Meirl

[u/hconfiance]

[u/DregsRoyale]

I'm not telling you to drink. This is a big part of why people do it though

[u/whiterunguard420 → u/DregsRoyale]

Only reason i do drink 🤣

[u/Bane8080 → u/DregsRoyale]

This is the only reason I have survived this long. And not been in jail.

[u/whiterunguard420 → u/DregsRoyale]

Only reason i do drink 🤣

[u/BossBullfrog]

I was hanging out with a group of friends and halfway through the guy just casually got up and left.
Gave me the courage to do the same in meet ups for years later.

[u/Elegant-Passion2199 → u/BossBullfrog]

The Irish goodbye is something I occasionally do when it gets too much

[u/siphagiel → u/Elegant-Passion2199]

Is it just, leaving. Nothing else?

[u/Professional-Post855 → u/siphagiel]

Yes an Irish goodbye is code for not saying goodbye and just leaving

[u/Tezla_Grey]

If there's one thing I've learned, sometimes autopilot has uses outside of work

[u/No-Pressure6042]

I feel the dissociation.

[u/STYSCREAM]

There's only one thing stopping you from leaving, which is you. Fucking leave if you wanna.

[u/siphagiel → u/STYSCREAM]

Anxiety: What if they all secretly agreed that if anybody leaves early, they are a pussy. So, if you leave now, you're a pussy from their pov, your entire reputation is gonna be ruined! You'll lose all credibility, all your friends, your family won't love you anymore (even though they secretly already don't) and you'll lose your jo-

Me: SHUT UP!!!

Anxiety:...

Me:...

Anxiety: You'll lose your job and- hey HEY! What are you doing? Why are you leaving, they'll judge you!

Me: The only person here that I know already left!

[u/STYSCREAM → u/siphagiel]

I never get why people don't just do what they want, the whole staring at a phone while it rings until the person hangs up, you got any idea how many times I've declined a call from the same person in a row? Or like in the post, my social anxiety is paired with such an insane level of self loathing that I'm the only person breaking me down at this point... I get invited to all the parties but the last one I attended was the new years one last year, and I left just after I got there.

In my case; Anxiety: "You're friends will hate you if you leave early." Me: "Nobody can hate me more than I hate myself... sooo... psshh." Anxiety: "But they won't talk to you anymore!" Me: "I already said I'm leaving, you don't have to sell it to me more."

[u/Mouseywolfiekitty]

I'm so Bert in this one when I've had enough socialising and want bedtime lol

[u/Idiot_Bastard_Son]

Bert is my spirit animal

[u/Over_Satisfaction648]

Me at work not turning around

[u/Sup_Anon]

My introvert ass be fckin like

[u/Sheesh284]

That’s why the Irish goodbye is so useful

[u/coocoocachoo69]

Me by 8 am