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Hey everyone, hope you all are well.
As stated by the title I have a question on conversing and socializing when you just aren’t feeling mentally fit enough to do so.
I think because of this site and my own idealism I have demonically high standards of what an interaction should be, but I feel as though it’s nearly impossible when you aren’t feeling up to it.
And following advice i’ve read from similar posts on the site and the forums, i’ve bared through it and tried to warm up my social muscles.
But I find that it doesn’t work for me atleast not all of the time. I find myself drawing a blank on how to respond or comport myself.
This of course is always an ego hit because I know the kind of interactions i’m capable of leading forward.
I find this to be twice as true with people i’m already associated with because there are less topics to easily branch toward that we haven’t already gone over.
I’m used to being somewhat socially competent and putting people at ease when they aren’t necessarily socially savvy themselves but when my brain isn’t up to it I feel like a deer in headlights.
How do you all deal with this? Is it something you just have to accept or do you have ways to navigate long enough to keep the interaction smooth.
I’m not just talking about on the approach here.
As stated by the title I have a question on conversing and socializing when you just aren’t feeling mentally fit enough to do so.
I think because of this site and my own idealism I have demonically high standards of what an interaction should be, but I feel as though it’s nearly impossible when you aren’t feeling up to it.
And following advice i’ve read from similar posts on the site and the forums, i’ve bared through it and tried to warm up my social muscles.
But I find that it doesn’t work for me atleast not all of the time. I find myself drawing a blank on how to respond or comport myself.
This of course is always an ego hit because I know the kind of interactions i’m capable of leading forward.
I find this to be twice as true with people i’m already associated with because there are less topics to easily branch toward that we haven’t already gone over.
I’m used to being somewhat socially competent and putting people at ease when they aren’t necessarily socially savvy themselves but when my brain isn’t up to it I feel like a deer in headlights.
How do you all deal with this? Is it something you just have to accept or do you have ways to navigate long enough to keep the interaction smooth.
I’m not just talking about on the approach here.