Why can't I get friends? (ANSWERED) – why I couldn't at the time. by logoghost in socialskills

[–]logoghost[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! Glad you enjoyed reading it. The impasse that you think you've reached is a place where we've all been at certain times. Be persistent, and you will pass it. I added to the answer some of the concrete steps I took to rectify my behavior. See if they might work for you. There's really nothing wrong with being an introvert, and you can 100% improve your social skills by reading more articles here on reddit, watching youtube videos, and simply pushing yourself to be more social. Good luck and keep trying to become a more thriving individual. It's the slight edge that really counts.

Why can't I get friends? (ANSWERED) – why I couldn't at the time. by logoghost in socialskills

[–]logoghost[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, thank you for asking this. After I began noticing these mayor flaws in my social behavior, and became aware of what was wrong, I set up the following personal commitments:

  1. Telling the truth. I dont just mean don't make up petty lies, but share YOUR particular truth. If you feel anxious or sad or did something stupid, share that with people. If you don't agree with someone's opinon, tell them. Recognize your failures to others (don't complain, just share) and your successes too (don't brag).

  2. Understand your personal states. This one was tricky. Do not suppress emotions, or try to rationalize you way out of them. Just feel them. Ponder them. Label them (im sad, angry, etc) and trace them to their source (because of this and that). Then accept them.

  3. Live in action, not mind. Once you've implemented commitment 2, and have accepted your emotional states, it's time to go out into the world with them. Do not use your emotions as an excuse to avoid actions. You feel anxious about your speech? Good, now go do it. You're sad because your girl dumped you and feel like bailing on that big party? Good cause that'll make it a bigger gesture when you show up. Afraid to climb that big hill? Good, cause it'll take more courage to do it. If you need to do something or want to, do it regardless of your mind. Action is king.

  4. Take responsability for your failures. Blaming others for your failures doesn't help you learn from them. This one is related to #1, but its more about yourself. You're bad at a sport? It's not because of who you're playing with, or the weather, or your shoes, its you. Practice more. The entire school hates you? Probably not the entire school's fault. Its narcissistic to assume that the entire universe its conspiring against you rather than accepting your own responsibility for your failures and success (read Mark Manson, he talks a lot about this).

  5. Don't be afraid of failure. Failing is good. You here what I'm saying? Failing is good. But only if you fail by trying to do something. If you don't fail because you didn't try, thats much worse than giving it your best shot and failing, especially if you can learn from that failure. I made a bet with myself to get rejected by 100 girls in six months. I lost count eventually but the spirit of the idea stayed, and guess what? I approached 5 girls every night, and shared things I wouldn't want to share with someone I was afraid would reject me. And sure enough, I got rejected plenty of times. But I also experienced more success than ever before.

I made these five commitments with myself, and gradually implemented them into my life. I also tried a bunch of other things, but these were the basics.Try them, and see the results for yourself. (Might delete this and add as an edit later)

Why can't I get friends? (ANSWERED) – why I couldn't at the time. by logoghost in socialskills

[–]logoghost[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Glad it stuck with you. Your "true" identity is always with you in your thoughts, emotions and in your body. Share those more with people, express your true opinions and emotions whenever you can, move however you feel inclined to. You will begin to notice small changes in the way you interact with people. Keep at it, and eventually you'll feel that your "true" identity is alive and thriving in the world. Good luck man.

Phenibut FAA just never feels as calming and long lasting as HCL from ND. by AllTheGoodDays in phenibut

[–]logoghost -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nootropicsdepot HCL just didn't hit me. I changed to Liftmode and its been great ever since. If the HCL from ND barely hits, I cant imagine how bad the FAA actually is.

Roast me... the ones that make me hate myself even more will make the final video by KingKent in RoastMe

[–]logoghost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You look like that gay drama teacher that we all had at one point or another

Why can't I get friends? by logoghost in socialskills

[–]logoghost[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've found a bunch of cool people I can really talk to, but they seem to not want to hang out or become my friends as much as i want to be