I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

[kioshk]

Join Toastmasters or get a job in sales. Either will force to you connect with people, and that's what you need right now.

Just saw Woodguy's previous comment, and I see I'm seconding the Toastmaster's thing. It works. It's a non-judgmental social laboratory in which you can experiment freely.

[MicroBob]

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Join Toastmasters or get a job in sales. Either will force to you connect with people, and that's what you need right now.

Just saw Woodguy's previous comment, and I see I'm seconding the Toastmaster's thing. It works. It's a non-judgmental social laboratory in which you can experiment freely.

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I don't know about toastmasters.
But I'm a really talkative guy a lot of the time...with occasional weird spurts of social-anxiety I guess....but whether I'm in a talkative mood or not I think I would prefer killing myself over taking a job in sales.

[tuq]

I generally have no problems in social settings but the need to "perform" and live up to certain norms and be "on" a lot can be exhausting. That's probably why I have 10K posts LOL, going out sucks the life out of me.

Does anyone ever excuse themselves to go to the bathroom when they barely have to piss? I find myself doing this sometimes in environments where it's formal or I'm not just hanging out with my buddies. It's like I just need a break or something. Going and dribbling what little I have in the tank out while just relaxing is a nice break.

[Blarg]

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I generally have no problems in social settings but the need to "perform" and live up to certain norms and be "on" a lot can be exhausting. That's probably why I have 10K posts LOL, going out sucks the life out of me.

Does anyone ever excuse themselves to go to the bathroom when they barely have to piss? I find myself doing this sometimes in environments where it's formal or I'm not just hanging out with my buddies. It's like I just need a break or something. Going and dribbling what little I have in the tank out while just relaxing is a nice break.

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Haven't tried that yet, but I slipped out to pick up some dry cleaning in the middle of a party once.

[bisonbison]

Does anyone ever excuse themselves to go to the bathroom when they barely have to piss? I find myself doing this sometimes in environments where it's formal or I'm not just hanging out with my buddies. It's like I just need a break or something. Going and dribbling what little I have in the tank out while just relaxing is a nice break.

If you've got much social anxiety at all this is standard.

[BeL0wMe]

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Does anyone ever excuse themselves to go to the bathroom when they barely have to piss? I find myself doing this sometimes in environments where it's formal or I'm not just hanging out with my buddies. It's like I just need a break or something. Going and dribbling what little I have in the tank out while just relaxing is a nice break.

If you've got much social anxiety at all this is standard.

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I do this all the time, even at family functions, or when an uncle comes over. I can even remember at one of my godparents 80th birthday I went and hid beside the water heater outside because I couldn't find the bathroom. Pretty f ing pathetic if I do say so myself.

[NuklearWinter]

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[dcasper70]

I have to furthur endorse woodguy and NuklearWinter's recommendation of the Carnegie book HTWFAIP.

Read it, then a week later, read it again. Rinse/repeat.

This book is not the cure, but the ideas in that book are so simple and easy, you will no doubt benefit a great deal.
Absolutely one of the greatest books I have ever read. PM me your address and I'll gladly send it to you.

[joes28]

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