@sovereignskies I think I read (scanned) through both of them. They were both interesting reads. I think I’ve actually read every thread on these forums! My community problem lies more in the fact that I struggle with group dynamics. I can happily chat and interact with one person and be comfortable, but the more voices are added the more reluctant/scared I am to have mine heard.
This has actually been my biggest takeaway from this experience. In life my strategy in general has been to be as unobtrusive and invisible to society around me as possible. I have been forcing myself recently to interact more here on the forums, to challenge myself. Even if it is just a status update or comment here or there. Even if no-one responds or interacts back, it is for me to become comfortable with putting my thoughts and feelings out there. This has started bleeding into my real life where I have found it slightly easier to speak up in group situations and be more active on other social media. (I’ve made more status updates and posts here in the past 2 months than I have in all my years of Facebook I think).
So in my own way I am also finding my _path, just still struggling with “feeling” part of the community. But everyone here seems like awesome people!
