before you say anything, think to yourself “is this something that would get me diagnosed with hysteria and institutionalized in the 19th century?” and if the answer is yes, carry on
I consistently leave social situations feeling like I’ve talked too much and too loudly, and emphatically said things I don’t mean. I leave wishing I’d given more compliments and eaten more slowly. How do other people speak so fluidly, tell their stories so gracefully? I am messy and hungry and always swearing, always starting my sentences without knowing where they’ll end.