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Originally Posted by Out There
Its hard to learn that there are nice , normal decent people in the world when that's not what we experienced early on. But its true - they are out there , and they can be found  |
Hi all. I'm new to the forum.
I think most people are nice and decent. But everyone has their buttons, have bad days, have biases, etc.
I've always been "different," kind of geeky (and it's only cool for men to be geeky nowadays, not women) with ADD so I even think differently. People who are different can bring out the worst in otherwise nice, decent people and my experiences with this has caused a lot of social anxiety in me. I too struggle with past abuse from family, but it's exacerbated by my past experiences with how badly otherwise nice people can treat a "square peg." It's not enough for me to tell myself that "this person I'm trying to connect with isn't my alcoholic mother." People are just so unpredictable, in general.
-Ceara1010