Whats up PC! I know its been a crazy long time since looking at this thread again and sorry that I got lazy with it but I was out of the country so I didn’t have much internet access.

saidso: Big shout out to you for reading me like a book. As I’ve had a fair share of bad social situations in college, I’ve had to learn the hard way that college students are pretty shallow. This has suppressed my ability to readily trust others and become quite contemptuous toward people who are more extroverted (I have both extrovert and introvert tendencies) than I am, and who expect me to be perfect socially and completely extroverted. Thanks for your understanding and for supporting me!

sarahsweets: I understand that you weren’t trying to be mean, I already determined that to be true when I first found your response. In fact your responses have helped me if I had to say anything about it. I think it has served has served as a reality check, and has reminded me how unnecessarily tainted my view of people has become, and that I should not project this attitude on future relationships.

LiteraryLark: Thank you so much for being your kind and supportive self like always! You always find a way to make me warm and fuzzy Its responses like yours that make me all the more grateful I found you on PC. I am a huge fan of classic movies, which they are classic for a reason. How can anybody not love those movies with the greats like Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart? They have served as a model for me in the courtesy department. Thank you also for enjoying me for who I am and telling me that nice guys don’t finish last!

Darkness: Thank you for supporting me and sticking with me thus far on this thread! I really appreciate your understanding and your helpful and honest tips. Just like the people who have helped me on this thread you have seemed to read my mind. I’ve become pretty cynical in recent times, so it has seemed natural for me to go right into defense mode and make broad sweeping assumptions about people. It’s a big part of my anxiety. Anxiety, whether it just makes someone jittery or erupts into GAD can really play with a person’s mind. But you’ve been encouraging in relating to my experience, and giving me hope to maybe start working on changing these thought patterns. Glad to find people who are similar situations to remind me I’m not crazy.