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I feel like im socially incompetent
I feel like im socially incompetent. Im in high school and I feel like im socially incompetent for a few reasons. When I first came to the school i'm at now, I was on ADHD medicine, which made me really quiet. I also liked music such as metal and rock which made everyone also think i was weird. Everyone labelled me as that guy that is quiet and weird. I didn't and still don't feel like I have many real friends. Because of that I didn't really learn how to have conversations with people I don't know very well, and it was hard for me to make friends.
Now, Im off my ADHD medicine and I feel as if I don't really know how to talk to people, so kinda just try to be funny, in hopes that I will get friends. It hasn't worked, and even when people saw their my friends, there the kind of friend that just says their your friend so they don't get in trouble.
I tried joining some of the sports teams at my school, such as the cross country team, and the lacrosse team. I probably only gained 2 or 3 real friends from that.
I also play lots of online games, such as Runescape, because I have lots of friends online, and I feel comfortable talking to them.
In a summary basicly everyone at my school thinks im that weird guy that will probably bring a gun to school and kill everyone. Because of that I can't make many friends. I have never thought of even killing anything outside of a video game.
Is that normal to be shy, have everyone think I'm weird, and to want friends, but don't know how to make any?
Now, Im off my ADHD medicine and I feel as if I don't really know how to talk to people, so kinda just try to be funny, in hopes that I will get friends. It hasn't worked, and even when people saw their my friends, there the kind of friend that just says their your friend so they don't get in trouble.
I tried joining some of the sports teams at my school, such as the cross country team, and the lacrosse team. I probably only gained 2 or 3 real friends from that.
I also play lots of online games, such as Runescape, because I have lots of friends online, and I feel comfortable talking to them.
In a summary basicly everyone at my school thinks im that weird guy that will probably bring a gun to school and kill everyone. Because of that I can't make many friends. I have never thought of even killing anything outside of a video game.
Is that normal to be shy, have everyone think I'm weird, and to want friends, but don't know how to make any?
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You say you've made 2-3 real friends. That's enough. Real friends are a million times better than fake friends any day.
I agree with PF above - some people in high school think they have a hundred friends. They don't. Look at the quality - not the quantity.
By the way you sound quite articulate and pleasant.
I had the same problem in highschool .. I only knew the people who share the same interests. But, I've always found it hard to talk in a group.. Still gained good friends from school.. Even some of them I got to know them better after finishing highschool .. Don't worry anyway in college you will always find a way to engage in any conversation, and performing presentations infront of class totally helped me! Although I still don't like it lol But, it always gets better.
It's all about practice.. Just try to say your opinion if there's a conversation going on in your presence.. Then you can start from there