• Komodo Rodeo@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    I’m not going to explicitly recommend it, as ‘results may vary from one user to the next’, but it’s funny and bears consideration.

    • PyroNeurosis
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      21 days ago

      Instructions unclear, how do I restore my mental system32?

    • itslilith
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      20 days ago

      I turned off my fear of wasps when one landed in my face while I was climbing a difficult section in a high ropes course

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      That sounds really nice. Lsd was helpful for me but not like that. More in a "hey, we’ve been noticing some shit you’re up to and while you’re in your own head and experiencing time dilation it’s time to deal with it

      • Komodo Rodeo@lemmy.world
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        21 days ago

        If my experience is any indication, that tracks. Dose and over user reaction plays a major role in the trip.

  • Norah (pup/it/she)
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    21 days ago

    Oh god, I’m the Mum Friend with the anxiety override. I’m total garbage at this for myself but as soon as I’m sitting in a room with other anxious beans it’s like the superpower activates.

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    21 days ago

    I don’t understand the meaning of “Mom friend anxiety override”

    • dawnglider@lemmy.ml
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      21 days ago

      I have terrible anxiety, but when people around me are as anxious (or more) than me, I suddenly feel I can push through any anxiety barrier. As far as I’m concerned it’s a shift in expectation: going from being expected to be a normal functional social being to being expected to struggle in front of an insurmountable task ahead. It’s broader than just anxiety too, but I think this might be what they mean by "mom friend anxiety override"😊

  • MBM@lemmings.world
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    21 days ago

    wait… if you have social anxiety… and i have social anxiety…
    then who’s going to order the food?

  • jaschen@lemm.ee
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    20 days ago

    Back in the late 80s when I wanted to talk to a friend, you had to pick up a phone and call. I think this trained the GenX kids to be able to use a phone.

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      20 days ago

      This is true well into the millennial range (depending on parents, could go all the way to the end).

      However, just because I can call someone doesn’t mean I want to.

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        20 days ago

        Ya, well into the 90s.

        It’s less if you want to but if you have the ability to. If you were born a Zoomer, you probably would lack that skill.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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      20 days ago

      It’s always funny explaining to people that grew up post cell phones that if we wanted to talk to a girl, we had to call her house phone, which often meant introducing yourself to her father first.

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        20 days ago

        Oh shit, I totally forgot. And sometimes the parents would eavesdrop on the call.

  • HalfSalesman@lemm.ee
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    20 days ago

    I have social anxiety but I’ve learned the trick to making calls on the phone: automaton-like disassociation.

    I had to learn this in order to work at a call center job.