I have always felt very similar to this. If I don't know someone I find it very hard to strike up conversation with them. Then if I do know someone but don't know what to say I just don't say anything, sometimes it may seem awkward but chances are at some point you will find some friends with similar feelings and you can both just stare off in to the distance feeling no need to talk while still knowing there are things that will be said of some value at one point or another.
Sometimes I still find myself explaining to people that If I have nothing important to say then I just don't say anything until I do. Often if I'm in a situation where social skills are required I find something that I love a lot (in my case music) and I talk to people about it, say things like what kind of music do you like and whenever i probe long enough to find something in common I try to focus on that until it is no longer necessary to talk. Other times I will just try really hard to think of the weirdest possible question to ask people that usually seems to spark up some funny conversations and I forget all about my problems with being introverted.
IIN I am socially awkward on levels higher than itself..
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I have always felt very similar to this. If I don't know someone I find it very hard to strike up conversation with them. Then if I do know someone but don't know what to say I just don't say anything, sometimes it may seem awkward but chances are at some point you will find some friends with similar feelings and you can both just stare off in to the distance feeling no need to talk while still knowing there are things that will be said of some value at one point or another.
Sometimes I still find myself explaining to people that If I have nothing important to say then I just don't say anything until I do. Often if I'm in a situation where social skills are required I find something that I love a lot (in my case music) and I talk to people about it, say things like what kind of music do you like and whenever i probe long enough to find something in common I try to focus on that until it is no longer necessary to talk. Other times I will just try really hard to think of the weirdest possible question to ask people that usually seems to spark up some funny conversations and I forget all about my problems with being introverted.
I hope this helps some. Good luck in high school.