I got active on Facebook again, this is the first time since 2018 that I've been fairly active on there...and like...I don't know why, but a lot of people are sending me friend requests and want to talk to me. And I'm here, being the introvert I am like...yikes, why are so many people wanting to talk to me and be on my friend's list?

I'm assuming this is normal on social media, I'm just...not used to it. But it's a little overwhelming and intimidating. Firstly, I'm still scared and nervous to socialize after the cyberbullying and experiences I had on a different website. I can't help but question what their intentions are for wanting to talk to me. What's their angle? What do they want? Am I being paranoid? I've been the victim of Narcissistic abuse and bullying, so I'm apprehensive to talk to strangers. I understand not everyone has bad intentions, I just...went through a lot of bad things with people who were deceptive and had bad intentions for me, and I didn't know until it was too late.

I want to be safe and protect myself, but I also want to make new friends. It's just...it makes me anxious. Any advice on this? How do I know if someone is legit, or if they're...I don't know. Catfishing I think it's called or has an agenda?