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Rec'd on 🫧 how is the experience on this app so far?
It’s been lovely!
It’s allowed me to reconnect with a lot of parts of myself that I’ve turned away from in pursuit of practicality, and it’s nice to feel seen and appreciated! Instagram/Tiktok/Twitter/obviously Facebook give me the ick; I haven’t been a regular user of any public social media site since about 2019 when I stopped using Tumblr, which was my main outlet before. I have a lot of fun connecting with people and seeing the things that are important to them :~)
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@taterhole
Jan 17, 2025
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@Onyi_Budds
This was so beautiful. Is there a reason you dislike the mainstream of social media? And have you made any friends or been apart of a community? Thank you for the read, it was cute <3
Jan 17, 2025
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@taterhole
Onyi_Budds 🫶 thank you I’m glad you enjoyed and thank you for asking! I think I’ve always struggled with social media because I have trouble categorizing myself and I resent being put in boxes; I also have a lot of painful experiences of social rejection that made them scary for me. With Twitter I think I was also just too young when it came out. I was always a huge Tumblr fan because I could share anything and everything and made so many friends that way but I had an unfortunate stalking situation going on that made that untenable and I also didn’t like the hostile vibes a lot of people had so I retreated into a very private online community which ended up having its own problems. On here I’ve actually made a really dear friend who I speak with regularly but I consider the people I interact with regularly all to be my friends and it feels like being part of a really warm community!
Jan 17, 2025
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@Onyi_Budds
taterhole 🤍 Just reading your experience from social rejection to communities that were negative/bad vibes is so heartbreaking because I too have experienced social rejection that really took a toll on my personality and how I view myself (it took me so much healing, therapy and journaling to manage that). Have you found a way to manage those feelings of rejection? And I’m so happy that you found a dear friend 🫶. The community on this app is so warm…embracing friendship with every post I like
Jan 17, 2025
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@taterhole
Onyi_Budds I’m sorry you’ve had to experience that too; it can really send someone crawling back into their shell :( it took a lot of therapy for me too for that and foundational experiences that made it more painful, but also eventually accepting and really internalizing that I have a very polarizing personality that often provokes a reaction from people which is ultimately a good thing!! I’m glad you’re here on PI.FYI 🐣
Jan 17, 2025
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@Onyi_Budds
taterhole Thank you so much. I am so happy to hear that therapy has been a success for you 🫂. OMG NO WAY I too have a polarising personality that allows for good or bad times, it’s like a switch that triggers something in people omg 😭😭😭. I am so glad that you are also on PI. FYI You seem like such a sweet person
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