I struggle with meeting new people. I've always had a hard time making friends because I'm really bad at striking up conversations. The irony, of course, is that I'm a communications major. Go figure.
I tend to like blaming everything on being obese. My excuse for not meeting new people would be that I'm too fat, and no one wants to be friends with a fat person. Who wants to hang out with a lazy hippo, right? But, I know that there are other reasons behind my inability to talk to strangers. In fact, now that I have lost a lot of weight, it is even more obvious to me that being fat had very little to do with my socially inept behavior.
The fear of rejection is always in the back of my mind. What if someone doesn't like me and leaves me in the dust? I know, sounds rather highschoolish, doesn't it? But it's true. Rejection scares me. I guess it's one of those things I'm going to have to overcome of if I want to be successful in any area of life. From looking for jobs to making new friends--I'm going to have to get better at accepting the fact that not everyone is going to like me.
I'm also just a very shy individual. Talking to strangers is kind of intimitating because I'm worried that I won't have anything to talk about. Small talk always seems so fake to me as well. Oh, how's the weather blablabla. Who cares. I want to get to know this person, but I'm not sure how to tactifully ask questions without sounding like a jackass.
What is truly surprising is that I love meeting new people, and the one thing I know for sure about my future job is that I want to work with people. Quite frankly, people fascinate me, and I love learning about the experiences of others. It's too bad that I have such a hard time relating to others. Sigh.
Sorry, I know this is very much a downer post. If you have been reading my blog for a while now, you should expect this lol. If anyone has any tips on how to get better at interacting with people, please tell me because I would like to start flourishing out there in this incredibly vibrant world.
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I tend to like blaming everything on being obese. My excuse for not meeting new people would be that I'm too fat, and no one wants to be friends with a fat person. Who wants to hang out with a lazy hippo, right? But, I know that there are other reasons behind my inability to talk to strangers. In fact, now that I have lost a lot of weight, it is even more obvious to me that being fat had very little to do with my socially inept behavior.
The fear of rejection is always in the back of my mind. What if someone doesn't like me and leaves me in the dust? I know, sounds rather highschoolish, doesn't it? But it's true. Rejection scares me. I guess it's one of those things I'm going to have to overcome of if I want to be successful in any area of life. From looking for jobs to making new friends--I'm going to have to get better at accepting the fact that not everyone is going to like me.
I'm also just a very shy individual. Talking to strangers is kind of intimitating because I'm worried that I won't have anything to talk about. Small talk always seems so fake to me as well. Oh, how's the weather blablabla. Who cares. I want to get to know this person, but I'm not sure how to tactifully ask questions without sounding like a jackass.
What is truly surprising is that I love meeting new people, and the one thing I know for sure about my future job is that I want to work with people. Quite frankly, people fascinate me, and I love learning about the experiences of others. It's too bad that I have such a hard time relating to others. Sigh.
Sorry, I know this is very much a downer post. If you have been reading my blog for a while now, you should expect this lol. If anyone has any tips on how to get better at interacting with people, please tell me because I would like to start flourishing out there in this incredibly vibrant world.
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Now playing: Tokyo Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment
via FoxyTunes