Sometimes I forget that talking to people isn’t the same as talking while people within earshot. I tend to run my mouth a lot without saying much of any substance. I feel like I come off as wanting more to hear my own voice (or see my own text, I suppose? I’m not sure what the text equivalent of that phrase would be) than trying to be friendly. Does that make sense?
Though I prefer this way, it’s at its worst when it’s actual talking because then I worry about my grating voice, the.slow.way.I’ve.been.told.I.talk, constantly forgetting wtf I’m saying, easily distracted or going off topic, asking questions I’ve asked a dozen times, stammering when I get excited, dumb accents or regionalisms slipping out, and stuff that’s less noticeable.
Also, I’ve grown up in the kind of social circle that treats playful ‘mocking’ (i.e. not malicious internet bullying style, but as joking around with someone) as more valuable than currency, and sometimes I worry that someone I like has taken me seriously.
The worst thing, though, is worrying that people only put up with it to be polite. I’d rather be told shut the hell up than be annoying. Not that it would feel good, but it would be like ripping off a band-aid, just get it over with.
I’m not trying to come off as, “Wow I’m such an extrovert, too much of a people person,” and I hope I don’t give that impression. This isn’t so much a depression thing as it is just something I have on my mind a lot, you know?
And it’s not like I think I have it worst of all, in fact I think most people are worse off than me. I know I probably just seem like an attention seeker, so sorry about that.