“Everyone thinks I’m weird” usually means three people and a look you probably misread.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

Everyone is a word that hides how small the actual evidence is. A worry like that is usually built from two or three moments and a facial expression you had to interpret, then generalised into a verdict from the entire world. The feeling is genuine. The headcount is invented.

When the word everyone appears in your own thinking, stop and count. Write down the specific people and the specific moments that gave you the idea. Most of the time the list is short enough to look at directly, and a short list is something you can actually think about rather than dread.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Who exactly is the everyone you are worried about?

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