wasthatnotsideblog: just gonna say this: if someone has social anxiety and they ask you something akin to ‘are you mad at me’ or ‘do you hate me’, it isn’t because they don’t trust you, it’s because their brain literally tells them that all the time it’s not a personal slight, it’s insecurity caused by mental illness thanks This happens to me. Sometimes I can watch it happening, see the thought slide away when I look. Mostly I don’t even know where it came from, only that I have a sudden feeling of dread or shame and I’m left trying to figure … Continue reading →