What is your definition of social introvert and socially awkward?
Have looked up on this but would appreciate individual inputs.
I try to conceal my misanthropy by claiming to be an introvert. Presumably that is less off-putting to others and makes myself feel better. But after a handful of backpacking travels and interacting with people from and in other countries, I have come to conclude that the human heart STINKS just the same no matter where you’re from. What color or gender.
I used to think it is because I live in a third world country (save for the capital city), surrounded by low intellectual and narrow-minded people. But travelling has shown me that the problem lies with me, or rather this wretched planet.
Almost every new person I meet turns cold and stray away soon after the initiation, which I do not notice happen with the rest of the bunch. Maybe my topics are just that uninteresting. Maybe I always rub people the wrong way. Maybe I just suck at life. Even typing this out feels awful in the gut….
Right now, I have little hope of being able to “function†in society. I do not say “fit in†because all my acting around people (for trying to sustain a job and shitty friendships) has thus far failed. If I were to break my dignity down to its two cents, all the close friends I actually have are church people who probably do it out of loving kindness for the lost souls. But this leper is not complaining, just saying.
One thing I have mastered over time is repressing my suicide impulses. The mind game you cannot win. Doesn’t mean I wanna live either, but only because I have bucket list to accomplish before I go. It’s not that long, really.
2 comments
filthy soul,
I like your post 🙂 isn’t that sad 🙁 but so true, things have changed as I got older I got smarter which means I see through people a lot better, how fake they are! what have you got to offer? money? drugs? people like people they can use, if you only want to be friends what good are you? hum? are you thinking about that? reality sucks don’t it 🙂
I use to live in a dream world till I figured that out.
socially awkward means that you dont know what to say or how to act in social situations and you have trouble acting like everyone else.
introvert means that being with other people tires you and you get your energy from being alone.
my mom teaches a college class that teaches this! 🙂