I use social templates too, to varying degrees of success. Older people at the supermarket are easy, younger people at work are hard. Useless on teens, useful on LEO. As far as reflecting too much, I used to too, until I got a kitten. I tell him my thoughts out loud and he listens…I think. Anyway it works, you’ll feel more at ease and less anxious discussing you existential crisis to a furry friend 😺