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Friends are just there to get you places, family is what really matters. Friends can become family though.

i had the same problem. i dreaded going to school because i didnt want to see or talk to anyone. i got tired of it so i went to a psychologist who helped me for 2years and now im normal, im cool with anyone and i dont mind conversating with ppl

[quote=WindowLegs]what is wrong with us? do you feel intimated because we are following the correct path in life, while you walk aimless without reason? your kind need to grow up and stop being so ignorant. be open minded.[/quote]

Isn't it a little hypocritical to say something as broad as "following the correct path in life" and to call someone else ignorant and telling them to be open minded?

[quote=Luapxal344]
My social anxiety comes into play when i'm around Christians, religious ppl,[/quote]

what is wrong with us? do you feel intimated because we are following the correct path in life, while you walk aimless without reason? your kind need to grow up and stop being so ignorant. be open minded.

@UMakeMeWet: oh my god

If I hang out with average joes and plain janes, I talk sht and say whatever I want. I have no worries. I am just another human being. I don't have to worry about being judged and that lifts the pressure.

My social anxiety comes into play when i'm around Christians, religious ppl, rich suburban ppl. I'm so stiff and will never talk when I'm around them. Get away from me.

When I need to get away, I ride my bicycle in the forest, get lost, and enjoy the beautiful scenery. I like to imagine I'm in a Miyazaki movie.

know me know my ways, i speak my mind so accept it. if you dont like it you can leave. my way or the highway. put a label on it so no one can insult me, which means i dont have to change.

I'm living proof that you can switch from an introvert to an extrovert, or be both.
Mostly because, like with many labels, you can't only have two freakin' groups of personalities.

[quote=Wanton]i like to stay indoors and stay in my room doing stuff. i dont really like going outside unless its to play badminton lol.[/quote]

more time for us to be alone and spend some quality time together...;*

Ya sometimes I just find that there's nothing to really say, or a good reason to go somewhere.

i'm not an introvert
i'm just lonely

Focus your education around a science and live most of your life in the realm of theory and theory development while acquiring as much knowledge as you can.

That's how I deal with it at least.

Admittedly, conferences (what few I've been to at least) are often interesting and end up being a great source of new knowledge by way of people far more experienced than I am in the respective field.

[quote=SirKibbleX2]
It just provides a substitute for the real thing with safety nets, and you dislike the real thing because you're afraid. You would prefer not to deal with that at all. You shut those people off because you are scared that you would express yourself too much that they would find you disturbing. You prefer the calm, quiet, relaxed life of a shut-in instead of having any connection to the real world by even a text message. You just wish there was no way you would encounter the feeling of embarrassment or shyness. You may even feel a bit distant because the things you are interested in has never even been in the minds of those real folk, and the things they are interested in you have no real knowledge of. This is easier to deal with in the internet due to encountering them in a place where it is known what they like (here for example, it is clear we are all familiar with MapleStory). It's overall easier to deal with others as long as you have a barrier that hides who you really are.

And if you don't contact through anything then you just like to deal with your own world in your head, a fantasy, daydreamer, perhaps you don't want to be interrupted from that really good book, movie or video game.[/quote]
What the actual hell, that's spot on. Do I know you?

It's really interesting how I used to love playing maplestory/games all day and had no desire to hang out with people. Now, though, I want to leave my house more often than my low amount of social energy can handle! o.o
I can't survive 2 weeks alone, not even 3 days haha.

Guess i'll join the circle. I always feel uncomfortable meeting new people regardless if i want to meet them or if they come up to me. I kinda dont enjoy being introverted but, it feels more right. I'd prefer mostly 1on1 time with someone over a small group of friends. There are people i wouldnt mind meeting and chatting with, but then my heart would tell me nahhh.

[quote=nails]same as u budy...[/quote]

luv u

im the kind that enjoys going outside, but if i go outside too much, i need to stay at home or else i'll get super cranky.
you're fine, op. it's perfectly normal and you aren't an ass for it. if your friends knew you, they would understand.

i like to stay indoors and stay in my room doing stuff. i dont really like going outside unless its to play badminton lol.

I enjoy hanging out with close friends but prefer just staying in my room playing games. I hate meeting new people.