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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 281035" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I lived feeling that way for many years. Many years.</p><p> </p><p>I didn't have a close friend until my mid 30's. And then she turned to heroine and that pretty much ended that. There were times when I'd wonder if I'd ever know friendship and be able to socialize with a fair amount of ease. I don't do well in large groups of people. And whenever I had a job it was as if I put on a personality in the morning before I went to work and took it off again when I came home.</p><p> </p><p>It's only been the past few years when I seem to not care about how I come off socially or that I have close friends that I've grown more confortable socializing. And I think that's odd. But it seems to be true. I go out and do what I want to do, say what I have to say and don't give much thought to it. And strangely enough, I've made many friends much more easily than I ever have in my entire life. Socializing is becoming easier.....and I'm really not putting forth a lot of effort.</p><p> </p><p>I've resolved myself to the fact that I'm too guarded a person to probably have a super close friendship with someone in the day to day world. Or else I just haven't met them yet.</p><p> </p><p>I still don't know if I'm getting the social thing. It was never really something I was all that good at. At least not as my "true" self. I can put on a personality to fit just about any situation, a trick I learned as a kid. But that's not quite the same thing.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 281035, member: 84"] I lived feeling that way for many years. Many years. I didn't have a close friend until my mid 30's. And then she turned to heroine and that pretty much ended that. There were times when I'd wonder if I'd ever know friendship and be able to socialize with a fair amount of ease. I don't do well in large groups of people. And whenever I had a job it was as if I put on a personality in the morning before I went to work and took it off again when I came home. It's only been the past few years when I seem to not care about how I come off socially or that I have close friends that I've grown more confortable socializing. And I think that's odd. But it seems to be true. I go out and do what I want to do, say what I have to say and don't give much thought to it. And strangely enough, I've made many friends much more easily than I ever have in my entire life. Socializing is becoming easier.....and I'm really not putting forth a lot of effort. I've resolved myself to the fact that I'm too guarded a person to probably have a super close friendship with someone in the day to day world. Or else I just haven't met them yet. I still don't know if I'm getting the social thing. It was never really something I was all that good at. At least not as my "true" self. I can put on a personality to fit just about any situation, a trick I learned as a kid. But that's not quite the same thing. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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