dpr said:
I have decided that 90% of people who don't have some sort of social anxiety/phobia will constantly blurt out stupid shit that could never interest any human being.
A girl at my work the other day asked me "So what's your favorite Disney movie?"
Just out of the blue! I'm a 30 year-old man! Why she got in her head that I like Disney movies is beyond me.
Another woman once went on and on about this store that had bacon on sale and "You never find bacon for that cheap! It's a miracle!" About a full five minutes she went on about STUPID BACON!
Another co-worker once asked me if I follow hockey. I said no, but that still didn't stop him from going on and on about his favorite team, favorite players, trades that some coach made that he doesn't personally agree with.
And THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEN BY SOCIETY AS NORMAL.
And I'M the weird one because I don't talk too much?
Take comfort man... at least you don't just open your mouth and let a bunch of crap just spew out.
I think the people who bug you with "Why don't you speak?" and other clever quips are just bored and want someone to talk to. Not because they're interested, but just so they can talk back and thereby hear themselves talk.[/i]
I agree with you! 90% of the shit that comes out of my workmates and other peoples mouths is irrelevant. I am guilty of doing it myself at times when i feel really uneasy because of uncomfortable silences, but i usually think hard what i am going to say and usually i think to myself ''Nah! Better not cos it sounds stupid!''
A few years ago a female friend of mine was driving and it was quite a long drive, and she got annoyed and said ''say something! Say a joke o'r something!''...But the truth is most of the time my mind is a jumble of thoughts and i can't think of anything to say, so can i help that?!
