cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25739115
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this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2025
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So much better than when I might have said something dumb and I'm staring at that unread message notification.
Ah I hate that. TFW I wake up to like 30 inbox messages after knowing I said something controversial.
(With me it’s usually when I posted something about advancing disability rights).
And I just don’t have the mental energy to check it out, so I mark all as read and pretend nothing happened lol.
Honestly that’s a great mental health strategy!
Avoidance works pretty well for a lot of things. There’s a reason humans have evolved these behaviours.