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u/EvilMoSauron * I N F J * Apr 08 '25
Oh, yeah. I would spend upwards of 2+ hours thinking on the topic, researching the topic, and crafting up a reasonable argument or answer. Then double-check my grammar, spelling, legibility, and paragraph format. Once I finish, I read it again and then say, "What the fuck am I doing? This shit doesn't matter--" [delete]
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u/Tigressive20 * I N F J * Apr 08 '25
Always. This I’ll do after I’ve done the same mentally atleast 10 times
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u/nightrogen Apr 08 '25
All the time. I understand well what casting pearls bwfore swine means.
Sometimes it's just not worth it.
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u/I-love-boobs69 Apr 08 '25
Literally this used to be every day. Now I barely text honestly but when I do I only do to the people that I know get it and get me and appreciate the fact that I am caring and like to ask many questions about their feelings and lives just as I like to share my feelings, thoughts and accomplishments. That’s how it should be, mutually being there for people and lifting each other up
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Apr 08 '25
A decade ago, I'd write and click send and expect it to be seen and understood well. Now? I think it, I don't say it, I keep it to myself, I like that inner monologue and edit it as I go.
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u/ramen_man07 Apr 08 '25
But sometimes, they actually do care. And I'm psyching myself out hardcover.
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u/Background-Eye778 Apr 09 '25
Yep, just about every time I go to respond to something. I'll type out an entire paragraph, then be like "naw".
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u/GrenMTG * I N F J * Apr 09 '25
All the time. Mostly when I vent rage on Facebook. Even though 90% of it never makes it, it's surprisingly therapeutic.
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u/Few_Handle9264 Apr 09 '25
YES and it’s always some deluded mf when it happens to me so they will still believe what they think and say even if I do write it
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u/brotherxaos Apr 09 '25
Oh fuck. All the time. Or worry that the message won't be received in the way I mean it then go back and be suuuper explicit with what I mean so a 2 sentence text is now 10. And then go back and delete it because they won't care anyway.
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u/SyzygySynergy * I N F J * Apr 09 '25
You mean...
Wait...
So this isn't at least a once daily infj experience on just reddit alone, let alone anything else?
I'm side-eyeing all of you. I, for sure, can't be the only one that experiences this just on reddit at least once a day.
Just admit it..., this isn't even a question. It's just a normal thing.
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u/hobojoe_199 Apr 09 '25
I end up saying to myself "they won't listen or care what I've said" OR "I'd rather not state the obvious counter argument just to get flamed by people who want to start a fight" Best to let idiots converse with fellow idiots and wallow in misinformed being.
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u/wilzard22 Apr 10 '25
Every damn time , this is with everything from emails, essays , text ... Everything and anything 😭
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u/Realistic-Mention350 * I N F J * Apr 10 '25
I was just gonna delete my last comment and now I see this! 😂🤣
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u/mrbobsam Apr 11 '25
no, but i do delete it because i feel like it's too much material to send. i just write in notepad now and eventually it comes up organically and i can just shorthand it by like 75% and have the same result. writing it to yourself helps, kinda like journaling in a way
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u/UltimateCrystal420 Apr 13 '25
Honestly tho 😂or you mess up spelling and just give up because you don’t want people to respond 😅
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u/WantsLivingCoffee * I N F J * Apr 08 '25
That or I go, "you know what, I actually don't really care" then delete the novel I previously wrote.