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My face-mask-shopping overthinking episode: Went through the depths of the internet just to find this brand cos it's what I'm using and I'm comfortable with it 
Me seeing other brands I've never used: *paranoid mode on* I'm just gonna say this brain is useless when it comes to simple decision making in life.
My eyes seeing new things, brain: heyyy go back to that familiar thingggg
This applies to Mcdonald's menus too. *new burgers and ice-creams on menu* brain: heyyy pick that burger and that ice-cream you've always haddd
Also applies to choosing my nasi campur lunch menu. *picks up her usual 2 menus which is sardin & telur masin every single damn time she buys a lunch at the cafeteria even if it means 5 times a week*
There's that one episode on Black Mirror where the black guy cycles for points and chooses from the same machine for his meal, and that's torture for him? But that's like me, on a daily basis
Idk why my brain works like this tbh. But it's current main mode is - Go to what's familiar. Never try new things. That's the mode.
The day people make me wear new clothes & scarf is the day I most fear in my life. I could wear this new scarf, get to work, and arrive in office taking it off and use the familiar shawl I packed. And yet other girls hate wearing the same thing all month long. I'm so weird..
There's like this crazy heartbeat thing going on whenever I try new things, clothes, food or places.
This thread exists because I have an interview tomorrow. Nervous af for this new thing in my life. Kept falling back to the thought- staying is good, you're familiar with this place. And at this rate, I just don't trust my brain.
Also I just came to realize this part of me after I was too nervous to meet some users the other day. Like making a simple trip to meet the same people but in a new place made me unnecessarily nervous. It's just weird.
I think maybe this is why I'm always extra comfortable around elderlies and extra nervous around people my age or younger.
Alright let's do some reading
Reading about it is so interesting tho 
I almost feel normal now. If you've landed on this thread, go read about the mere exposure effect.
I almost feel normal now. If you've landed on this thread, go read about the mere exposure effect.
