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Recent content by Jleger91

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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    Thanks. I'll definitely have to get used to the rewarding myself thing. I have a problem with giving myself a load of work and not ever stopping to relax and take it easy. I'm like some kind of a hard-working square - and I'm really tense around people. Alright, so I can keep the conversation...
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    I dunno. Like I want to get my license because it's personal growth and opens up opportunities, and then I can be one more thing that I already am - a responsible driver. Good person, hard worker, family man, student, and then even a driver. And I wonder what sort of endless possibilities for...
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    I see, so it's much more like when my niece comes up to me all happy and excited but I'd really rather be alone, but then feel like I have an obligation to play with her - like I have no choice because it's the right thing to do.
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    If I ate on the floor, people would say to me "Hey, don't eat on the floor. That's gross." or "Look at that guy eating on the floor" or people might laugh. One time I was in public throwing sticks at trees and one stick I threw landing right in front of somebody. Next thing I knew a security...
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    I like to poke water bottles with a pencil while other people are around and I'll stare at a sign and laugh because it says something that nobody actually does, and I feel like I'm the only one whose ever read the sign. If there was water and rocks in the break room I'd totally be the one guy...
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    I see, so show some interest in what the other person's talking about. It's a great way to connect if there's a common topic to talk about, and it makes the other person feel good that someone shares their interest. So if I listen to Black Eyed Peas and then I enjoy it, this would be a great...
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    Trouble getting group therapy or social skills therapy

    I'm afraid to socially engage with people and I don't even like to look at people. I have three issues preventing me from seeing the social skills therapist that is some miles away. 1. Transportation - I don't have a drivers license and don't feel comfortable asking others for a ride, and I...
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    I did try it once. It's just that transportation is an issue since I don't have a drivers license, and there's really nothing local, and I don't want to inconvenience anyone else by asking them to bring me.
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    Yeah, that's fun stuff. Every time we'd eat at a resturant, my mother would play games with me on the placemat like tic-tac-toe or hangman. Otherwise I'd make stick men by tieing straw wrappers together. But I'd never be interested in striking up a conversation - just occupying my time or else...
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    Is it a balance between order and chaos?
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    It makes sense to want to take a break with solitude. I read that introverts gather energy from alone time or time spent inward rather than taking in energy from outward sources, like being surrounded by lots of people. I too find it draining being around people and like to sit alone as much as...
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    I have no idea. I've never experienced that. When I was seeing a social therapist one time though, she said to look at people's forehead if eye contact felt awkward, because people can't tell that you're not really looking at their eyes and it looks like you're making eye contact and it doesn't...
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    Not sure I've ever been forced into a conversation. Hmm... but it'd feel very odd and scary, right? Like you'd want to back away out of it or like you're being attacked?
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    I'd totally be interested in that. Like... I'm sure I could find time between school and work. But I'm not sure where to find such a service.
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    I don't like to look at people and I sit alone

    1.I work in a janitorial position at a warehouse under the food industry. 2. The conversation is with two coworkers. Sometimes they'll come up and talk to me with small talk. The conversation goes well. I enjoy when they talk to me and I like to talk to them if and when I can, which only lasts a...
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