Well I guess for me I've already done this a thousand times before I actually post my original thoughts not until I found this "Got something to say? Post it here. Just don't forget to be considerate with what you post 😉" so I've been thinking twice if I would post it or not to post it lol ...
I do this just about every other day. I do it a lot in MSN and Facebook as well, whether I'm commenting on someone's status update or I'm in an IM conversation with someone. The IM conversation thing is the worst too, because I get really conscious of the fact that they can see the little "Blake is typing" indicator, and then it just goes away and nothing ends up coming through. Maybe they didn't look, but I automatically assume that they did and now I just look like a freak.
The IM conversation thing is the worst too, because I get really conscious of the fact that they can see the little "Blake is typing" indicator, and then it just goes away and nothing ends up coming through. Maybe they didn't look, but I automatically assume that they did and now I just look like a freak.
Skype is even more intimidating, because not only does it indicate when a person is typing, it also indicates when you're erasing or backspacing... so people know that you were going to say something and changed your mind, or that you are making changes to what you typed.
Skype is even more intimidating, because not only does it indicate when a person is typing, it also indicates when you're erasing or backspacing... so people know that you were going to say something and changed your mind, or that you are making changes to what you typed.
I had to lol at that, cos I noticed the very same thing. Then again I tend to aviod Skype these days because of all the spam messages I keep getting. Don't know how I got them, I don't even post my Skype name anywhere.😕
And yes I often type out posts and think twice about posting them, and in some cases don't even bother.
Yes, very often. What's worse is sometimes I get tired of this so when I'm not totally satisfied with a post I'll just say "screw it" and just post it anyway, and almost always I'll go back and delete it, but by then the damage is done.
This highlights an issue with social phobic people in that we are constantly editing our thoughts. Social-able people just go "yabble-yabble-yabble" with hardly a thought about what they are saying (observe this, often it is total crap). We, on the other hand, have over-considered speech that remains in our brains until we are sure it is polished and appropriate. Unfortunately the conversation can be over by then, or we can be so perfectionist that it is never ready to be released.
Yep. I do this quite often too. I'll just start typing away, then I'll go back and read it and then think, "Oh crap. What if someone doesn't like my post?" or "What if what I type offends someone or they make fun of me?" 🙄 Silly thoughts, I know. 😛
It's not so much that I don't post it, but more that I post it when I haven't fully elaborated the thoughts behind the post. Like now, for example. I have a book load of added elaboration rushing through my head that I want to cramp in this post, yet only 4-5 sentences remain intact. Most of which isn't very helpful as far as clarity is concerned.
I don't know, but putting raw semi-processed thoughts into understandable language is one of the hardest things to do for me.
Not too much. Only in serious threads that ask "serious" questions for "serious" advice. Really nervous for wrong advice given. Type, think, backspace, yep, it's all wrong. Back button read something else.
Oh all the time. I'll also delete a lot of the posts that I have already made, or edit it out. Like I was just going to delete this because it's soooo boring. Agh.
Yeah, I do that quite a lot. I'll type down a huuuuuge paragraph, be satisfied with it, read over it, and then automatically feel self-conscious about it and leave the page :😛:
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