I used to be pretty nerdy. I liked pokemon, yu gi oh and magic. But I felt like i only liked that stuff because I was to shy to put my self out there. So I stayed safe and stuck to card games and nerdy stuff.
But even when I did nerdy stuff I felt unengaged. I was just doing it because it was safe and my family was doing it too.
But I got older and wanted to socialize more, and so I ventured Into my horizons. I started making friends who’s interests aren’t nerdy. I started taking more social risk and it changed my life completely.
But now that I haven’t done anything nerdy in so long, when I hang out with my brothers when they are playing cards, I start feeling anxious. I’m not sure why.
Does anyone else feel this wayx
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Because it triggers your old state of mind. Same way a toxic will trigger those bad emotions when they reach out to you. Your brain has been trained to respond better to different stimuli so the old stimuli that never worked well work even worse comparatively.