Learning social cues from tv. iin?

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I'm 20 but I've had difficulty socializing for all my life so I feel naturally robotic or monotone, and awkward around others because I'm not sure what's proper. I like the way people act in shows and movies so I copy that, not too theatrical so I don't get caught, but I have a few times... I make weird faces and people laugh then i just smile at them like I was kidding but I'm starting to lose control of it as it comes naturally now. When I am in public I feel like I am just acting out scenes in a tv show and I almost see them in my mind as I do. Same goes for speech, if I like the way someone talks, their inflections and all that, I copy it to use in my own speaking. I even have a character who isn't me but represents myself in my imaginations...IIN?

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  • Who_Fan4Life
    12 years ago

    Yeah, I get where you're coming from. I honestly sometimes feel as though my life is just one big sitcom.

    A shitcom, for the state of my life currently, lol.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Lol, same! I always feel like I'm in a comedy!

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  • alv1592
    12 years ago

    Ever make a joke and yell "bazinga!" ?
    That's Sheldon Cooper's thing. Do you watch Big Bang Theory? I love it.

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  • WolfRider
    12 years ago

    A males brain isn't fully developed until he's 23-25. Just be yourself; remember there is only one you on this planet.

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  • xXxPhantomxXx
    12 years ago

    I can't speak for acting out behaivors from shows and movies but I will sometime copy what some1 else does, not on purpose, kind of an impulse because either they are getting attention or other people are drawn to them

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  • Lockets
    12 years ago

    Maybe you could make an appointment with a doctor for referral to a psychiatrist? I am not saying that you necessarily need it, but it is sometimes useful to get a professional opinion when you have the sort of questions that you have. All the best.

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