Tanya Joosten (@tanyajoosten.bsky.social)

Psychology says the loneliest people in a room are often the most socially skilled because they learned early to perform connection instead of feel it The people who make you feel most at ease in a room may be the ones who feel most alone in it — because they learned to study connection the way you study for a test you're terrified of failing. https://geediting.com/j-a-psychology-says-the-loneliest-people-in-a-room-are-often-the-most-socially-skilled-because-they-learned-early-to-perform-connection-instead-of-feel-it/