I grew up getting talked over at home. At school I was bullied and ostracized. After entering the workforce, I've been quietly beaten down at every workplace and made to feel like I should STFU at all times.

Today, people ask me why I'm so quiet most of the time and why I don't attend non-mandatory work functions or teambuildings anymore. I can only smile faintly and fakely while agreeing with them that I must be shy or simply have nothing to contribute.

It is what it is.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah that sucks mate. Do you have any ND friends?

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't have any friends, really. Not since Covid.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

That really sucks. One can't survive without friends. Can't you endeavour to make some ND ones? They tend to be way more in sync.