i like saying "i think". i don't know if it's considered "grating" or a "stock phrase" but i just like saying it cause it expresses reasonable doubt and consideration of a thing in a succinct way that i am comfortable with. i have literally "given it a good thought" when i say it.
i still try not to say it too much. i keep coming up with scenarios in my head where someone tells me to "stop saying 'i think'!" like it's annoying. none of my friends have done this. i guess (lol) i just have a lot of hangups with how i express myself. or perhaps i simply don't like being too repetitive. but then i don't want to be florid, in part because it's...effort, and also i like talking in simple terms. i'd rather be understood and found to be boring. most of the time.
i don't like feeling inadequate or annoying my friends. I THINK i should make an active effort to stop myself from feeling inadequate, because i wouldn't judge someone's adequacy for doing the same, and i should also stop assuming what my friends think, because that is just unfair.