Post by Stranger on Feb 27, 2006 4:50:41 GMT -5
Okay, I kinda skipped the whole intro thing on my way in, so I figured I'd better make amends and introduce myself. ;D
Hmm, let's see... I'm 24. A solitary geek (computer programming and all that). Between jobs, which has been the focus of my existance for the past few weeks. Lots of scary stuff like anticipating phone calls and going to interviews ahead.
Finding this site has at least helped me allay my fears a little.
I don't quite remember what led me here. It was only a week or two ago. It might've been a Slashdot article on an anxiety treatment, which led to lots of fascinating Wikipedia articles, which led me to here. I never really recognised myself as being shy, but all the descriptions I read fit me completely, so I guess shy it is.
(I've never been big on all that psychological propaganda... ;D)
I don't think I was always quite this shy, though. It's like I've gradually drifted from society since about high school, and now I'm a total hermit who has forgotten how to talk to people. I always figured I was just a moron who hadn't worked out how to live an adult life yet. But after reading all that shyness and anxiety stuff, and some of the stories here, I don't feel quite so depressed. Though I don't know, maybe I should be. After all that reading, it seems like I've got every mental disorder known to man. (Maybe even hypochondria; hmmm, does that mean I'm cured?
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One thing I admit I don't quite relate to here though is the whole dating frenzy. I am single - always have been - but it's never really bothered me much. Maybe I'm partially asexual (hey, it's claimed 1% of people actually are!). Or maybe I just don't see the attraction in the way people repeatedly throw themselves in front of buses like roadkill in order to get laid. I guess I'm just a little surprised to see all these shy people willingly put themselves through all that torment when they've probably got enough other issues in their life. Or is that just me?
Not that I'm discouraging anyone. If you're game, go for it! 
Well anyway, that's my miserable story. I guess I'll see you 'round. If anyone wants me I think I'll head over to the bar. There is a bar here, right...
Hmm, let's see... I'm 24. A solitary geek (computer programming and all that). Between jobs, which has been the focus of my existance for the past few weeks. Lots of scary stuff like anticipating phone calls and going to interviews ahead.
Finding this site has at least helped me allay my fears a little.I don't quite remember what led me here. It was only a week or two ago. It might've been a Slashdot article on an anxiety treatment, which led to lots of fascinating Wikipedia articles, which led me to here. I never really recognised myself as being shy, but all the descriptions I read fit me completely, so I guess shy it is.
(I've never been big on all that psychological propaganda... ;D)I don't think I was always quite this shy, though. It's like I've gradually drifted from society since about high school, and now I'm a total hermit who has forgotten how to talk to people. I always figured I was just a moron who hadn't worked out how to live an adult life yet. But after reading all that shyness and anxiety stuff, and some of the stories here, I don't feel quite so depressed. Though I don't know, maybe I should be. After all that reading, it seems like I've got every mental disorder known to man. (Maybe even hypochondria; hmmm, does that mean I'm cured?
)One thing I admit I don't quite relate to here though is the whole dating frenzy. I am single - always have been - but it's never really bothered me much. Maybe I'm partially asexual (hey, it's claimed 1% of people actually are!). Or maybe I just don't see the attraction in the way people repeatedly throw themselves in front of buses like roadkill in order to get laid. I guess I'm just a little surprised to see all these shy people willingly put themselves through all that torment when they've probably got enough other issues in their life. Or is that just me?
Not that I'm discouraging anyone. If you're game, go for it! 
Well anyway, that's my miserable story. I guess I'll see you 'round. If anyone wants me I think I'll head over to the bar. There is a bar here, right...
Probably because on the way to work this morning I saw 2 dead skunks, a dead possum, and something that looked like a dead coyote, but I'm not sure?
