this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2025
440 points (97.8% liked)

me_irl

6331 readers
1125 users here now

All posts need to have the same title: me_irl it is allowed to use an emoji instead of the underscore _

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 14 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Wait for them to ask why you are so quiet and answer "I am just tired."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

How do I tell this to someone I haven't talked to in 20 years because I've been feeling this way for most of my life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I can help! You tell them “I’m clearly depressed, do you know any good mental health resources?”

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

"Disassociating as a means of self defense, be back later"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Saying anything at all is the antithesis of the whole concept. The correct answer is to say nothing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But then they think you hate them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Not if you ocassionally send memes (:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Idk but there is someone I would like to tell this because I still want to be friends but I just don't feel like talking and don't know them well enough to know if they would appreciate the same memes I like. I just keep sending them stickers whenever I think about them and hope they understand 😩

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago

'I've been busy'

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

save image

paste image

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have been saying that to people I know, and most feel the same way. Talking about it helps! There's no need anymore to pretend we have our shit together. If someone has got their shit together under the current circumstances they are either insane or part of the problem

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What specific current circumstances?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

shrugs gestures around The ongoing everything crisis of everything?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

I like having friends where I can just say that and they understand, but I also understand that's hard to achieve.