How do I stop ruminating over and nitpicking my social…
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How do I stop ruminating over and nitpicking my social interactions for mistakes?
I'm somewhat of a social and talkative person. Whenever I socialize, I usually just live in the moment because I don't have the mental bandwidth to socially interact AND process it at the same time. But when I get alone time again, I'll go through the whole interaction again, from the beginning, and analyze it. Almost like checking my performance, thinking about what I should do differently from now on, criticizing myself if I feel like I did or said something a little stupid or awkward. I try to think about myself throughout the interactions from the perspective of every person that was present. Even if I walked away from a social interaction feeling good, hours later after I process it, it can become a bad experience for me. I feel like I'm also thinking about stuff that everyone has already forgot about, like accidentally stepping on someone's shoe, and it's ruining my self esteem.
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I'm somewhat of a social and talkative person. Whenever I socialize, I usually just live in the moment because I don't have the mental bandwidth to socially interact AND process it at the same time. But when I get alone time again, I'll go through the whole interaction again, from the beginning, and analyze it. Almost like checking my performance, thinking about what I should do differently from now on, criticizing myself if I feel like I did or said something a little stupid or awkward. I try to think about myself throughout the interactions from the perspective of every person that was present. Even if I walked away from a social interaction feeling good, hours later after I process it, it can become a bad experience for me. I feel like I'm also thinking about stuff that everyone has already forgot about, like accidentally stepping on someone's shoe, and it's ruining my self esteem.
#relationships
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