Social Anxiety

[mattjtv]

I made this many days ago, but the forums were down. I saved it to my notes and since we are back up and running I thought I should post now!

I have always been a shy person, sometimes I like to say "screw it" and be less shy, but it doesn't work for long. I just realized after 14 years of life to stop caring. If I like a girl and ask her out and she says no I may feel bad for a day or so, but in 100 years people aren't going I say "that one guy who asked that girl out, what a loser lol". This is the only life I will ever have, why waste it trying to meet other people's expectations? The Earth isn't even a dust particle to the rest of the known universe, and an individual is barely a dust particle to the whole Earth. Seriously, just say screw it and stop living by someone else's standards. They are as much of a person as you are. Everyone was created equal even if you are different from everyone else. You may be different, but who cares? It is about time to stop caring and live the life you want to live. If you are happy, you don't need to change anything. If you aren't happy, it is time to change something. In the end, everyone will be decomposing in the ground, and the worms eating you won't care about the things you said in life. They will eat you just like they are eating everyone else. My first thing I need to work on is mostly eye contact. When someone I don't know talks to me, I have a bad habit of not looking at them at all. Making eye contact does not make you weak, it just makes you stronger. It is completely useless to not make eye contact, it makes everyone feel more awkward. I should also talk to peopl, it kind of helps lol.

[mattjtv]

Anyone else have a story of being a Socially Awkward or Socially Awesome Penguin?
Memes are acceptable.

[tobiii1004]

Well, I was like that until recently.

I cared WAY too much about what people thought about me. You know, that's probably why I was so fake (Alice) with you guys. I was way too scared y'all wouldn't accept me for who I was, really. Underneath it. But then I realized something.

It don't even come close to mattering, what people think about you.

So I stopped caring. I did whatever I wanted, and so far my system has worked beautifully. People have thought...well. I'm much more well known, my friends have opened up to me and I've opened to them. I was so awkward, but then I just...grew out of it, I guess haha. It's irrelevant what others think of you. The only thing that others' opinions will affect is YOU. So if you don't care, then their opinions won't even matter.

People started liking me more when I just showed who I was. Fakeness never works.

Example a: Matt xD you said I was one of your favorite people on here once I dropped the fake.

See? I mean, my life has gotten better in almost every single aspect since I dropped the fake.

I love y'all and am glad that y'all've seen who I am really " title="Very Happy">

[mattjtv]

I noticed that Tobi
You went from the fake personality, and now you wear hipster glasses and cow suits on instagram xD

[Qu3sti0nMark]

matt yo sound like BJ

well the girl i hAD a crush on used to be a cruel slut... so i had no problem tellng her that but yeah im not shy. one rostrum once yo.... well. second but...

[tobiii1004]

mattjtv wrote:I noticed that Tobi
You went from the fake personality, and now you wear hipster glasses and cow suits on instagram xD

woot woot!

[Metazard]

mattjtv wrote:I noticed that Tobi
You went from the fake personality, and now you wear hipster glasses and cow suits on instagram xD

Money to burn and lessons to learn

[_PyroManXx_]

Well, I'm a sociopath that's stuck in a small world everyday of my life. Luckily, my peers are less intellectual than I am, so manumitting them into my favor isn't a problem. I really try not to make friends, because I end up hurting them, or so they tell me. But whatever, as you said, who cares what they think. Also, self doubt, harm, etc. isn't the answer. Throw their insults and standards right back at them until they are right under your feet, where they belong.

[tobiii1004]

Metazard wrote:

mattjtv wrote:I noticed that Tobi
You went from the fake personality, and now you wear hipster glasses and cow suits on instagram xD

Money to burn and lessons to learn

people to please, lots and lots of people to please and memories to make. xD

Hipster glasses = $5
Cow suit = Free
Combo = Priceless

[deahtworlds]

tobiii1004 wrote:

Metazard wrote:

mattjtv wrote:I noticed that Tobi
You went from the fake personality, and now you wear hipster glasses and cow suits on instagram xD

Money to burn and lessons to learn

people to please, lots and lots of people to please and memories to make. xD

Hipster glasses = $5
Cow suit = Free
Combo = Priceless

*Slow applause*