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Relatable Tweet Complaining About Sharing Feelings

The image is a screenshot of a verified X/Twitter post. The post text humorously articulates a common relatable frustration with opening up about personal feelings: after sharing your emotions, the negative feelings do not go away, and now other people are aware of them, which the poster jokingly complains is an unfair outcome. The profile picture of the post author, Josh Gondelman, is visible in the top left corner alongside his verified account handle.
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@Josh Gondelman X (Twitter)

Okay the problem I have with talking about my feelings is that afterwards they still exist but ALSO other people know about them now? This can't be right.

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Okay the problem I have with talking about my feelings is that afterwards they still exist but ALSO other people know about them now? This can't be right.

Overview

The image is a screenshot of a verified X/Twitter post. The post text humorously articulates a common relatable frustration with opening up about personal feelings: after sharing your emotions, the negative feelings do not go away, and now other people are aware of them, which the poster jokingly complains is an unfair outcome. The profile picture of the post author, Josh Gondelman, is visible in the top left corner alongside his verified account handle.

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This meme is a direct screenshot of an original public post made on X (formerly Twitter) by verified comedy writer and performer Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman). The screenshot was reposted as a relatable humor meme on X by the account meme.jpg, and distributed via RSS feed as noted in the provided source metadata.

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