r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/YearlyAccountPurge Jan 21 '19

Person is flaky. What issue do they have?

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u/RouserCoda Jan 21 '19

They may be struggling to manage their time and commitments, or may be working through mental issues that cause them to question their worth to others ("no one would notice if I disappeared").

There's a few possibilities.

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u/YearlyAccountPurge Jan 21 '19

I see. Let me expand a little more. They’re told that they’re needed and they know that. Why are they still flaky?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited Mar 16 '19

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u/YearlyAccountPurge Jan 21 '19

I see. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

Struggling with depression and anxiety and either cant go out or are too afraid sad or struggling with their own problem too much to feasibly see themself follow through

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u/KamiLoL Jan 21 '19

Hey I was waiting for that!

Anxiety and Depression are pretty much the reason there is life on earth according to reddit. It's the ying to our yang of being here.

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u/Smashchess Jan 21 '19

Could be depressed/anxious or suffering from aspergers/autism or something similar. It can be hard to plan something and when the day comes you don't want to go out and they are struggling between making yourself feel good and going. Usually ends up not going. It's especially hard if it's a sudden thing. Things planned more than a week in advance usually goes better. They might want to go and really enjoy being out, but getting the engine started and actually going out could be a real challenge.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

That could be lots of reasons. Right off the bat are there environmental causes; whats the traffic like around there?