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Originally Posted by June Gloom
I can't figure out why I'm so bad at maintaining relationships and seemingly simple things like fixing a fight with a friend, or picking up on social cues that everyone else seems to understand. When people realize how bad I am at this, they're surprised because I'm not seen as dumb, I have a 4.3 GPA and 98th percentile test scores (still could be better in my mind, but not horrible) yet every time I get close to somebody i do something stupid or push them away by being controlling or not picking up on something social related. How can I stop this before I have to go out into the real world as an adult and end up alone forever?
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I understand this completely, people are always thrown back by my lack of social skills.
I also have a high IQ but the one thing I can't learn is how to be around humans like everyone else.