willow: "oh no don’t be sorry at all. this wasn’t targeted at you, i had a few people i was messaging that i felt this way about. plus, i think it’s really really important and valuable for people not to have the obligation to reply (for months or even indefinitely). my worry is my responsibility to fix here"

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oh no don’t be sorry at all. this wasn’t targeted at you, i had a few people i was messaging that i felt this way about. plus, i think it’s really really important and valuable for people not to have the obligation to reply (for months or even indefinitely). my worry is my responsibility to fix here

November 22, 2023 at 6:17 AM

willowNov 22, 2023

especially since the worry is like “what if i’m cringe and they are disgusted by me”, which is very clearly just self esteem and unfounded anxiety. i need to be more confident with being vulnerable and putting myself out there.