A story from Story Splitter
Jayden: no reply in the group chat
Jayden sent a message in the group chat and no one has responded for 20 minutes. Before his message, people were chatting constantly.
“I said something wrong. Everyone thinks I'm annoying. They're probably talking about me in a different chat.”
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About Story Splitter
Coming up with more than one explanation for a situation. A friend who doesn't say hello isn't automatically angry.
Helpful for: rigid thinking, social misunderstandings, reading too much into what others do. More in the glossary
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