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[โ€“] GR4VY@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why were you afraid to leave your room? No worries if you don't want to share, just curious.

[โ€“] flappy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Social anxiety/phobia, at least that's what I went through.

Also, mint-flavoured Huel instead of Soylent.

[โ€“] GR4VY@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I hear you. That must have been a rough time. I hope you've found some useful coping mechanisms ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I was super stressed out from grad school and living with roommates at the time. I didn't realize I would have an issue living with other people, as I had never done it before. I suppose you could call it extreme social anxiety or something. I was afraid of running into them or them seeing me or seeing what I eat even though they were all nice. I was just weird. After I graduated, I was able to get my own place so I didn't have that problem anymore.