Social Anxiety

Morbidette Commons, Morbidette (54.6359,50.7291,62.1717)

I'm not as outgoing as I may seem. I'm actually dealing with quite a bit of social anxiety. I tend to do well on forums and crowded groups. I can just sort of "be there" without demanding any one person's focus or having any one person in my focus.

Usually when faced with any one-on-one contact, I can get very tense.

I don't roleplay. Not that I can't or I won't. I just don't. The kinds of interactions that come with roleplay trigger some of my worst

If I'm not sending IMs or even not responding to IMs I get, it's not because I don't want to talk. It's more likely that I'm just afraid and probably over-thinking a lot of things. The more I consider you a friend, the more I tend to over-think things.

This doesn't grant me a free pass to be a jerk. If I am being a jerk, feel free to call me out on it.

Long story, short: I'm not ignoring you. If you have been my friend, you still are my friend. My silence is a matter of anxiety and fear.

Please don't misunderstand.