Trauma survivors often develop this SEVERE aversion to "small talk." Sometimes superficial chitchat even makes us annoyed or angry. It's nothing personal-- we've just gotten REAL clear on how precious our bandwidth is, & REAL selective on how we're willing to allocate it.
@DrDoyleSays I’ve never been much on small talk. I like to geek out with people. Alternate dimensions and parallel universes? Get ready to go down a 2.5 hour rabbit hole. The idea that we’re in a programmable matrix? Another multi-hour rabbit hole. Save the small talk for small minds.
@DrDoyleSays Yet, here you are on Twitter doing it for attention. 👏
@DrDoyleSays Small talk and groups of more than 2-3 people make me so nervous I can barely talk at all. I’m better post-therapy. My friend circle is quite small, on purpose
@DrDoyleSays @CSurvivor9 Eeeeks, truth