Going from “you’re so annoying shut the fuck up” all during elementary and middle school just for it to flip to “why are you so quiet” in high school was pretty fucking annoying.

I short circuited a filter in my brain at some point. I can contribute to conversations pretty easily, and I’ve got lots of good stories. But sometimes I notice people at giving me funny looks, and I replay what I just said only to find I was laying out some serious trauma like a funny anecdote.