Like what biological function thinks it's helpful to want to die? It's a visceral reaction so it has to be a kind of biological intuition.
I've got it so bad off of something that is seemingly not worth this reaction. But I can't shake it anyway. But if this sense is biological, then it can cascade beyond reason like an allergic reaction.
I went to a board game night with some folks who are mostly acquaintances. I show up and a group is already starting to figure out a game and it looked like the easiest group to join. This game is bad. I was chill. My teammate was chill. The people we were playing with were chill. But this game was so bad I can't shake the fact that despite everyone having made the best of it, this was not a good social interaction. And I just feel bad. More bad than I should feel. It's just painful.
The game was Jurassic Park Danger! And maybe I just need to tell someone. I'm not going to do anything. I don't need a wellness check. But I can't shake this feeling like death would be ok and maybe for the best.
What is it about bad social interactions that make us feel like death is preferable?
15 Jul 2026 07:45
Yes, every marketing meeting I have.
For me it's like being the only non-beleiver at the cult. Everything they say is so cringey, yet you have to smile and laugh because everyone else drank the koolaid. It makes me wanna crawl out of my skin. Maybe its coz im also the only introvert in a room full of extroverts, but those social interactions make me think maybe i dont belong in this world if these people seem to be the normal ones.
Its always just a fleeting thought though, im assuming like yours
15 Jul 2026 07:51
Humans evolved to be social. Hunters and gatherers relied on each other for survival. Ostracism literally meant death. It's so ingrained in our DNA that a social fuck up triggers this thought that we might as well end ourselves and get it over with. The good news is that in modern times you can always find another social group if needed.
15 Jul 2026 08:07
Social cringe is among the things that I feel much less than most other people.
15 Jul 2026 08:09
This is the answer, I think. However, as far as I understand it, we can get outsized reactions that are not evolutionary sensible. This oversensitivity can be just a random trait that might not be helpful at all in the current environment (or any other previous environment). It can also just be a psychology response to a traumatic event for example. Humans are quite complex.
15 Jul 2026 08:26
lol your brain is on a rollercoaster and doesn't know where up and down is in that moment. so you confuse the light with darkness and want to drown yourself into it.
15 Jul 2026 08:36
yeah marketing meetings are especially bad. my take is that the inherent dishonesty in marketing should make any honest sane person revolt against it. you're stuck in a hard place because you have to play the game of "lying to the customer" along with them.
15 Jul 2026 08:38
Yep, the emotional reaction is unhelpful. Autistic people face this constantly.
15 Jul 2026 08:50
Well, not exactly but close:
15 Jul 2026 09:36
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