Hung out with a bunch of people yesterday who I mostly hadn’t met in person before, so now I’m replaying every conversation in my head to remember what idiotic things I probably said.

@manton 😂 me remembering other times “It is nice to meet me—you!, you are nice…meeting…uh…”

@manton I don’t have to do this because my memory for stupid things I’ve said is infallible.

@bkryer Yep, been there. 🙂

@manton oh, try to find comfort in the fact that other people don’t really notice things we anxious overthinkers think are embarrassing

@manton my favorite bedtime ritual

@tkoola Totally true.

@manton Sounds like every social encounter I’ve ever had. I think thoughtful people do this more often than they admit? Thanks for sharing. Makes me feel less weird.

@manton Yep. Been there, done that. Now you have made me relive some of my most cringe-worthy moments. 😁

@manton You are not alone.

@manton I was once speaking to a neighbour who was new to the area and I said to her “Yeah then there’s also X PERSON who is super nice.” … she was in fact X PERSON and I immediately realised what I had done in my confusion.

… we don’t live there anymore.

@manton I’ve spent years of my life doing that. Finally, maybe last year, I said to myself “That’s enough! You can’t change the past.” Now I get really firm (usually) with my brain and just don’t let the thoughts hang around. That’s made life more enjoyable.

@manton This is my job. Stay in your lane!

@manton It’s of precisely no use to you, but it’s ultra comforting to me to know that I’m not the only one! Bonus points if you start pondering people’s internal reaction to each statement, too.

@pimoore Ditto to that!

@Miraz @manton I’m wrestling with changing that particular channel in my head, as well. it’s not like I can stop those thoughts from coming up, but, what next? Miraz, once again, you give me hope. 😸

@pratik Probably so! 🙂

@manton Haha! Then don’t worry, you weren’t alone 😝