Posted by Eddie Sylvano on January 5, 2004, at 16:16:01
In reply to avoidant personality disorder and holidays, posted by zeugma on January 1, 2004, at 23:37:45
> Oddly, however, I don't mind work-related interaction at all (at least since I started taking Klonopin).
-----------I find this too. I think that it's because I know I'm being evaluated on a professional skills level, of which I have ample confidence.
>The problem is that outside of work I don't feel like I have a life.
-----------Not an uncommon complaint, I'm sure. Maybe there's some middle ground between work and parties, like a club of some sort. When you're in a group of people organized for the explicit purpose of some hobby they all share, communication is a lot easier.
One of the more useful bits of info I've learned lately is that you don't have to do much to impress people. You don't have to impress them at all, actually. Don't fret about being witty or relevant or anything. Most talk is reflexive social chatter, and the less you intimidate people by breaking this system, the more they initially like you. Most people are simple.
poster:Eddie Sylvano
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