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Does anyone else hyperfocus on a friendship? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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When I make a new friend online and we hang out a lot in a short space of time, I find myself hyperfocusing on wanting to interact with them. I try my best to hold myself back to what would be an acceptable level. It gets to a point where I feel like almost nothing else matters but their next response.

Does anyone else have this? If so, is there a coping technique I can do to reduce it or make it more bearable?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I probably did, which also explains why I don't actually have any friends left.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do you want to talk about it?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sure, but there's not all that much to say. I'm a shut-in and I used to have online friends to play with, but over the years every single one disappeared. Nothing I didn't do to myself. No great drama involved whatsoever.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

That's a shame, are you not able to find more? Public servers?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can join our chat that's linked in the side bar or pinned to the top of the community.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think they do.