myheartisastone
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Non-linear interaction v.s linear interaction
This is something that i've been thinking about for a while. I don't know if this is only me, but I find that I am less anxious in linear interactions where I know what the outcome is going to be. For example:
Going to a store - Linear
I have no problems going to a store. Or walking into subway and ordering something. I can freely go out to places without usually feeling anxious. This is, because I know what the outcome is going to be:
1. go to store
2. pick out item.
3. bring item to cashier
4. pay for item.
5. grab items and leave
It's almost like a script.
In a non-linear interaction where there are multiple possibilities, I find myself being 10x more anxious because I don't know what the outcome is going to be, and there is no "script" for that. I don't know how to act or what to do.
For example:
Non-linear situations
- parties
- interviews
- social gatherings (like at work)
- working with classmates
I consider non-linear situations "less safe". Because there are more possibilites for how these interactions can/will end. Anything can happen and my mind tells me that mostly what is going to happen is going to be more bad than good. And if I don't know what is going to happen, how do I know it's safe? I don't.
As you can imagine, this basically sucks any possible fun out of any situation which is non-linear and makes it into one big anxious mess.
Anyone else have these same thoughts?
This is something that i've been thinking about for a while. I don't know if this is only me, but I find that I am less anxious in linear interactions where I know what the outcome is going to be. For example:
Going to a store - Linear
I have no problems going to a store. Or walking into subway and ordering something. I can freely go out to places without usually feeling anxious. This is, because I know what the outcome is going to be:
1. go to store
2. pick out item.
3. bring item to cashier
4. pay for item.
5. grab items and leave
It's almost like a script.
In a non-linear interaction where there are multiple possibilities, I find myself being 10x more anxious because I don't know what the outcome is going to be, and there is no "script" for that. I don't know how to act or what to do.
For example:
Non-linear situations
- parties
- interviews
- social gatherings (like at work)
- working with classmates
I consider non-linear situations "less safe". Because there are more possibilites for how these interactions can/will end. Anything can happen and my mind tells me that mostly what is going to happen is going to be more bad than good. And if I don't know what is going to happen, how do I know it's safe? I don't.
As you can imagine, this basically sucks any possible fun out of any situation which is non-linear and makes it into one big anxious mess.
Anyone else have these same thoughts?
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