Growing up everyone around me treated me like a weird freak for staring off at like a wall or out the window or something else when I was lost in thought or bored, so what are we supposed to do when we’re not actively look at something?

  • treep@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    My parents always did the “what are you thinking about?” when I was spaced out in my nothing box, and to this day do not understand why this made me angry. a) if I wanted to share my thoughts, I would have done so, if I’m not sharing it’s none of your business! and b) you destroyed my sweet nothing moment! That short respite from my always-on brain, lost because you’re nosy!

    Makes me mad just thinking about. Glad my love doesn’t do this (he wouldn’t be my love otherwise, I guess).

    • Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
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      51 minutes ago

      Hm, you put into words what always bothered me about it, but I couldn’t exactly form the words to describe it.

      Nowadays I would be glad to be able to get into the nothing box again. Always on brain it is, sadly, for me.