Having this social phobia growing up, I can connect this theory with the disorder. It was the act of projecting my own judgments of myself onto what I felt people saw in me that caused a …show more content…
However, more commonly now, how we read into electronic interactions (i.e. social media and text messages) can shape our view of our relationships and society. My thoughts, at times, amplify simple exchanges where I may assign an emotion that may or may not be there. It is even more difficult to interact electronically because it provides room for misreading the message. I have, on many occasions, allowed this form of communication to fuel an argument because a text message could read as insulting or judgmental without an “LOL”, depending on the context. It is often difficult to read sarcasm and easy to see a message in all capital letters as yelling or aggressive speech. Reading out of context creates many