maxpoor@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThe rules are made up and the points don't matterlemmy.worldimagemessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1755arrow-down145
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minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down1·2 days agoI don’t get it. Are they afraid of possibly having a brief interaction with a neighbor?
minus-squarefjordbasa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoThey likely have high anxiety, possibly an anxiety disorder. It’s just a relatable representation of that in comic form
minus-squareDV8@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-22 days agoSurely you’re not implying that wanting to avoid unnecessary social interaction with overly familiar strangers means you have high anxiety? You could claim they’re socially awkward but that’s still pretty far from anxiety.
minus-squareTarquinn2049@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoThere are other reasons to want to. But social anxiety is pretty common, so it’s generally a safe assumption.
I don’t get it. Are they afraid of possibly having a brief interaction with a neighbor?
They likely have high anxiety, possibly an anxiety disorder. It’s just a relatable representation of that in comic form
Surely you’re not implying that wanting to avoid unnecessary social interaction with overly familiar strangers means you have high anxiety? You could claim they’re socially awkward but that’s still pretty far from anxiety.
There are other reasons to want to. But social anxiety is pretty common, so it’s generally a safe assumption.