Is it normal that if i don't talk to people a lot i become antisocial?

Normally I am the kind of person who will go up to people and introduce myself. I have a lot of friends and I am usually a major participant in conversations, the "life of the party" stereotype.

However, I constantly feel this need to continue to talk to people. If I stop for any reason - a few days to a week - I will become extremely antisocial very quickly.

For example, over the summer my high school friends had moved on and my college friends were at home, so I spent a fair amount of time alone. I found myself avoiding offers to hang out or do things, when normally I would gladly accept those offers. It's like after a week of being alone I start to "slide" back into antisociability. When I finally get back together with people, it's like it's difficult for me to make conversation and I feel awkward and shy-- like I'm relearning my social habits all over again.

IIN?

Is It Normal?
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  • what is antisocial? who are you socialising with?
    is it good to be antisocial? or is it bad?

    People will often try to make what others do look bad but what they do better.

    Yes it is called antisocial but you are not socialising with your friends with the offers they have for you because it isn't your cup of tea. If they offer you something you love doing then yes you can accept and socialise with them.

    But another term we use for antisocials are the ones who seek solitude. Ones who just wants to be alone all the time and do not like hanging around with people.

    You do not have to socialise with people and do what they do, just do what you love doing.

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  • You have no idea how closely our symptoms relate. Its just I am getting worse with time. Do yourself a favor and say yes before thinking about it.

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  • Anti social people are those exactly that prey on thers, after being raped I became 'anti-social' big time. I thought the person that raped me was a genuine person, I was subjected to abuse, constant verbal abuse attacked more than once and beaten. I was in another country at the time, alone owth just them, I experienced there swing into pschoticdom, I tried to brush the whole expereience of but he abuse was soo much I became paralyzed and I have changed. My face is older, I am geryer, I avoid people more and I act differntly to what I was before, I hardly ever smile and I mistrust people a lot and read into things wrong. I suspect white people to be racist on every level and mistrust and despise them more and more each day. This is ruining my life but somehow, I try hard to battle this constant SHIT, the occasional panick attacks, the sudden onset of extreme anger and tears that come from NOWHERE and I battle on. I wear a fake smile more to disguise the shit I often feel, but I battle on through. Don't worry about the crap your worried about it trivial and as you grow up you'll realise there are great big sharks out there and you'll neeed to sharpen your perceptive skills to deal with the bullshit that may come your way from time to time.

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  • I'm just like you, I'm having what you perceive in your text as an antisocial phase now. We all have to find ways to cope with whatever crap the world and yourself splatter your way. Even this cyberspace is a way to cope ultimately. From a neuro-chemical perspective you're just down on serotonin and probably a few other happiness related transmitters, just focus on the good things as much as you mind lets you and the light at the end of the tunnel won't be the train coming to run you down.

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  • Antisocial is a sick person who lies about everything unless it is inharentely unbelieavable. They are like a drug and alcohol user...stealing and taking from others...for their own pleasure...no feelings or remorse when use others in fact even their Mothers neighbors social circle and YOU who they have just met on the street become their prey. Look out!!!

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    • Im anti social but i dont lie or steal some have medical problems. And i dont do drugs and i have feelings what you said is rude. Some are anti social because they were bullied all are there life .

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