and they dont get it? thats fine. ill probably come off weird but so wat
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