• Komodo Rodeo@lemmy.world
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    1 month 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.

  • HalfSalesman@lemm.ee
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    1 month 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.

  • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month 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.

  • pseudo@jlai.lu
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    1 month ago

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

    • dawnglider@lemmy.ml
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      1 month 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"😊

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Yep. I can’t call Dr’s offices for me. I can however inform the manager that my friend’s food is done wrong

  • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    Shocking that people can’t use a phone because another human is on the other end.

      • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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        1 month ago

        Experience? What … talking on a phone isn’t some difficult skill. It’s talking without looking at someone. If you have issue talking to other humans, then figure it out lose out on whatever. Kinda pathetic in all honesty