I can never say the right thing, or format what I want to say into something other people understand
Sure, I may seem confident in conversation.
My typing might even sound like I talk with ease.
But inside my mind is going a thousand miles a second, trying to figure out what to say next, how to say it. Trying to say something funny is a struggle for me, cause no one ever understands it except for people who have known me a very long time.
Most of the time I try to avoid saying much, but end up saying something that makes me seem like an idiot. Or sometimes like a dictionary.
But the funny thing is I have good ideas. And I am good at improvisation and making things up on the spot. But in conversation I always screw up
Right now I think I'm sounding like a freakazoid.
....
Maybe I'm just socially retarded
My typing might even sound like I talk with ease.
But inside my mind is going a thousand miles a second, trying to figure out what to say next, how to say it. Trying to say something funny is a struggle for me, cause no one ever understands it except for people who have known me a very long time.
Most of the time I try to avoid saying much, but end up saying something that makes me seem like an idiot. Or sometimes like a dictionary.
But the funny thing is I have good ideas. And I am good at improvisation and making things up on the spot. But in conversation I always screw up
Right now I think I'm sounding like a freakazoid.
....
Maybe I'm just socially retarded
For me personally, i can't say anything anymore unless it's smart. That's how i feel.
Because with school work, i'm a generally smart person, winning the top award for my grade and gender.
Since i've hit high school, i can't say much without it being smart, cos if i say something stupid i get weird looks from friends.
Because it isn't normal for me to say stupid things to them.
And i don't talk much in person, because i have a habit of saying exactly what i think of something, so inturn i offended a lot of people.
Stef., January 16th, 2007 at 06:39:40pm
I know. I have more problems around actual people instead of the internet, though. I just get really nervous around people and I worry about saying the wrong thing, so I'll try and think of what I want to say WAY before I even talk. I know EXACTLY how that feels, trust me. I don't get so freaked out on the internet or when I write, because I have more time to think about what I want to say. I only have a really bad habit of proofreading my posts, even something like this, several times over. But yeah, conversation is really hard for me at times.
I agree with the writing points everyone is making! Writing is the best way to communicate, and then probably through music, if you know how to play an instrument (or sing, for that matter).
Funky Platypus, January 16th, 2007 at 03:31:43pm
I'm the same way. Every time I say something, when I do speak that is, I always worry if I said the wrong thing or if people understood what I was talking about, etc. That's probably the reason why I want to be a writer.
whyamIstillhere?, January 16th, 2007 at 07:58:51am
Sometimes writting can be the best way to express your thoughts to other people. When people can read something, it gives them the opportunity to go back, reread and reflect upon what has been said. Im writting is much more literate than how I actually speak. I find it alot easier to put things down on paper (or type them) then I do verbalizing them.
Kurtni, January 15th, 2007 at 11:11:05pm
Yeah, it's the same for me. I basically avoid having too much of a conversation with people because I'm afraid of sounding retarded. I've got bad social anxiety.
Zoie, January 15th, 2007 at 10:53:02pm
I have the same problem. That's why I don't talk much. So when I do talk, everyone listens.
The Hippy, January 15th, 2007 at 10:42:50pm