this is why the 'realistic depiction of a panic attack' joke has never sat right with me. do people realise panic attacks are real things people experience? do people realise ptsd and cptsd are actual conditions actual people suffer from?
"people aren't gonna be paying attention to you" is a dumb truism that can't protect you from the inevitable judgemental gaze you'll encounter outside. fight fire with fire: "anyone who's making fun of you randomly is a loser" has the additional advantage of being factually true.
Nothing pmo more than when I saw I want more asexual & aromantic rep where they’re sex/romance repulsed & get hit with “but that’s not the whole experience!!” from a buncha allos like stfu YOU DON’T EVEN REP ASPEC PPL IN RELATIONSHIPS ACCURATELY ANYWAY. YOU MAKE IT ALLONORMATIVE.