It's amusing that you could judge my level of alienation via a few paragraphs, but that's just my normal style of writing. To be honest there are a lot of times when i'm feeling lost for words, and in those times the other person either carries the conversation or we glance at each other awkwardly until one of us departs, so I can tell that i'm not the best around(initially...it takes a while for me to open up to others). Trust me when I say that i'm not as young as you think, I've already missed out on that critical juncture where the odd teen becomes adopted into a social group and learns the inner workings of conversation. It's just a bit odd speaking to a 23 year old man in college who doesn't know a joke from a statement. Thanks for the advice though, I agree that a lot of it comes from confidence(which i'm sorely lacking in).
Honestly I'm at a lost of words a lot of time, but I usually care enough about the person I'm talking to to try and continue the conversation. When it comes to talking to people, the best advice is to smile and just try to get to know the person. I guess you should first start off with the superficial, like "how was your day?" and then slowly work your way into having the person talking about themselves. It takes confidence, but like I say fake it till you make it. And also, you're probably not as awkward as you think.
IIN that I wish to no longer feel the desire to be around others?
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It's amusing that you could judge my level of alienation via a few paragraphs, but that's just my normal style of writing. To be honest there are a lot of times when i'm feeling lost for words, and in those times the other person either carries the conversation or we glance at each other awkwardly until one of us departs, so I can tell that i'm not the best around(initially...it takes a while for me to open up to others). Trust me when I say that i'm not as young as you think, I've already missed out on that critical juncture where the odd teen becomes adopted into a social group and learns the inner workings of conversation. It's just a bit odd speaking to a 23 year old man in college who doesn't know a joke from a statement. Thanks for the advice though, I agree that a lot of it comes from confidence(which i'm sorely lacking in).
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Honestly I'm at a lost of words a lot of time, but I usually care enough about the person I'm talking to to try and continue the conversation. When it comes to talking to people, the best advice is to smile and just try to get to know the person. I guess you should first start off with the superficial, like "how was your day?" and then slowly work your way into having the person talking about themselves. It takes confidence, but like I say fake it till you make it. And also, you're probably not as awkward as you think.