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Re:The Electric Fence Stopped Working Years Ago by lukaslalinsky on Saturday August 16, 2025 @10:55AM (#44924014)
I've been living inside an electric fence for so long as a child, that I never learned the rules of life outside. As an adult, I really struggle, because even though I'd want to connect with people, I just have trouble words that could reconnect us. I rely on other people to start/keep conversations. I've been trying to overcome that somehow, but the learning process is so slow.
Re:The Electric Fence Stopped Working Years Ago by stroz on Saturday August 16, 2025 @11:37AM (#44924357)
Growing up inside the fence means never learning there was an outside.

Learning as an adult is like learning a new language, slow, often awkward, but possible.

Start tiny. One word texts. "Hey!"

No pressure for conversation. Just practice existing in someone's inbox. The fence gets weaker with each send.