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Going out and meeting people I don't know seems to leave me quite rattled (sh.itjust.works)
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had a job interview. 2 large group exercises to assess team dynamics, then I interviewed for 2 different roles. Everyone there was nice, but:

  1. can't stop feeling bad for the one interview that i definitely floundered. The first one seemed to go well but given how much i tripped over my words for the second one, it makes me think the first one went badly? Also got the sense

  2. I can't trust people being nice to me. It makes it feel like a big prank is being played on me and my entire reality is simulated / organised for some reason.

its kind of tough to be in one hall surrounded by other candidates competing for the same positions as you. Man.... But maybe that's better and I just have no stamina for job interviews.

I need to apply for ~500 more jobs this summer, just in case, but it leaves me really drained.

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[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

I don't want to discredit anything you're feeling but if you can manage it's nice or freeing to be unattached from the outcome of a moment, without desire for this or that to happen or not happen and accepting whatever ends up actually becomes reality. That's not to say you come off disinterested or bored towards whoever you're interacting with, but maybe attached to the moment the same way you might be to a show you enjoy watching.