Making friends is so difficult, loved reading your experience Lindsay! And when you said, “…My rigid perfectionism, my desire to be perceived as having it all together, my tendency to overthink to the point of inaction…”, I feel so seen haha, I am 100% the same way. I’ve been trying to step outside of my comfort zone and start talking to other moms at the park and I’ve been really trying to text friends back right away (instead of taking days to respond), it feels a little clumsy honestly, but it’s definitely worth the effort.
Making friends is so difficult, loved reading your experience Lindsay! And when you said, “…My rigid perfectionism, my desire to be perceived as having it all together, my tendency to overthink to the point of inaction…”, I feel so seen haha, I am 100% the same way. I’ve been trying to step outside of my comfort zone and start talking to other moms at the park and I’ve been really trying to text friends back right away (instead of taking days to respond), it feels a little clumsy honestly, but it’s definitely worth the effort.