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One of the key aspects of being a modern-day human being is the concept of being antisocial. You know, hating phone calls, hating going outside, and hating dealing with difficult people (because everyone is difficult).

Well, there’s a place to celebrate this state of… being(?) and that is the Fear Of Going Out Instagram page, which is chock-full of tweets (sorry, posts) and memes all about that please leave me alone lifestyle.

#1

Despite All My Rage I Am Still Just An Absolute Train Wreck In A Rented Apartment With Multiple Gummies Designed To Help Me Fall Asleep At Night? @solisolstice

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Fynne
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We feel like we have everything as humans, being the smartest species and all, but I think our self awareness comes at a cost. We have so much stress, and anxiety, and worrying, and all these darn thoughts. Maybe being a lizard wouldn’t be so bad

the dancing demon (she/her)
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We are no where near the smartest species at all! If we were smart do you think the world would be this awful? What we are is adaptable, extremely adaptable

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Floral Pattern
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd love to be a bear. Nobody gets near you, you mostly eat fruit and fish, and as a bonus you get to sleep all winter long. Perfect!

StrangeOne
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

XD I just got a humidifier for my birthday. The terrarium is coming along.

Tee Rat
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a lizard are you responsible for the high electric bill?

Nikki Gross
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9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that I've become more cat like since I've been off work. I eat and snack on what I want at a variety of hours day or night. I also have a completely f****d up sleep schedule, so I basically just sleep and nap when I'm tired instead of like a normal person. Also I shower at different times day or night and thanks to my back my productivity varies on whether I'm having a good or bad day. Since I'm home 24/7 even my roommates cats have latched on to me and sleep with me all of the time instead of their humans and follow me around wherever I go. Including when I go to the bathroom or shower, I'm always accompanied by at least one cat regardless of whether they belong to me or not. In short, I'm their soft can opener that has become completely trained and assimilated to them and their ways. It's not surprising that I've become the strange looking "Mom" with opposable thumbs. 😹😸😺

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#3

I Have Two Extremely Cute Dogs Who I Am Absolutely Obsessed With But The Fact That Everyone I Pass Has To Start A Conversation With Me About Them, Regardless Of Whether Or Not I’m On The Phone Or Am Otherwise Giving Off A “Not In The Mood” Vibe, Is A Constant Source Of Frustration. To Those Out There Who Engage In A Conversation With My Dogs And Leave Me Out Of It… I Appreciate You More Than You Know ❤️ @ronnui_

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I met "Frankie" the 7 mo old puppy today, his owner, some lady. Frankie is very sweet.

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So, Fear of Going Out (also known as FOGO) is an Instagram meme page that focuses on all things antisocial. In the light sense of the word. More on that further down.

Anywho, it’s home to over 8,150 posts put up since the page’s conception in 2017. 270,000 followers tune in to the page daily for some antisocial goodness.

#5

This Tracks. @cats.vs.humanity

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok I was looking at their username and I was like “cats against humanity would be a great twist on Cards Against Humanity!” IT EXISTS PEOPLE MY DAY JUST GOT 7.5x BETTER

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#6

Hot Girl Summer Is *so* Twenty Teens (What Are We Gna Call That Decade Btw??). Feral Housewife Winter Is On, Y’all ❤️ Twitter/ Justmommabee

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MontanaMariner
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Feral sounds fun. Like they could give you rabies if you aren't careful. Babies, too.

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Just to get this out of the way—being antisocial in the true, medical sense is a much more serious thing than what we’re on about here.

Having antisocial personality disorder means being impulsive, irresponsible, and often expressing criminal behavior, being manipulative, reckless, deceitful, and the like. Seeking therapy can lead to recovery.

#8

It Runs In The Family So, In Many Ways, Being Somewhat Of A Buzzkill Is My Destiny @trisarahtopscomics

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9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People who beg and demand others to drink with them are no fun at all. Either way, I'll be sipping on a fruity mocktail in silence LOL.

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#9

And The Mother Of The Year Award Goes To… Twitter/ Reese_shapiros

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Fynne
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You guys are acting like she’s terrorizing a three year old or something. The daughter is probably grown

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However, both we and the Instagram page are referring to a different kind of antisocial. It’s about people who very strongly prefer not to be surrounded by energy sucking vampires whose subtle-cue communication facilities are in denial. Or in the literal Nile. They’re non-existent is what I’m saying.

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#12

*nods Enthusiastically* @kilo178

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, that is me 100%. My God it's like you have been spying on me in my house.

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And, you know what, that ain’t bad.

Studies have shown that being antisocial in the light sense of the word can have positive benefits for those expressing their anti-society sentiment.

Take creativity, for instance: autonomy and independence as a personality trait is associated with creativity.

People like artists and scientists—two of the most creative vocations out there—are characterized by lack of interest in socializing.

But that’s not all. Less socializing means more time for everything else. Focus is one of them. The brains of people who work in isolation (i.e., home) don’t do overtime by having to drown out the biggest distraction in the office—other people—which it can’t fully drown out anyway.

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#18

Spending Only Half Your Paycheck On Rent Is A Huge Accomplishment Though @jordanstrattn - You Should Treat Yourself To One More Blueberry ❤️ You’ve Earned It!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stopped paying attention to the news, politics, looking at Twitter and especially those rage-bait shorts on FB (it's all I see other than infants eating, sleeping and crying. What is up with those?). My mental health improved. Payed more attention to the shorts on youtube of slime scoopability ratings, the scary north sea, and discovered the most adorable, lovable, sweetest talking birds EVER. "Mmmmmmwaaaaaa. Oh my goodness. You be a good baby?" "Who let the birds out. chirp chirp chirp chirp" Kiwi The Chatterbox and Gizmo The African Grey Parrot. They both make me smile and laugh.

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Another thing antisocial folks have time for is daydreaming. Letting your brain wander off into the distance of your own thoughts, frolicking in the meadows and riding off into the sunset actually stimulates your brain to work in a sort of “default mode”, which is known to improve memory and foster empathy.

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It goes without saying that keeping a distance from people also means you can focus on the few relationships that you have and those in turn are higher quality. It’s no longer about quantity, and that means the relationships antisocial people have will have a more solid foundation, they will be healthier and more civilized, and that will ultimately mean that they will be happier for it.

#24

Lolz Fooled Ya Twitter/ Froggywoods

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I gave up years ago. Turns out I was chill with everyone leaving me alone.

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And that leads us to our last point—antisocial people tend to have a deeper and more developed self-awareness. Spending time with yourself allows you to reflect on your own individuality and better understand what you do, what you think and what you feel. If anything, solitude is an expression of relaxation for some, allowing for introspectiveness and self-awareness.

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#27

If At Least Two People Like This Post I Will Call Out Sick Today And Do *this* Instead @spookishmommy

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Needing to pay bills stops me, stupid earning a living is interfering with my blanket fort dreams.

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The biggest struggle comes from the fact that we’re all, as a species, social beings. Everyone falls somewhere in the continuum between energy vampire and I can’t find you on the internet, but it’s never on the extreme end and you sometimes can’t avoid social interactions. But the key here is to learn to respect everyone’s position in this spectrum.

#28

Facebook’s “People You May Know” Feature Should 💯 Come With A Trigger Warning @dfarella

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I forget them naturally and I'm not on social media unless you count in BP.

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So, what are some of your antisocial life takes? Oh… wait… you don’t want to share? That’s fine. You can also click that upvote button and that’s going to be just as good!

But if you want more antisocial sentiments, Bored Panda has more where that came from. Oh, and, of course, the Fear Of Going Out Instagram page.

#31

*wipes Away Tear* That Took A Twist #hereforit @daftlimmy

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MontanaMariner
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There has never been such an accurate description of how my soul feels towards humanity, minus maybe 7 people and my dog.

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#32

Nope. I Do Not Have “Best Work” When It Comes To Socializing Tyvm @deeeliacai

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Phoenix
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then spend the next 5 days going over what you should have said during each individual interaction.

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#38

That Realization That The Only Phone Numbers You Have Memorized Are Your Own, Your Mom’s, And Like Four People’s Landlines From 1997 Who You Haven’t Seen In Decades Twitter/ Yiffables

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Sky Render
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What ever happened to predictability? The milkman, the paper boy, the evening TV... (Funny how all 3 of those things have either totally or near-totally vanished now!)

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#39

Maybe Another Large Coffee Should Do The Trick @closetoclassy

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MontanaMariner
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brain, "We need to lose weight, no impulse eating. After these Oreos, of course."

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#40

Is That So Much To Ask??? @internet_hippo

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MontanaMariner
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. To be fair, I'll lock people out before we get to discuss hobbies.

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#43

*slowly Unclenches Jaw* “Is That Not The Same Thing??” Twitter/ Mamajulesm

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was recently explained to me the difference between activities that avoid, distract from reality or numb pain vs ones that recharge or replenish yourself.

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#45

Really Wish I Could But I Don’t Want To Twitter/ Zackfrommyspace

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't gotta wake up tomorrow morning but I'm still not hangin tonight.

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