Social Awkwardness

**Rhinox** · 2012-08-22 18:38

Anytime someone mistakes negative attention for social acceptance you gotta be socially awkward.

**Rhinox** · 2012-08-22 18:41

That being said I use to have anxiety issues if it was just me and one other friend. Felt the pressure to entertain and awkward pauses were just agony for me.

Real easy fix to that problem though.

**Rhinox** · 2012-08-22 18:42

Got rid of my friends.

**Xajii** · 2012-08-22 19:26

Problem is people underestimate how different an online personality and RL personality can be, and it goes both ways. Someone can be a hot shot one line poster on BG but have nothing to contribute IRL, and someone can get booed out of spam and be a hoot and a half in person

I'm very social, but I don't really hang out with anyone I've met on the internet. Not because I think it's weird, but the only times I have it was pretty awkward and I can't drive so even if I wanted to meet up with someone it'd be on them

Seems like a lot of spam posters hang out in the reals though, and fuck each other and get married and shit

**Kuya** · 2012-08-22 19:52

have you tried getting hammered with your internet friends in a hipster bar while sipping wine

**Kuya** · 2012-08-22 19:52

with karaoke

**Callisto** · 2012-08-22 19:53

I've come pretty close to that

**Milkster** · 2012-08-22 19:57

I'm a vision of social excellence, when I'm not a passive aggressive asshole... which is most of the time.

#PhiredUp.

**Milkster** · 2012-08-22 19:57

Google it.

**Rhyis.** · 2012-08-22 20:02

Originally Posted by Kuya

have you tried getting hammered with your internet friends in a hipster bar while sipping wine

Wine and cheese party... I do not understand how this is a thing.

**Day** · 2012-08-22 20:50

Originally Posted by Odon

MY NAME DARRELL

Originally Posted by Odon

ITS SPELL DARRELL BUT ITS PRONOUNCED DA-REAL

lol

**Conformity** · 2012-08-22 20:55

Originally Posted by Howie Roary

as far as social awkwardness I have trouble approaching females in bars and clubs but if I'm out with a friend or gf and I meet their friends I have no problems being left alone and making conversation

some people you have to drag conversation out of them and it's brutal. I'm occasionally a bit of a shut-in if left to my own devices but I do make a point to get out and ride my bike and whatnot

so a mix of anti-social and comfortable in social settings, if not comfortable in initiating

Thats pretty normal if you are mid 20's and younger, imo, also, it is kinda normal through all times of life, different people evolve differently, but there is nothing wrong with that.

Originally Posted by Callisto

You've met me lol, I can just jump right the fuck into a group of people with no problems.

That said, going to a grocery store by myself gives me massive anxiety issues so idk.

Dude you are cool as fuck, obviously. As far as grocery stores are concerned wtf?

Originally Posted by Sera

i'm on a break from classes for a couple of weeks, so i've just been hanging out around the house for 2-3 days (birthday/anniversary weekend was exhausting)

i went out last night because my friend wanted me to work the merch table at his show, had a great time -- but i had a full blown anxiety attack on the G train on the way there. sweating and everything. i had to take my meds on the train. dunno what triggered it, but sometimes if i stay in for a couple days, finally going out makes me freak.

otherwise i'm pretty social unless i'm being hit on by someone who is making me uncomfortable.

Normal. You have weight issues which probably causes self esteem issues. Outside of that normal.

Originally Posted by Day

lol

a-fucking-greed

**Sera** · 2012-08-22 21:57

Originally Posted by Conformity

Normal. You have weight issues which probably causes self esteem issues. Outside of that normal.

lol, no.
I pay someone to do this and they're way more qualified than some corporate idiot. Why don't you get back to selling something? You're not good at this.

**Abandon** · 2012-08-22 22:10

It takes but a few minutes to warm up to people, but once I do I'm good to go. I'm terribad at making plans, but once they're made, I'm a stickler for following through. I love being out and about, and especially in a bar/club scene, flourish quite well. I'm usually the wise-ass of most groups I tend to socialize with. I've been known to spend movey frivously, and I am quite the nice guy, as some people know. But my niceness takes a backseat to the voracity at which i hunt snow bunnies, hispanic wonez, and recently, those of the asian persuasion.

**Abandon** · 2012-08-22 22:10

tl;dr: I'm a fraternity guy.

**Xajii** · 2012-08-22 22:11

Bars and clubs are a toss-up for me. If I can hear my friends and myself, I love it, but oftentimes that just isn't the case. Also, I don't like places where it takes 20min to get a drink and you barely have room to breathe. It's all about choosing the right time/day and place.

**Day** · 2012-08-22 22:11

Originally Posted by Derock

lol

seconded

**Churchill** · 2012-08-22 22:46

I am pretty asocial until I'm out with friends, then I am the crazy frat guy. Really, I am just whatever the situations needs. When I'm at home I really like to be by myself and can't imagine doing anything else, but when I'm out it's completely different and playing video games seems like such a lame thing to be doing.

**MF Perm tha Fineass** · 2012-08-22 23:06

**Day** · 2012-08-22 23:15

goddammit beaten to the internet meme cross-stitch market. fuck.

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