Is it normal if people ruin my day?

Idk if I'm anti-social because I do like to talk to people, meet new people, etc but for some reason, when I'm just surrounded by people and observing how everyone is, it just makes me depressed. I'll watch tv or read stuff online about people in general and it doesn't surprise me how they are but when it comes to actual in-person, I can't believe how all these things I watch and read are true like people are actually like this? Overall, it just comes out as unauthentic. Sometimes I want to get out more often and mingle but then I start debating after all these observations like do I really wanna bother and be around society? Also, when it comes to work, I might come off as a debbie-downer or slacker but honestly, I like what I'm doing, I have a passion for things, but then when people get involved, they just kill it and I get all down and stuff and might rub off while I'm working or just in any environment. They suck the fun out of everything. Idk what I'm going to do because I'm young (22) and have to face reality eventually and unfortunately that includes coming to face with human beings. But like i said at the beginning, I do like to go out. I guess I'll just keep doing what I'm doing and thats being reserved and keeping to myself. I don't mind going to eat alone at a restaurant I really don't give a crap and people make a big deal about it. Or now that we have social media, you see people saying these things that I wish were true about them, or post quotes that is true and try to use it to define themselves but in person, it's a different story. I think everyone is scared of each other and thanks to social media, we can express ourselves who we really are but in our comfort zones which is good and bad. Once you get out in person, it's like you're afraid to express your social media self because they most likely will make fun of you. So everyone turns out fake and I just don't trust people so like I said, I think I rather just continue to keep to myself. I have friends but hang out with them usually one on one. I still like meeting new people but that's it. Like hi and bye.

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  • Fall_leaves

    Idk if social media or the internet really give people the freedom to be who they are. In a way I think it hinders people from expressing themselves in real life. It's a crutch, our image on facebook, twitter, instagram, and even this site, are just masks. It's what we want people to see, it's not who we really are. The problem is when we wear these masks, sometimes we forget how to take them off.

    I think social media creates self conscious people in real life and online. We're aware others are watching our every move, reading into our words, judging our appearance, and defining who we are by who we present ourselves as.

    I deactivated my social media accounts one by one the last couple months, except for this one and google plus. It's weird because I feel like a different person. More like myself and not a profile.

    The thing that depresses me when I'm around others is when they're not truly present, when they're absorbed in their phone. Or big crowds lol the malls during the Christmas holidays send me into panic mode, too much visual and auditory stimulation at one time. I trail off way too often lol

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  • MelancholySmile

    I cut off a lot of people before I graduated from high school so now I'm in college and I'm open to making new friends but the one friend that I thought was just super rad ended up being worse that the people i'd cut off prior to college. I guess it's just difficult meeting people that are as open and honest in real life as they are on here but it's not always that case.

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  • dasugaknows

    This is why i left social media. I got my family, i got my husband and i got just one best friend and thats all i need.

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