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Am I mistaken or does your last paragraph make the opposite argument to your title?
But also mood all around
Haha most likely 😅 apologies
It was a stream of consciousness mess lol
No worries :)
I think I understand what you're talking about. I spent some time with close friends recently and it was a lot better than just texting or email.
I felt a level of catharsis greater when I talked about the things I'd written before to others.
The safety and acceptance is such a big deal for me that I use writing as a safe alternative to protect myself from being mocked, taken out of context, or misunderstood.
When I have that genuine sense of safety or that the people I'm with won't lie to me. That I'll be given the dignity of the benefit of the doubt is a huge load off my shoulders.
I can take off the mask.
Texting allows my words to be precise, but that is a barrier.
Have you ever written your feelings to a person who was with you in a room? Like on a small white board or something?
Hmm no I have not! Because I’ve never really had problems with speaking irl which is actually really interesting
Imagine having a genuine sense of safety with anybody lol 
It's more like I get that sense of safety and then there's a disconnect or I realize the person wasn't safe. Though I think there are people out there who are genuinely safe. It's just finding them irl.
I can't even find those people on internet what chance do I have finding em irl? 
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