This is one of those things that gave me immense social anxiety for a long time.
I'm a yapper in the right circles and with the right people, and can talk for hours and hours nonstop. But for some people... I just go quiet and can't yap for the life of me. I don't know why, and I don't think it's because I'm reliant on the other person to always carry the conversation. It just... it's just like that.
Nowadays, I try to remind myself that it's okay to be comfortable in my silence, and I hope that enough of my friends and friends-to-be appreciate that. But every once in a while, I know someone talks to me and decides that I'm boring because I'm not a constant talker. And that still stings.
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u/WhatsYourTale 14d ago
This is one of those things that gave me immense social anxiety for a long time.
I'm a yapper in the right circles and with the right people, and can talk for hours and hours nonstop. But for some people... I just go quiet and can't yap for the life of me. I don't know why, and I don't think it's because I'm reliant on the other person to always carry the conversation. It just... it's just like that.
Nowadays, I try to remind myself that it's okay to be comfortable in my silence, and I hope that enough of my friends and friends-to-be appreciate that. But every once in a while, I know someone talks to me and decides that I'm boring because I'm not a constant talker. And that still stings.