Post #1949630
2026-04-29 15:02 UTC
when i first joined mastodon, after figuring out who and what to follow, i developed a bit of stress: without an algorithm to feed me, i began to obsess about missing out on a bunch of great toots.
i've since adjusted my narrative, and approach it like i'm coming up on a group of cool classmates, already in the middle of a conversation, and i just join in and have fun with it and try and keep up and try to be okay with maybe not getting all of the references and 'inside jokes.'
this is something i would have had a very difficult time doing in real life, but (and maybe it's just the drugs talking) it seems easier to do here.
this is enjoyable.
#adhd #audhd #ptsd #cptsd
Replies (5)
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@NicelyManifest@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 15:37
@saltywizard Incrementally learning how to talk with strangers can be enormously expansive and rewarding. I was shy when young but now talk with all sorts of strangers wherever I go. Many chats are implausibly great!
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@catmisgivings@stranger.social 2026-04-29 15:38
@saltywizard don't worry, you won't miss anything. We all boost the coolest toots here and you will be unable to miss them
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@WorkWithKirk@mstdn.social 2026-04-29 15:50
@saltywizard Umm, what kind of drugs and did you bring enough to share? Asking for a friend.
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@Lizette603_23@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 16:44
@saltywizard It's quite "lifelike" isn't it? (turning head in 2% increments)
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@officerripley@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 17:03
@saltywizard I like mastodon bc everyone on here is absolutely nothing like most of the people I'm surrounded by IRL.