I have extremely poor social skills. After escaping bullying, it took me 8 years to say "hi" to people without fainting, and 8 more to learn how to join a conversation (to ask people about their day, compliment their shoes, stuff like that). But I still rarely express my opinion. I can never narrate a story - when others can make their trip to the loo sound like an epic battle. And my memory is terrible, so I can't join in when people talk about celebrities or anything else. My observation skills aren't too good, either: my ADHD often gets in the way.

My therapist proposed to try using my own kind of skills to communicate with others. It sounded like a great idea, but how the hell do I do that? I have zero examples of people like me who made it...

My sister proposed I should work on figuring how I'd want the world to be like, and that should help me to support my opinions. Which also sounds like a great idea, only the world is too complicated, and figuring out a strong opinion would take a lifetime...

Maybe I'm just not meant to talk to people? But I do want to be social, to be able to express myself verbally. My current self doesn't feel right...