Balancing communication is something I sometimes struggle to cope with because, at times, I just get a mood swing and decide to stay off certain types and means of communication. Sometimes, finances also influence the mood...
I don’t feel guilty about it because my life is very private.
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Notwithstanding, even as I tend to display such behaviour, I still try my best to meet up with socialising. It’s just that I pick the channels and people I feel comfortable with at the moment and get along. The only time I force myself to tag along with a connection I’m not moved by is when I’m at work or in church.

Communication and mood swings:
Is it only me that sometimes doesn’t feel like getting along with people, both in person, through chats, and phone calls? I do this a lot, and I don’t force it whenever I’m in a mood like that. Sometimes, I would get a call and let it ring and end without picking up. This is what I do to all calls, notwithstanding who’s calling at that moment, be it family members, friends, or just a random number. I feel like it’s my social life, and I should be in charge of how I utilise it, not forcefully. The same thing happens with chats and SMS too. I bet most of us do this a lot(not feeling the urge to reply to a message or an SMS until the mind feels ready to do so.)

What about communication in person?
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This is where I fall in greatly because the moment I don’t feel the urge to answer phone calls or do messaging, one of the ways my mind stays active and connected with people is through in-person conversations. I don’t have many friends, I have them in small numbers, and I love it that way. It’s either I go to them or they come to me. We talk and laugh out loud.

In all this, there’s a “me-time” also, which I don’t joke with, and it’s basically my sleeping time. I can talk at length whenever I want to get talking or chat at length, but whenever it comes to that sleep hour, I love it when I’m left alone without disturbance. This is why, sometimes, I don’t fancy travelling home because the house is filled with people, and it's hard to find a quiet space to relax.


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