Comment on The joy of silence: on discovering I’m deaf by Tiffany
I can totally relate to what you said here. I felt the same sense of absolute relief when I recently went on a silent meditation retreat weekend. People said it would be tough to not be able to talk but it was HEAVEN. When there was no longer any expectation to interact with other people my social anxiety basically vanished. Noone cared what I was doing and we all kind of effortlessly moved around each other at mealtimes without specific communication unless absolutely necessary to give a nod or something when passing in a tight space.
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I can totally relate to what you said here. I felt the same sense of absolute relief when I recently went on a silent meditation retreat weekend. People said it would be tough to not be able to talk but it was HEAVEN. When there was no longer any expectation to interact with other people my social anxiety basically vanished. Noone cared what I was doing and we all kind of effortlessly moved around each other at mealtimes without specific communication unless absolutely necessary to give a nod or something when passing in a tight space.
