Been hurt by so many interactions throughout my life, everyone's just a dick (I know y'all think I'm exaggerating but it's a huge portion of the people I used to interact with). I don't get why people have to be such an ass, horrible person and unable to have any emotional intelligence.
I might not be as good as a public speaker but I'm not a bad socializer despite being an introvert, yea I still get anxiety here and there but nothing of huge concern (so don't mention it).
Right now, I just don't know how to approach interacting with anyone in fear of them being an asshole and hurt me again. So I don't, I literally mute my voice and text chat in Valorant, wear my headphones, don't talk to my school mates (they're not really my type of vibe) and spend so much time alone.
But being a human being, I want to socialize except everytime I muster up the courage to interact with people, there'll be some kind of negative experience. Idk what to do anymore, I kind of want to give up trying but I know that'll only make shit worse.
Idk if there'll be any practical advice or tips but I'm hoping so…