Often, the people who fall into this category are outgoing and do give me a lot of attention, but only in a surface-level way. They may show an interest in me, but their questions feel pointed, or like a test. Being around them doesn’t help me relax and unmask; it puts me on edge. Some of them are people whom I really find funny or interesting, but whom I’ve witnessed ostracize or punish others for making a single social error or single choice they disagreed with.
