RRRRRRAAAARRRRGH!: The Venting

[hafwit]

I'm often told that I should speak my mind. “You always put others first” they say, not intending it as a compliment exactly. “You gotta have an opinion”. Well, I do have them. People want me to articulate dreams and goals. That's not an unfair request. After all it's a step towards being able to take responsibility for myself, right?

A lot of the

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[nelc]

I get lots of time to myself, and I still get this (or my own idiosyncratic version). But I can't help but think that putting up with other people beyond one's limited patience is not going to be good for anybody.

Try practicing in front of a mirror: "Excuse me, I have to go do something else now. Catch you next time. [Smile]"

Nah, a mirror's a bad idea. Pillows, cushions, articles of furniture, cardboard cut-outs, maybe.

[hafwit]

I'll try that. :-) I'll have to steal a cardboard cut-out from the gas station up the road. Already I'm getting out and meeting people!

[coeli]

Introversion is not a bad thing. It's simply the label put on one side of the normal, human spectrum of need/desire for interaction. I'm pretty far along the other side, but that doesn't mean one of us is right and the other is wrong.

[hafwit]

It can be a bit of a handicap though.

[masteroth]

Wow, I SO know the feeling....!!!! For me it's probably a mix between generally just disliking the human race + social phobia....

You're a kind person and your venting is totally justified!

[hafwit]

Thank you very much. I'm really glad you're on my friends-list. :-)

[masteroth]

Thanks!! And right back at ya! :-)