kind of a subpost but more about my reaction to things than about anyone else 

why is it that whenever I get an answer that just says "yes" or "no" and nothing more--even if what I asked was just a yes-or-no question--I get this feeling of dread, like I did something to upset the person and now they're being terse out of wanting to not interact with me or something

re: kind of a subpost but more about my reaction to things than about anyone else 

@Felthry I think there's an implication in a bare "yes" or "no" that the very brevity of the answer is implying something additional that isn't stated. Which is frequently anxiety-inducing, when not understanding what nobody told you has dangerous mental associations.

re: kind of a subpost but more about my reaction to things than about anyone else 

@packbat I mean I guess it didn't have a period at least? because just "yes." would probably come off as a lot more deliberately-terse than "yes"

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re: kind of a subpost but more about my reaction to things than about anyone else 

@packbat also for some reason "yeah" is less problemy

re: kind of a subpost but more about my reaction to things than about anyone else 

@packbat I like the word problemy

re: kind of a subpost but more about my reaction to things than about anyone else 

@Felthry I also like the word problemy, now that you have brought it to my attention

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