so there's a tension between people who want to sincerely express positive emotions and people who are like "how can i possibly trust this idk seems like a trap or something" and this is before getting into "forced positivity" type stuff
hah... when I'm hypomanic I sometimes get skepticism from some ppl on twitter- like, "ofc this is an act right?" and it's like noooo I genuinely feel 10x hearts worth of joy n love in that moment... I think my own experiences of this make me tend to assume ppl are being sincere
and found that I prefer to engage w ppl as if they're being sincere even when they may not be- if it's a joke / sarcasm that landed wrong they'll usually switch to sincere mode and explain... vs the pain of responding sarcastically to someone who was being vulnerable and it came out awkward, ugh!
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Reply · Dec 23, 2022@thevoidbeckon Ahhh, it did occur to me that if I didn’t get hypomanic “everything is beautiful” positive enthusiasm on my own maybe this would be a…Reply · Dec 17, 2022@sreekotay Ha but what if it’s sincere? I feel this way!Reply · Jun 18, 2023I refuse to acknowledge that phrase bec imo it's a refusal to accept neurodiverse experiences- hypomania really can feel that goodReply · Aug 23, 2024@SelonNerias i'm not sure, kinda think so because of the charisma boost of hypomania but idk how much is better perception of vibes vs just positive…