I have a tendency of seeing my conversations like a dialogue tree where I see all the ways what I’m saying could be confusing or upsetting so I’m constantly like softening/qualifying what I’m saying. It’s an attempt to ensure the exact meaning I’m trying to convey gets communicated without causing a distraction though upsetting people, but I’m not sure it works. I’ve been trying to notice these tics more to avoid the extra word count but obviously it’s still a struggle lol
Honestly I do this one so often myself![ohnoes ohnoes](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/9d5590b8-c1ae-488d-9efc-d7db54dce851.png)
I have a tendency of seeing my conversations like a dialogue tree where I see all the ways what I’m saying could be confusing or upsetting so I’m constantly like softening/qualifying what I’m saying. It’s an attempt to ensure the exact meaning I’m trying to convey gets communicated without causing a distraction though upsetting people, but I’m not sure it works. I’ve been trying to notice these tics more to avoid the extra word count but obviously it’s still a struggle lol
I used to say "honestly" a lot as a sentence opener too. It's like an ex-smoker that really hates smoking.![yea yea](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/c8895c43-ab88-444a-a6d2-ece247ef60ff.png)