• fjordbasa@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    They likely have high anxiety, possibly an anxiety disorder. It’s just a relatable representation of that in comic form

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      Surely you’re not implying that wanting to avoid unnecessary social interaction with overly familiar strangers means you have high anxiety? You could claim they’re socially awkward but that’s still pretty far from anxiety.

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        There are other reasons to want to. But social anxiety is pretty common, so it’s generally a safe assumption.