Another "do you do this?" thread

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I write a lot more than I post. I will spend some time writing out a comment and then for whatever reason I will not hit submit. IRL I used to be such a self editor I was virtually mute. I do this so much I can't remember whether I've actually posted on a particular topic or not. I guess this comes from fear of rejection for being oneself. Anybody else do this? I remember my father would have very long pauses while he searched for exactly the right word and took days to write a simple one page letter.

Yes, I do a lot, due to all the dew I do.
My post count would be times Pi.
If I didn't moderate my post,
someone else would.
Unlike comments in real life,
the preview button is my friend.
Now, if I only had automated felicity.

Last edited by DaWalker on 04 Jul 2010, 2:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

(another yeah reply)... sometimes i type out a reply but then im not sure if it sounds silly or something so i delete it all. i kind of do it in real life too- i think of something i want to say, but im unsure so i go over it in my head to decide if i should say it, but by time ive done this the moment's passed and its too late to say it either way.

Same here, I try not to post in threads with topics I'm not completely familiar with to avoid coming across as some random post moron. I can't hold an argument very well, I have trouble expressing thoughts and information and I tend to take criticism a bit seriously, all deficits I'd like to overcome but still have trouble with. Holding conversations outside of these forums as well, to the point where I just freeze up. Proof of it is this post, I've made so many edits and more after I just submitted this post.

Yes - I have a lot of trouble translating my thoughts to something comprehensible, so I write out things, only to get stuck or dissatisfied with what I've written and it gets scrapped or forgotten.

I pretty much do this. ^ Though, in the last 6 months or so, it's not been such a big issue with me as it used to be. I used to think about what I was going to write for so long that a lot of the time I used up all my time thinking about it, and not actually doing it. I always worried that no one would relate, and I'd be seen as some kind of freak, even here. Recently, I've decided that all of my anxiety over saying/posting the right thing isn't worth the mental anguish that I put myself through. I've decided that people are going to like me, or not like me, but I may as well enjoy life instead of being so worried all of the time.

I type long posts and then don't submit them because I'm so good at p*ssing people off and hurting their feelings. Occasionally I post things because I feel compelled to say them and then delete them after thirty seconds lest they offend. And I edit obsessively after the fact to correct anything SpellCheck missed and eliminate redundant phraseology.

I think written communication is one of my personal obsessions.

I constantly change what I type before I post because I don't want to come off rude or self-centered, like sometimes I say me instead of us, and think that means I'm self-centered so I go back and reform the entire post.

Yes, I do this a lot too. I hesitate posting about things that have a lot of sentimental value to me, for example imaginary worlds/friends. I will start typing out my response, then decide it isn't worth it and delete it. And on those occasions when I work up the nerve to hit submit, I wind up telling only part of the truth about it or even outright lying. No one here has ever made fun of me, so it's not fear of rejection. It's just that I don't feel comfortable sharing my innermost thoughts and feelings with the world, even though there is a part of me that would love to.

another yes,

I rewrite my posts several times, over for multiple hours, while switching on and off to other work. If I don't, what I write sometimes comes off as offensive, but more often then not just makes no sense whatsoever. The first time I write something it almost always lacks a critical piece of information to complete it as a thought.

even after hours about, 75% of what I write never sees the light of day. Either because by the time i'm done the thread has moved on, I realize what I am writing is either too self obsessed or just too repetitive.

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Sometimes I'm very interested in the topic so I start to join in and then realize I don't have a handy supply of documented references to back up my opinion. So I withdraw.

Kinda why I haven't been voicing my political oppinions and stuff anymore, especially as to why I don't care for socialism.A good example of a post that I was self-editing out lately would be the following. (and considering how the majority of people are far-left anymore, yeah It will generate extreme criticism most likely)

I just don't feel like having to put up with the resulting backlash from everyone who thinks we should support everyone. I believe in self-sufficiency and efficient practices, not in creating even further debt to even out the 'status-quo'. I just have a belief that I should be able to choose who i help out, not the government. Attack it from your own ethical standpoints, I just don't really care anymore.

Yes.

Spend a lot of time (I mean a lot, a very big investment of time) reading what I've written as a candidate for email/post/instant message.


Must be around 75% of the time I abandon it by the time I'm done auditioning, revising, and so forth. I just erase it and move on.

Me too.

Sometimes I'll start to write something and then realize that it's going to take several thousand words or more than 20 mintues of my time to explain. When I realize I don't have the time or mental energy to really expound on an idea I just give up and hit "back" on my browser.

Sometimes an hour goes by while I'm trying to compose a message. Writing has always been slow and laborous for me. I can't just spew out a bunch of stuff in a stream of consciousness and have it be coherent or understandable to someone else. There's too much thinking going on between the lines and it's hard to fill it all in in words.

just did it

I do this ALL the time, only about 1 in 5 make it through,
I also do this mentally before talking out loud.