@therebetterbecats No. only I also experience strong anxiety.

@twistermind Same here. Horrible anxiety

@therebetterbecats Totally. I even followed progressive social exposure therapy and still working on it. It helps, I know it. I neither was able to look people in the street many years ago.

@SW-User I’m not a psychologist but in the second point you mentioned, about being tired. It depends...there are many issues that can influence you to need high energy to cope with people. For example, my anxiety and depression steal lots of energy to me and that makes very difficult for me to deal with people.

@twistermind yeah, I'm highly introverted. People tend to tire me out pretty quickly and then I need days to myself to recover.

@CyborgMonkey I’m referring to a repetitive pattern lol!

@SW-User Lol! In the case you describe, I don't have any doubt to consider it not only sane but also wise.
You choose consciously what's and what's not important for you.
The problem begins when it's a permanent pattern and actually, you don't choose. Your fears make you avoid.

In my case, following your example, I don't confront the battle or the person even in cases when I had to defend my rights. Afterwards, I rumiate the whole situation and blame myself not only for my NO intervention but also for the very behaviour of the other person.
But, it's not so bad...along the years I have been daring to be moré assertive.
Thank you for your comment!

@twistermind Well I sometimes wonder if I should have perhaps stood my ground more but as you say for me it isn't a pattern that I have no choice at all over

@Sonntag I avoid responding to your avoidance.

@Sonntag @Peekaboo20
Humor sense always!

@SW-User making up what?