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That is one square jawed motherfucker.

It's not only that I'm overthinking things. It's also that I am thinking about other things, while trying to do the thing I'm doing, which obviously distracts me from whatever I'm doing. The distraction is usually worry over the past, present, and future. I think some of it is that mundane tasks...

blehhhhhhhhhhhh

I like to think that they help. :)

I definitely have massive trust issues. Think of any social occasion. Anything involving other people. This mistrust seeps into every single one.

Being in the right mental space is paramount to success in anything.

I am not confident that people will truly like who I am, if I show it to them. Therefore, I make up another person, and try to maintain that lie. Maintaining lies is difficult and nerve-racking. No wonder socializing is hard; I am constantly trying to maintain a lie... my entire being is a lie...

@PugofCrydee I just had a real but brief glimpse into what it feels like to be a square peg surrounded by round holes. I am actually pretty okay with myself in a lot of ways. It's the reaction of others to who I am that bothers me.

Good luck.

When people think I'm smart, I play that role. When people think I'm funny, I play that role. When people think I'm dumb, I play that role. When people think I'm lame, I play that role. I blindly accept the roles that are thrust onto me, and I play them willingly. It's like I become those...

Realization #63. I quite literally overthink everything I do. Whether this has been an inborn trait or a trained trait through exposure to the world, I can't be sure. Probably the latter. I remember a time when life didn't bother me so much. Mundane simple tasks I overthink: Driving a car...

That's how I've felt about all of the post-original Star Wars films. Return of the Jedi is so great.

Perhaps the innocence of childhood? :p

I use multiple affirmations: those found in my signature. There is no set methodology I use regarding their use. They pass into my head now and then when my brain deems the moment appropriate.

See my signature.

Greatest enemy: my own mind.

Glad you seem to be doing alright, Loyal. Wishing you a speedy recovery! (y)