I took the bus today and was literally cornered into a random conversation without a means for escape, so I had to "eject."

I got on the bus, took my seat and the person in front and the person to the side of me were engaged in a conversation. The guy next to me smiled at me and before I knew tried to drag me into the conversation. They were talking about cycle racing and the guy in front (an older guy) was talking about his warm-up process. The guy to the side of me said he doesn't believe in doing a warm-up and then turned to me... "what is your feeling about warming-up? I didn't know what to say, so I got up and off the bus, 3 stops ahead of where I needed to actually get off. I was actually late for work, but ejecting seemed like the only way out.

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HijabaDabbaDoo · F

Mark, I'm saying this nicely. You should really consider some therapy because this sounds like extreme social anxiety. Perceiving normal social interaction as a threat isn't doing you any favours.

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@HijabaDabbaDoo At most, I have a trace of social anxiety. I thought I made that clear a long time ago. Yeah... maybe back in the day I had a technical case of social anxiety where I was literally unable to interact in social situations. That's not the case now.

HijabaDabbaDoo · F

@MarkPaul you know the only way to overcome something is to actually accept something is there to overcome. You're replaying the same stories to yourself. Good luck