From time to time on social media and in various internet forums, and those rare occasions in real life, I sometimes find myself saying (typing, writing) something that is taken in a way I didn't expect or is challenged and I feel uncomfortable with what I originally said. This is why I try to stay away from talking politics. Sometimes this misspeaking leads to very awkward backtracking that I usually have to just eventually give up on. Often it makes me want to not interact on any social media anymore, especially on whatever platform I made the gaffe on. If it was on a forum I will sometimes just avoid that forum for an extended period of time, if I can.
Upon later examination, if I do take the time to do that, I often find part of the problem or what I think is a problem, came from being emotional about my reaction and quickly reacting without taking enough time to process what was said. This coupled with the replier taking things at face value or trying to read something else into what I said that isn't in whatever it is that I said.
It is also caused by me having reached an age where for many things I just don't care about them anymore. Other possibilities could be that I stink at being social and am becoming a horrible unsocial person.
3 comments:
I just did this last night on a political post I don't normally react to lol
This is something I have been through as well. Sometimes in face to face situations. It doesn't happen too often, because conflict gives me anxiety... so I try my best to avoid it.
Social media seems to bring out the worst in a lot of people, and very few have any control over that. I wouldn't beat yourself up to much over whatever may have happened, after all, you're only human :)
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