grrgyle@slrpnk.net to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoWhat are you thinking bout ruleslrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down12
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minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 days agoSocial anxiety is when the red circle and the blue circle are the same size.
minus-squareRadicalEagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoWould the circles being the same size imply that the two people have 100% accurate models of each other?
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoThe size of the circles is totally unrelated to accuracy. That just represents the amount of processing power your brain is using.
minus-squarejedibob5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days agoI think the implication is that an anxious person would be so worried about the other person’s model of them that it takes up all of the space in their brain.
Social anxiety is when the red circle and the blue circle are the same size.
Would the circles being the same size imply that the two people have 100% accurate models of each other?
The size of the circles is totally unrelated to accuracy. That just represents the amount of processing power your brain is using.
I think the implication is that an anxious person would be so worried about the other person’s model of them that it takes up all of the space in their brain.
That’s a great analogy