Just go out, hell the people you are around might even have the same damn thing.
I went through this phase in the 7th grade and picked up on the art of not giving a fuck.
It has worked wonders.
We're all still in denial :colbert:
practise.
I hate it when people keep saying Asperger or Autism doesn't exist, it does exist and it affects your brain. I have a close asperger friend, he is not like someone who is just shy. In fact, he isn't really 'shy', just unsocial. He is not good at conversating about regular things that doesn't matter to him, he doesn't see the point about it, he doesn't care about it. He doesn't even care that he is unsocial/doesn't think about it/know it. He is not really shy/awkward either, he is usually very quiet around people he doesn't know and so but it's not like nervousness/fear it's more like, lack of social knowledge.
[QUOTE=BagMinge101;23525811]No, you're just a shut in who uses some bullshit medical excuse to make himself feel better about his lack of social skills. Seriously, this is the 15th thread about how we should feel sorry for x because they are socially awkward.[/QUOTE] Rated agree
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;23995878]I hate it when people keep saying Asperger or Autism doesn't exist, it does exist and it affects your brain. I have a close asperger friend, he is not like someone who is just shy. In fact, he isn't really 'shy', just unsocial. He is not good at conversating about regular things that doesn't matter to him, he doesn't see the point about it, he doesn't care about it. He doesn't even care that he is unsocial/doesn't think about it/know it. He is not really shy/awkward either, he is usually very quiet around people he doesn't know and so but it's not like nervousness/fear it's more like, lack of social knowledge.[/QUOTE]
It certainly exists, but there are kids who act like they have it and use it as a excuse for everything. I am experiencing this with a dude in my class and it is annoying as fuck. I've known him since primary school, he always was normal and like everybody else. But then on high school people started to bully him because he was fat. Then he became insecure , but he claims it's Asperger.
I call bullshit
I had social anxiety bad in high school - the only way I would feel comfortable in a social situation was with if it involved my "group of friends", if no one else was involved, and if I wasn't the center of the attention.
I'm 20 now and in college, and I feel like the majority of my anxiety is drifting away but I still revert to that old "preteen anxiety" mode in certain social situations I am not comfortable in being around.
Still, it makes it very hard to make friends, even with people who you like, relate with, and want to be friends with. The only reason I feel less anxious now than I did before is because I've had great support from my older sister (who I roomate with) and all her friends here in college, slowly aboloshing that subconcious anxiety and depression I would get in social situations. I mean we don't have much in common and I'm not great friends with them, but they accept me and we do stuff together in a non-judgemental way, so it really helped me not be as anxious.
Of course though I still get EXTREMELY anxious when doing anything 1-on-1. I've never "hung out" with anyone in my life, my hanging out consisted of showing up to a get-together with friends to play Halo or something all night. Nothing on a "1-on-1" level though.
I'm not claiming it's some medical wish wash or anything on that note - just my experiences.
I think I suffered from this.
Up until like a few years ago. I'd get nervous when I looked people in the eyes, like unbelievably uncontrollably nervous, I had to glance away. I'd also get panic attacks when nervous. And I think it was just part of being like 13-14, I'm 16 now and literally I feel fine in social situations.
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Best medicine is jump in. I think nearly everyone experiences this to a point, if you don't put yourself out there enough.
I have this too in some ways, I think it's because I got bullied a lot before for being overweighted.
So I get extremely nervous if I feel like, or know a lot of people is watching me. So bad i had to skip most presentations in school, hopefully we had few.
If I'm around friends/family or people I've know for a while I feel normal. When i first started school I felt extremely awkard when in class or in the canthene so I hung out mostly in the hallways during recess. but after a month or so everyone in class was "friends" so I stopped being nervous when in class.
I've been inside, with my family or with my best friend the entire summer so I haven't felt awkard in a long time, but new school and class in 2 weeks... Yay! But lately I've started to not give a shit about what people think about me. Still I don't think I will ever be able to look someone eye to eye while having a conversation. And I'ts defently a mental problem.
And thank you I no longer feel like I'm the only one with it.
Don't worry, OP you're not alone. I tend to have the same symptoms you listed plus some. It's hard to get to know people and meet girls but what I've done is throw myself into those situations regularly. I can speak better in front of crowds and I'm more sociable now then when I was months back.
I read this very pertinent comment today on a YouTube video: "id rather be stupid and not* have sa than intelligent and have it. ignorance is bliss"
I feel that if somebody has this, they can fix it. I mean look at you now, you're socializing on a Forum..... if you had an extreme condition you wouldn't even be able to do this!
[QUOTE=W00tbeer1;24697754]I feel that if somebody has this, they can fix it. I mean look at you now, you're socializing on a Forum..... if you had an extreme condition you wouldn't even be able to do this![/QUOTE]
I still communicate with people quite tentatively on here too. But you are right it can be fixed, but not by the click of a finger like most others think.
I have Social Anxiety aswell. Lately i've been practising by going out and such but with someone with me. Currently i'm working out on a local gym twice a week with my brother. In the near future, hopefully i will manage to go to the gym myself.
I have exactly the same symptoms ):
It sucks, it really does..
[QUOTE=Gik;23525885]I thought I'd get a comment from a completely inexperienced ignoramus! So I suppose people with Autism or Asperger's syndrome are the same, hey?[/QUOTE]
Ass burgers represent :saddowns:
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[QUOTE=BagMinge101;23525929]People with Autism and Aspergers actually have a disability.[/QUOTE]
They are the same thing, there's just more than one type of Autism
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So yes I am disabled technically since Autism is a mental thing (this doesn't mean I'm dumb as fuck, it can mean I'm dumb in some areas but very smart in others, it also sort of depends on how your life has been lived)
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