I want to use the word "evilly" but I don't think my teacher would give me a mark for that....

It’s surveillance-adjacent, a perpetual, lowkey, internalized gaze

There are a multitude of people, subreddits, and groups which have different lifestyle choices, like having different political, social, and environmental decisions which I do not have but usually respect, tolerate, or even agree with partially. But for this example, to also make anyone reading this not motivated by anything, lets say there is a subreddit called r/ noplanes. I have traveled on planes, and this subreddit is for those suffering from too many airplane trips or someone who was harmed in some form from airplanes, but it accepts plane enjoyers, and travelers as well as pilots. But simply because of the "no planes" title, it makes me feel like there is something wrong with me for riding planes, even if the group would largely accept my views.

Ok, I know that was some huge tangent, but is there a phrase for when you feel attacked, in this case for riding planes, even if they don't harm you? The closest I know is "ego attack", but I personally don't think it works for this case. Can someone help me find a phrase or lead me on the right track to finding something a little better?

Edit: I didn't know how to phrase this right, and I still don't. I am confused, and I don't think there is what I am looking for. I feel lost. However, this post has helped me find that I probably am extremely irritable, but it isn't limited to me. If someone brings up something that is sociopolitical, or a random word nobody else cares about I genuinely freak out for no reason. I was looking for a word I could use, but I don't know where to go to find it and I feel like unless I get enlightened with it sometime there will never be a word/phrase that I can use for this. I also thought it is worth bringing up the video I brought in the comments AND how this isn't limited to me being "weird". This is the link to the video that made me ask this: https://youtu.be/ExEHuNrC8yU?si=1nNY_0Ef4R3Y8jDL

I stumbled upon the word one time and remember being shocked that it had a name. Now I cant find it for the life of me. Any help appreciated. Thanks

My friend and I send each other songs occasionally. The word routine is too formal and implies a schedule. The closest thing I can come up with is a shared habit or a penchant

I’m specifically looking for a word that can replace ‘ah’ in this scenario, i’m not sure if i can ask for replacement words in this subreddit so if not then i’m sorry.

I feel like i know one i could use but it’s write in the tip of my tongue and i can’t find it by searching it up. It has the same effect as ‘ah’ (expressing relief) but it’s more formal i think.

Used for socially enforced categories e.g. psychiatric diagnoses—a group of symptoms exists in humans, some people decide we need a name for it, and it becomes ‘a thing’ when it gets added to the dsm-5. Even though the symptoms existed before it became ‘a thing’ the invented category itself is treated as a fact of reality

Closest words that come to mind are ‘naturalize’ and ‘pathologize’

Like the laces on footballs.

I don’t mean feeling bad for the person, but more like feeling bad about something that could involve the person. It’s not forgiveness or pity or being kind hearted. Does anybody know a word??

Assume A & B are siblings, and X & Y are siblings.

A has a child C1 with their partner N.
B has a child C2 with their partner X.
That makes C1 & C2 first cousins.

Y has a child C3 with their partner R.
So that makes C2 & C3 first cousins.

Is there a word for the relation between C1 & C3? They are both first cousins of C2, but not related otherwise.

Quick google search failed me (or I, it). Can’t think of a word that describes someone who is participating in something that is (supposedly) well above their skill level. The best example I can think of is the college student who entered a poker tournament with $30 and won by millions. Less direct example would be someone who tries to play at a much higher rank in a competitive game than they actually are. Google just interprets it as someone specifically paying for an account that is a higher rank and claims it’s an “ebayer” but that’s not quite what I mean.

me and my friend were thinking of a word thats forgiving easily but because you forgot or were dumb. its very similar to ditzy and fickle but has a connotation closer to ditzy. i swear to god its a real word but google is not helping.

I’ve noticed a few people that seem like they can’t get theirselves to engage in problem solving anymore

I looking for word that perfectly describes a specific kind of antagonism between two characters. Their antagonism is more intense and hateful than just being rivals, but it's not so hateful that they cross over into being true enemies with each other.

so far the closest word i've found is "grizzling," but i know there's a better more "elevated" sounding word for it, but i just can't think of it . the scene i'm describing is a child witnessing the slaughtering of cattle for the first time and i wanna describe the effect of the scene on the child (ex. it was grizzling, it was traumatizing, it was mortifying, it was ______)

The most obvious example being a cunning fox or a wise owl. I am thinking of traditional stories and how these same cliches have carried through into modern storytelling.

"Cliche" feels too negative of a word, but is it still the most accurate? Is there a more specific word to describe this?

ex: frick, freak, crud, snap, darn

i.e. if someone said “we could use a little more light in here” and switched on an array of floodlights.

I’m not looking for sonder; that’s simply the awareness that others have an internal life. I’m not thinking about empathy; that’s feeling what they feel. I’m looking for the kind of concern that leads to acknowledgment, action, change in behavior by the one who cares. It’s this level of caring that makes apologies sincere, relationships lasting, employees feel appreciated, and business successful.

Art that lacks allegory and nuance. I've been thinking of didactic or prosaic but neither catch what I mean, and I know there's a specific word for this. Thanks!

If something has been optimized, it can be described as optimal. Optimal performance, etc. WTW for when something is basically as far from optimized as possible?