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Old 08-13-2007, 04:25 PM
BeL0wMe BeL0wMe is offline
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Default I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

Sorry for the emo post, but amongst other 2p2'ers I'm sure it's a fairly common problem. This is something I've dealt with for about 10 years since I was a freshman in college to now, when I'm applying to law school. Whenever I go out with people, I can never join in the conversation, and am usually just that wallflower who just sits on the sidelines while everyone else talks. It's gotten so bad, that I've even become uncomfortable with the only 2 people who are my friends.

I just hate being so awkward, and wanted to know how to fix this. I'm not overweight, or anything, on the contrary I'm in good shape 6'2 195, so that's not the problem. Anything that I can possible do to ameliorate this problem? Should I get a life coach, read the news more to become more interesting? Get more hobbies? Get a self help book? Sorry if this is long, I feel like I've just been in a rut for so long and there is just no way out of it [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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Old 08-13-2007, 04:26 PM
Quicksilvre Quicksilvre is offline
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Default Re: I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

I'm interested to see replies; I'm not nearly as badly off as you but I see myself a little bit here
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Old 08-13-2007, 04:28 PM
WiSeIVIaN WiSeIVIaN is offline
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Default Re: I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

Force yourself to talk to strangers several times a day. It is irrelivent if you come off sounding like a boring idiot to a person you'll never truely know. Like everything, social skills take practice.
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Old 08-13-2007, 04:28 PM
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Default Re: I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

start random conversations with strangers. start with ugly/old people who will be glad to talk with you. about anything. you can even say, 'how about this weather?'. it doesn't matter, this is just practice. start going to cafes and stores with overly friendly staff, have conversations with them too. more practice.

eventually, you can move on to talking to people you actually want to talk to. it'll be easy after you've spent a month or two getting used to talking to strangers.
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Old 08-13-2007, 04:29 PM
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Default Re: I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

Try therapy?
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Old 08-13-2007, 04:29 PM
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Default Re: I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

do you have a gf? longest relationship?
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Old 08-13-2007, 04:30 PM
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Old 08-13-2007, 04:31 PM
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Default Re: I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

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Old 08-13-2007, 04:31 PM
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Default Re: I have no social skills, am incredibly boring, and want to end it

Therapy and medication can help.

WTF with posting that pic?
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Old 08-13-2007, 04:31 PM
SkinnyLittleTwig SkinnyLittleTwig is offline
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nsfw perhaps?
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