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Originally Posted by qwerty68
I would take their compliments as sincere, especially if you get them a lot!
The extra sensitive part is definitely part of the isolation experience. I get all paranoid when I go out after being alone for a long while that people are thinking all sorts of bad things about me.
I tend to talk to myself when I am alone and it is hard to remember not to do it in public. 
For your situation, you seem quite normal to me and you are obviously an interesting person. Interesting in a good way.  |
Haha. Thanks. About dressing creatively. It is kind of a hook in that it just draws people in - but I don't do it for that reason at all. I just like expressing myself that way. I have no idea why people come up to me and comment...as I would never do that to a stranger. I am fairly shy.
People talk out loud all the time these days because they are talking on their various devices. I am certain people probably think you are doing the same.
Thanks for the comment about sensitivity. I do get paranoid about doing simple things now. This bothers me. I do feel anxious and paranoid...although absolutely nothing happens to me when I am out. When I take the bus invariably strangers will talk to me and if the bus is kind of empty the bus driver will start talking to me.
Finally I will say that for years I took diazepam or valium for anxiety and for me these benzos were a lifesaver. When I switched insurance I was no longer prescribed this medication. Since then my anxiety has been really raw. I understand why they don't prescribe benzos frequently any more but in my case taking away this medication has kind of thrown me into hell.