A question about messages and maintaining friendships in an overstimulating world

How many messages do you actually receive in a day?

And do you manage to reply within what would be considered “normal time”? ⏳

I really struggle with this. I can take a very long time to respond. Sometimes weeks… even to people I genuinely care about 💔

I haven’t figured it out yet. If I start dating someone, I find it hard to also prioritize my friends. And if I have a big project going on, I almost shut down socially. It’s like my brain can only hold one main focus at a time, and everything else just becomes too much .

I also get overstimulated pretty easily. Notifications, expectations, small conversations that need to be maintained. It can feel overwhelming .

And more importantly, have you found anything that actually helps? 🙏

Is this something you can train yourself to balance better, or is it more about accepting your limits? 💭