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Originally Posted by snoozysnooze
Hi. I also feel that my social interaction has gotten better as I have gotten older. Maybe it's just life experience, I don't know. But I definitely have gotten better at it. I just ask a lot of questions and get them talking.
It's a bit of an act, but a genuine act or something if that makes sense. I am 'on' in social situations. But I only present the safe 'me'. The one I am POSITIVE (mostly) will not offend anyone or be inappropriate. It is exhausting. And I work hard at it. I am an extrovert and I do get something out of the interaction. I like making people feel like they matter, so I get that benefit- often times.
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I really associate with like 99.9% of this! Only difference is that I consider myself mainly introverted. I have literally fallen asleep in the back of the car at the end of day trips out with different people, solely because being the most sociable, safe "me" all that time was completely exhausting. If I did the same kind of trip out alone, I was usually fine.
I have actually embarrassed myself on a number of occasions (both in person and online) by going over the top in my attempts to help people feel better about themselves. I suppose my heart was in the right place but wow were my words incredibly poorly thought through!
I agree life experience is a big factor, as well as being sure to take interest in other people and learning what makes them tic.
