What are your reactions to new people?

[unforgiving-night]

Personally I have a process.

I avoid them from anywhere between 2 hours to 2 days. Or until I'm forced to interact with them. At which point I bow (no handshake unless they offer) and try to smile ::.

"Hi. My name is Adrielly. I'm socially challenged."

 

[Luke1993]

I can't start a conversation, they have to talk to me first. I don't know why I just.....can't talk to people very well, and find it very difficult to hold a conversation.

Adrielly.....that's a very cool name!

 

[rayray]

Yes,i find it hard to start conversation with new people,i answer if they asks me for something,but i never ask anything about them if i dont know them well .. and handshaking,I never offer someone new to shake hands,only if they offers,lol.

And yes,Adrielly,that's a beautiful name.

 

[Sinopia]

It depends. I often feel uncomfortable when I meet new people. I'll be afraid of them and I'll be shy around them for months. Usually I'm very shy to new people, but there are also people that I like to talk with when I see them for the first time. And if the conversation goes well for the first time, then usually I will stay having contact with those people.

 

[chained]

well I can talk to strangers, but new people, very difficult, depends...

 

[Harleyq]

Depends on the situation. If I'm only meeting one or two new people through a mutual friend, then I'm perfectly ok with it. But if I'm meeting more than 2 people through a mutual friend, I shut down.

If everyone is new to eachother, I can hold my own if the group is small. Otherwise, the only way I can handle meeting new people is if they approach me first and even then, the chances of having a successful encounter are slim.

 

[Square_Eyes]

Unfortunately, my symptoms of SA don't discriminate against old or new acquaintances. In the past I've momentarily taken comfort in the fact that, if it's someone I've only just met, they have less of an idea about how much of a social f**k up I am. It never lasts.

 

[RedRibbons]

I think it's kind of different every time.

I can be really upbeat and funny and happy when I meet new people, or I can be really quiet and introverted. I can be really "normal" too (like an in between hyper and calm).

It just depends on the situation really and who the person is, what kind of energy they give off, what kind of mood I'm in.

 

[izzymarie]

for me it depends on the situation. i've noticed that in situations where making a good impression is expected of me, i'm really shy and kind of shut down. if the situation is more casual and there's no pressure i can be as sweet and charming as can be! lol its so weird.

 

[RedRibbons]

Ugh being in situations where people expect things from you is the worst. I get really self-conscious in those situations. Like.. If a friend is like "omgawd, she's so great!" to their other friends or something and then I have to meet them.. I am like.. O_O lol

 

[Hellhound]

Switching to auto-pilot mode in where my mind goes blank and I have no control of what I say, and I'm at risk of talking a bunch of nonsense. Or i just remain silent.

 

[RedRibbons]

Switching to auto-pilot mode in where my mind goes blank and I have no control of what I say, and I'm at risk of talking a bunch of nonsense. Or i just remain silent.

What does this button do? *points at a big green button on your chest* Just teasing XD

 

[BoredBoredBored]

My reaction is to generally give short answers to everything and to act like I am preoccupied doing something else so that I don't have to talk to them right then. I play around with my cell phone, write in a notebook, etc...so that they will levae me alone and not expect me to talk to them. Sometimes I will actually talk back to them if I am in the mood and I usually end up doing very well, but usually I just don't feel like talking and want them to leave me alone.

 

[RedRibbons]

act like I am preoccupied doing something else so that I don't have to talk to them right then. I play around with my cell phone, write in a notebook, etc...so that they will leave me alone and not expect me to talk to them.

I do the same thing sometimes..

 

[Hellhound]

What does this button do? *points at a big green button on your chest* Just teasing XD

Oooh that one?... I don't know, but it has nothing to do with a nuclear holocaust. I swear! >_>

 

[zlench]

Depends if they speak to me but if they don't I just won't say anything.

 

[Jake123]

That thing you broke isn't important to me. It's the fluid catalytic cracking unit. It made shoes for orphans. Nice job breaking it, hero.