🙃
contrary to popular belief (my subconscious) it actually makes people more tolerant of your flaws and failures, not less

Comments (3)

Make an account to reply.
image
It shows true empathy, who really cares for you and who’s just a fair weather friend. its also a chance for creativity, can they come up with anything to help, will they just blame you and make you feel worse. It’s a great litmus test.
1d ago
1
image
I noticed that it doesent help when saying this to someone youre not close with
1d ago
image
if they‘re real friends, they’ll just want to know how to help and care for you. i tell my friends that i would rather have them possibly over-communicate than not communicate at all
2d ago
5

Related Recs

💬
it’s human! and reminds the other person that they are too. it’s a win-win
Mar 30, 2025
🔍
Something that helps me a lot is reminding myself that we all tend to evaluate our own actions under a microscopic lens, observing problems that others would never pick up on because they’re not looking at us that closely. We tend to be much more critical of our own actions than those of others. And everyone does it! So reminding myself of this fact helps prevent me from spiraling. ALSO: It can be very helpful to bring up a concern about something you did or said to a friend who was present at the time. 9/10 times they will tell you they hardly noticed it (if at all) and that it did not come off the way you feared. True friends will always accept you as you are and, as much as your anxiety brain would have you think otherwise, do not secretly hate you or think you’re lame!
Feb 4, 2025

Top Recs from @dotmatrices

🗡
it is your civic duty to mercilessly mock generative ai users as much as possible
Jan 18, 2025
🪨
preferably w arms splayed vitruvian man style. it’s the sort of rest you can’t sleep in but it restores one’s spirit
🏄
spent the last two weeks working on an interactive guide, recommendations database, and digital library (link depot) to help get people off of social media. the first draft is done now, and it's at the link to this post. it's still very much a work in progress (the library is especially thin atm) - which is why i wanted to share it here before unleashing it upon my IRL friends and the general public. i welcome any and all feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for things to add. i will be pushing updates to it out like a madman in the coming weeks, so be sure to check back every so often to see new additions to the database and library. additionally, i am still on the hunt for newsletters from local venues / community organizations / magazines / newspapers, etc. the only cities i have remotely covered so far are nyc, orlando, denver, brisbane, and little bits of worcester and chicago. if you know anything in your area that fits the bill, send it my way!
Jan 27, 2025