Quote:
Originally Posted by rcat
Being awkward is simply part of who some people are. I is not necessarily something that can be controlled.
However, I truly believe that being immature is otherwise. In my experience those that put on immature displays of behaviour are doing just that - they are putting on a show. In otherwords I tend to think many do it on purpose - perhaps often unconcsiously - in order to seek attention.
Are you truly behaving immaturely or is it rather in inability to pick up on social cues. This is something else entirely and goes hand in hand with awkwardness.
|
When I was in elementary school, I fit-in just fine. Then everybody grew up except for me - I just grew old. I feel like I don't belong. Partly I am socially awkward, and I don't know how to behave among people my age. Partly I am still interested in childish things. Partly I want to be different.
I used to write software, and I would always find bizarre ways to fix bugs or write new code. Partly I am creative, but partly I wanted to say "hey, I'm special". That is immature.
I don't know if that answers your question.
Probably one source of my problem was hormones. I didn't mature sexually until I was 17 years old, and that might have contributed to my feeling of being left behind. I am also not a very masculine male. One of my old friends from elementary school called me up, and I just didn't want to talk to him. I felt so immature and pathetic. I hope I didn't hurt his feelings, but I probably did.