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#1

I overshare information when I get excited and just speak so much that it's embarrassing. Or I just don't speak at all.

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#2

Ok, I finish people’s sentences in my head so I accidentally cut them off in the middle of their sentences. It is very rude, and I can see when I do it every time but for some reason I can’t control the impulse.

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#3

I frequently forget that I told someone something and repeat stories. Drives my husband insane.

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#5

I’m worried way too often that I’m annoying or bothering people and end up apologizing for it, which then ACTUALLY makes me annoying. It’s a vicious cycle.

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#6

Im pretty sarcastic, but I'm a pretty monotone person so people tend to think I'm being serious at times where I'm really not

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#7

My friend group calls me dad due to my terrible jokes and always being prepared for thing.

A friend hosting a party? I'll bring some beer and snacks and a pillow and blanket to make sure people are taken care of.

I'm having people over? I'll stock up with 5 times more beer and snacks than needed and get the spare room ready and have a spare air mattress on deck in case people get too drunk.

Had your period at a dudes house? No worries, tampons and pads under the sink along with a few rolls of TP and some sanitizing wipes with aloe.

Need directions to a place? Here's the address and I'll give you a rough explanation with landmarks where you're going to want to turn.

You have a specific task you need to get done and don't know anyone? Give me a minute, I'll call a guy.

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#8

I over-analyze everything. Anything anyone says, or any look they give me, is an insult. I just have to figure out how.

Edit: Damn, I didn't realize so many people would relate to this. To answer a lot of your questions: no, I don't act out on it, but sometimes I ask for positive affirmations too frequently. Yes, I'm in therapy and it is helping. And to everyone who said they freak out they're going to get fired -- I feel you. I've been at my job for almost four years and I'm convinced everyone hates me.

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#9

I have this incessant need to be right. It isn't that I can't admit when I'm wrong, I'm totally down with that. But if I'm right, I won't let go until you cave and admit that I was right.

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#10

Overthinking leads to becoming stressed, which often leads to me losing control over what situation I’m in which then leads me to panic because I lost control.

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#11

I have an addictive personality so I get addicted to things, habits, situations, ppl etc easily but it only last a season than I move to a new addiction. This is why I’ve never allowed myself to try hard drugs.

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#12

I'm really outwardly cold. I actually care about people a lot. I just avoid complimenting people so I don't seem creepy. I avoid standing close to people so I don't seem creepy. I don't jump in to other people's conversations so I don't seem creepy.

There's a pattern.

Edit since this got a whole bunch of responses/upvotes: Thanks for all the positive messages and the like. Apparently it seems I would have better social success in a few European countries. So thanks to the multitude of fellow RBF or unintentionally cold/standoffish people who saw this.

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#13

I won't shut the f**k up.

I also respond to stories with my own stories. Apparently people think I am one upping them when in fact I am trying to create connections via shared experiences.

I am very annoying to be around

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#14

My face gives away exactly what I’m thinking.

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#15

I constantly need to be assured that the person is into me. I have abandonment issues that have made me quite insecure.

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#17

I turn into my mother and smother people. I realize I'm doing it, but I can't seem to stop myself.

For example: "Oh, you're going out? Don't forget your coat."

"You should get to bed soon if need to be up early."

"Did you get something to eat? You should grab a bite."

A friend once looked me in the eye and said, "Hey, I'm an adult. I'm quite able to make all my own decisions, and pay the consequence for those decisions." Ouch. That one stung a bit. But it all comes from a good place.

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#18

I am never on time. I try as much as I can to leave earlier but I always end up late because I spent too much time doing something else.

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#19

I tend to overcompensate for my extreme anxiety/depression and can come across as obnoxious (and tend to overshare info). Like maybe if I'm loud enough I can drown out my inside voice.

[Edit] - My top rated comment is now about how insecure I am. Yay!

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#20

I don't take anything seriously except the negative internal comments I make about myself.

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#21

I have been asked so many times if I am on the autism spectrum. I am not, but I absolutely hate making eye contact while conversing with people. Just find it awkward & when I try to, it just turns into a staring contest. All these questions start popping in my head then

"How often should I blink my eyes/ should I coordinate my blinking with theirs"

"How long should I keep the eye contact"

"Should I be the one to avert my eyes or should I wait for them to look away" & then I get anxious about the actual topic of the conversation because I am not paying all my attention to what they're saying.

Edit: I am in the medical field so most everyone who notices my social awkwardness tries to guess what's wrong with me. Bi***es love diagnosing!

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#22

I suck at telling stories, mainly because I put a lot of random details in where they don't belong. I also tend to stammer and get sidetracked, so a 30-second story takes me about 2 minutes.

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#23

I am s**t at receiving compliments because i don't like myself and always feel like i could do better even though i do nothing. Can make me sound arrogant or condescending when someone compliments me and i reject it or just passively ignore it.

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#24

I'm really quiet and distant and awkward. The type that never reaches out, says "Yeah let's hang out" but never makes plans, doesn't want to "bother" anyone, doesn't speak much unless spoken to (and keeps it pretty surface level).

It's infuriating when I see it in other people, but I don't know how to be any other way myself, quite honestly.

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#25

I'm s**t at replying. I'm aware I do it and I know it annoys people but when it comes to it I just cannot be bothered, it feels too draining to always be at the beck and call of other people through a phone. Honestly I'm not sure how some people do it.

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#26

I'm too much of an idealist. I'm the sort of person who lives in a loop, either reminiscing about the past, or disregarding it and living for the future. I have a very hard time being present. I'm controlled by my emotions, but horrible at expressing them. My penchant for self-deprecation tends to make people uncomfortable. I zone out a lot, and have a hard time presenting a coherent version of myself to others.

Maybe I also overthink things. You know, just a little bit.

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