DAE Feel the Urge to Connect with an Old Friend Again but at the Same Time Feel Afraid/Relunctant? What do you do in these cases?

Sometimes an old friend randomly pops up in my mind and the thought of catching up with them feels good. But at the same time it feels overwhelming, like I’m stepping out of bounds of some sorts.

Side Note: I’m using Jerboa for Lemmy and I’m not able to do text posts, hence the gorgeous Across the Spider-Verse image. How do I do a text post?

  • @Lonewolf28
    4•1 year ago

    I think about doing this all the time and I have the exact same fear.

    The friends I knew managed to do so much with their lives over the years. By comparison, I feel like I’m stuck in the exact same place I was in years ago.

    Whenever I think about reaching out, I think about that moment. The one where they ask how I’ve been doing or what I’ve been up to.

    I don’t even know where I’d start or what I’d say. Just the thought of it alone is enough to make me extremely anxious.

    I think I’d rather eat actual dirt than face the embarrassment of letting them see how I turned out.