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Your tolerance for silence is extremely high; even if the scene freezes with awkwardness, you can sit quietly, waiting for a lively person to smooth things over for everyone. This reaction of "passively waiting for rescue and giving up control" actually reflects your extreme fear of "failing or being judged after taking action"; you fear that if you proactively speak but make the atmosphere worse, you will become the sinner who ruined the situation, so you use "doing nothing" to ensure you absolutely make no mistakes. But always throwing the social responsibility to others makes you increasingly invisible in the group, and even makes people feel you are distant. Try being the one to throw the life preserver next time there's a cold moment, even if it's just asking, "By the way, what are your plans for the weekend?"; when you learn to bravely take the risk of breaking the ice, you will find you are more powerful than you thought.
💡 Did you know?
Replaying awkward scenes is called the 'Spotlight Effect' — we think others remember our mistakes, but they forgot long ago.
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