I don’t like being put on the spot. When someone is excited to show me something in this manner, I find that I am less able to focus on the video, because I feel pressured to react in a certain way. One time, a friend showed me something that ended up being something I loved, and was super glad they had shared with me, but they felt hurt because they did not think my enthusiasm was genuine. As a result of situations like that, it’s hard not to get up in my own head about how to correctly perform the emotions that I am experiencing. I find it much easier to respond authentically to a cool thing when I’m not feeling under pressure from someone watching me watch a video.
they felt hurt because they did not think my enthusiasm was genuine
I can see myself encountering this issue, and the other person would be right. My enthusiasm is very often fake. My “I’m really enjoying this” face is the one you see in my avatar. Faking reactions to things is how I go through life.
I don’t like being put on the spot. When someone is excited to show me something in this manner, I find that I am less able to focus on the video, because I feel pressured to react in a certain way. One time, a friend showed me something that ended up being something I loved, and was super glad they had shared with me, but they felt hurt because they did not think my enthusiasm was genuine. As a result of situations like that, it’s hard not to get up in my own head about how to correctly perform the emotions that I am experiencing. I find it much easier to respond authentically to a cool thing when I’m not feeling under pressure from someone watching me watch a video.
I can see myself encountering this issue, and the other person would be right. My enthusiasm is very often fake. My “I’m really enjoying this” face is the one you see in my avatar. Faking reactions to things is how I go through life.