Newtype
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In my efforts to overcome my social anxiety, I've started doing the opposite of some things that I used to do. One of those things that I used to do is that I used to put my school bag on the seat next to me in order to prevent someone from sitting beside me. Of course, that's not a nice thing to do, lol.
Anyway, I go to school every day and I have to take the public bus to get there. Every other passenger in the bus are students too. There are more people than there are places available in the bus, so some people are standing sometimes. Since last August, I've been keeping my bag on my legs in order to encourage people to sit beside me. However, I've noticed something really strange.
Even with the seat beside me free, no one is sitting beside me. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence that on many occasions no one sat beside me, but now it's March and nothing's changed! That's when I decided to have a little experiment. Every day, twice a day, I leave the seat next to me free and I check to see if someone will sit beside me. It rarely happens, no matter who the person is. Whether the person is a guy or a girl, whether they are beautiful or not, they all react the same. They just don't sit beside me.
Even when the seat beside me is the last seat available, often they prefer staying up then sitting beside me. Every day it's the same pattern. It doesn't seem like people are trying to avoid me at all cost. They are! How else could I justify this? It's not my SA playing tricks on me, these are facts! Not only that, but there's nothing wrong with me. There's nothing wrong with my face, I don't smell bad either. Some might say that I'm a good-looking guy too.
Tonight, the seat beside me was once again available, and the guy on the other side, the seat beside him was available too. A drop-dead gorgeous girl entered the bus and she sat beside him, not beside me!!! WHY!!!??? This is mystery to me! I know this whole thing sounds funny, but for me it's serious. I want an explanation to this phenomenon. ::
Anyway, I go to school every day and I have to take the public bus to get there. Every other passenger in the bus are students too. There are more people than there are places available in the bus, so some people are standing sometimes. Since last August, I've been keeping my bag on my legs in order to encourage people to sit beside me. However, I've noticed something really strange.
Even with the seat beside me free, no one is sitting beside me. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence that on many occasions no one sat beside me, but now it's March and nothing's changed! That's when I decided to have a little experiment. Every day, twice a day, I leave the seat next to me free and I check to see if someone will sit beside me. It rarely happens, no matter who the person is. Whether the person is a guy or a girl, whether they are beautiful or not, they all react the same. They just don't sit beside me.
Even when the seat beside me is the last seat available, often they prefer staying up then sitting beside me. Every day it's the same pattern. It doesn't seem like people are trying to avoid me at all cost. They are! How else could I justify this? It's not my SA playing tricks on me, these are facts! Not only that, but there's nothing wrong with me. There's nothing wrong with my face, I don't smell bad either. Some might say that I'm a good-looking guy too.
Tonight, the seat beside me was once again available, and the guy on the other side, the seat beside him was available too. A drop-dead gorgeous girl entered the bus and she sat beside him, not beside me!!! WHY!!!??? This is mystery to me! I know this whole thing sounds funny, but for me it's serious. I want an explanation to this phenomenon. ::