Currently worried that social skills are only learned when you hit certain ages, a la Pokemon moves. Like, I had to learn how to initiate conversations at Level 12, but I didn't, so now I don't get to, unless this metaphor contains a Move Tutor of some kind.
I see other people who are close with each other. It's literally like, how do I learn to do that
Scared to shop for women's clothing 😬 But, like, wow, it's better in every imaginable way
Is it normal to spend years not reaching out because you thought your friends knew you were struggling with depression and gave up on you?
Is it normal to be so intimidated by people that it's hard to tell who actually wants to listen to you talk about your problems?
Is it normal to wish your friends would notice your absence and come looking for you and be willing to understand why you're struggling?
I think about the person I was when I left school. I was always there for my friends. I thought they would notice me like I noticed them. I thought when you're sad, your friends see you and ask what's wrong, stay and help.
Maybe I did this to myself. I just don't know how to undo it.
I don't know how to organically bring things up without being asked, but am also desperate to be asked about those things.
And also despise phone calls because I need to multitask, but inevitably get wrapped up in something that takes up more of my attention than the actual phone call.
I'm convinced that people who are good at conversations are wizards.
My manager likes to talk about Frozen III and how apparently they're having Elsa have a female love interest.
I genuinely have no idea if that's true, but it's mostly just an excuse for him to start talking like "I don't want my kid to see that kind of stuff" and coworkers agree with him. It's disheartening.
I'm on my way out in the next few months, but I think I'm wearing Pride stuff every day until I leave. I'm not out to these people, but I seriously have zero tolerance for those kinds of conversations 
RIP "Souna" ☹️
A legend for sure.
Learning about student loans now because nobody ever explained this stuff to me when I was in school is deeply distressing
Unrelated, does anybody else still have crippling social anxiety as a result of lockdowns? Idk if it's because I left school or other life shit but I don't know where to go or what to do, so I just haven't done anything. My friends all moved on. I feel no momentum.
I am intrinsically drawn to the pansexual colors 
Longtime lurker, occasional poster! Trying to come out of my shell because I'm starting to question my gender. I never felt like I fit the mold of "guy" and it's always something that I've had to try to do. I always felt awkward in all ways in school.
Lately, I'm really considering the possibility of being trans. I buy women's clothes, I try to talk and move in a slightly more feminine way. I was on a website and there was a page titled "I hope I'm trans" and seeing that in writing led to this moment of "Oh fish, I think I wish I were a girl!"
I'm trying to figure out who to talk to about these things. People in my life are pro-LGBT, but I'm just generally distant. Like, how to open up about this when I've just never been open. It's a challenge.
I feel this very much- I've had posting anxiety for so long. There's a chance I may delete this comment. If you're reading this, I didn't, which is a win for me lol
My worries are almost always focused on other people's reactions, and I trip myself up before I even say anything. I get in my own way a lot!
For me personally, it's trusting my own opinions and avoiding the temptation to just keep rereading and editing what I typed until I just delete it and go lurk some more.
Also the internet is fake and you can just say whatever, and that's a GOOD thing
The fields, the fields had strawberries, Jack!
I've used CBD (tincture) and found it to be helpful with my anxiety. A few drops twice a day made a huge difference in my ability to chill down and manage everyday shit when I was in school and getting in my own head regularly. I can't speak as to how it interacts with regular THC though
If you take enough, it feels like getting high, which is cool, but also not entirely the point
Patience.
Whether I'm facing my own anxiety, 10 hour work days, or just waiting for YouTube to load, I find myself thinking "patience." and things are suddenly more bearable. Being more patient with myself, the people around me, and situations in general has helped me actually set my own pace in life, after what feels like a long time of being rushed around.
I'm starting to move forward in life again. Figuring out job stuff, planning to move out of my childhood home, trusting myself and my abilities.
Still, sometimes I wish I could go back to pre-COVID. Being in college, surrounded by like-minded people that are my age, feeling ready to take on the world, it feels like that's a different person. Right now I live with my parents and don't really talk to anyone. I generally feel like I don't have much to talk about. But being in a room with people is nice. I miss that.
I try to be patient with myself, more than anything. I've come a long way, but like, damn this sucks
Feelings of dysphoria really bad the last couple of days. Making myself go buy a new outfit as a treat 🍭