Obsession

Hey I'm new to this so I have been feeling bummed out for a long time now. I used to go to work very happy, excited and willing to make people laugh and tell stupid jokes. But it all started to go downhill when ,for some reason I couldn't talk to this specific woman, she used to be a co worker. I think she is the prettiest girl I have met and would have done anything for some type of friendship with her. But i guess it wasnt meant to be.

I love reading books and researched some time ago that writing about your problems helps with the situation. So I found a platform which is Craigslist, and me being an idiot wrote about my situation on that public forum. Under missed connections and more recently strictly platonic. And I found out that my coworkers somehow found out that i write stuff on that platform. They probably think I'm insane , but I pay them no mind. I have been through a lot in my life to let them bring me down. So now instead of me being joyfull at work and happy to tell jokes, i just go upstairs and only come down to finish work. No more socializing for me.

I have never been a social type and usually stick to myself even though my brother always told me to be more out going. I found out that I enjoy reading books , and like researching subjects intensly. I wish i was like this when i was younger and still in school. Maybe i could have ended up with a better education. So here I am no longer posting on CL for fear of what others think that are my working peers. It's like they took my last outlet in life and twisted it to a weapon against me. So i guess this will be my new platform. So to sum it up , I still like my coworker even though i have seen her like twice a year ( I know im a weirdo) and given up on having any type of social interaction with the outside world.

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  • riffraffy

    Good that you're a reader. Read "How to Win Friends and Influence People". Social interaction becomes easy when you realize the other person wants to say something interesting and feel important.

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  • AbnormallyAwesome

    It feels like you're assuming many bad things that might be quite harmless. "It's like they took my last outlet in life and twisted it to a weapon against me". Do they? Did anyone actually comment on it? Or is it just you that finds it embarrasing?
    Listen, it's totally normal to need an outlet and someone to talk to. Everyone gets that. It's also normal to crush on a pretty woman. There's no reason why anyone should judge you for that unless their total douchebags. And a douchebag's opinion really doesen't matter.
    I got a feeling if you keep socialising with your coworkers it'll be just fine.

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    • Gianrivera

      Thanks for that. I'll keep trying to socialize with people.

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  • Gianrivera

    I get that to sometimes. Like one of my coworkers whom i stopped talking to, every now and again I say something and he replies with small talk. Many thanks, I'll read that book soon.

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