insecurity 

I often notice myself phrasing things in a really pretentious way and I worry people are gonna think I'm a real tosser. I don't mean to, it's just how it comes out! I can write more casually, but it often feels like an affectation.

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re: insecurity 

@Owlor Sympathies. Have had people think for my whole life that I was trying to impress them or show off with my speech patterns, and it's like NO YOU DON'T GET IT, MY MIND IS AN 24/7 DYNAMO OF BIZARRE OCD WORD GAMES, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH OF IT I SHUT DOWN FOR YOU NEUROTYPICAL FUCKERS :> I have to really FIGHT to speak simply and plainly.

re: insecurity 

@zebratron2084 @Owlor I’ve had more than one person tell me that they don’t understand all my “smart” talk, and I think about that a lot.

re: insecurity 

@xinjinmeng @zebratron2084 @Owlor we tend towards trying to get the most exact language; and the only real block we have is levels of rambling; times where we completely forget a word; or if online, the spelling of a word (dyslexia :blobfox0_0:)

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