How to be anti-social – a guide to incoherent and isolating social experiences

Re:How to be anti-social – a guide to incoherent and isolati... by justonceokay on Friday April 24, 2026 @02:24PM (#47894013)

Therapy is (or at least can be!) about trying to achieve goals that you have. I’m the GP commenter above. I went to therapy twice a week for two years to get over social anxiety and my entire life has completely opened up in a new way that would never have been possible without that work.

If relating to people is not a goal of yours then I would agree that you should not go to therapy for it. On the other hand, it is difficult for me to believe that anyone with anxiety is truly comfortable, considering that discomfort is the main feature of anxiety.

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Re:How to be anti-social – a guide to incoherent and isolati... by svnt on Friday April 24, 2026 @03:59PM (#47895070)

It is far more helpful to others for you to share the depths of your experience than to go around telling people they need to go to therapy because it works for you.

I see the enthusiasm and that you want better things for others, but the way you are approaching this communication is not doing it justice.

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Re:How to be anti-social – a guide to incoherent and isolati... by legacynl on Saturday April 25, 2026 @02:11PM (#47903323)

Nobody knows who anybody is in these comments. It's impossible to tailor our comments to people who might read it.

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