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Is in person socialising the same as online socialising?
independent_
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This is a discussion my partner and I have had recently...does socialising online feel the same to you as socialising in person?
For example, if you didn’t want to socialise with real people or felt anxious about it, would you still socialise online? If you’d had enough of real people for the day, for example, would you also have had enough of messaging people online for that day?
“Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
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I also think there is a difference between these two types of socialisation. I think online you can create your own kinda of persona which give your more confidence and the fact that you are protected by a screen can be quite comforting. But in real life I think sometimes people are more of their true self and if you're not happy with yourself e.g. you have low self-esteem etc. then online socialisation would probably be the go to. These are just my thoughts anyway!
I think sometimes having that version of myself online that I've got total control over is what makes me feel that sometimes even when I'm done with face to face socialising, I can still socialise online. I have the security of being able to log off at any time, I'm hidden behind the screen and I don't actually have to speak lol.