Copy the social skills of others : How do they initiate a conversation, what kind of questions do they ask... Personally when I'm feeling awkward, I just ask the other personn a ton of thing about her/him. People love to speak about themselves, and if they're a good personn, they will ask you back 1 reply
What helped was to look at it like this: Do u remember the face of a passerby? What about their clothes? You probably don’t- and the same can be said about the people around you. They don’t remember what you did nor the fact that you wore those same shoes for the entire week. People like cashiers see hundreds of faces every day and forget 99% o...... reply
For me, I got a fast food job and forced myself to interact with people. At first, I could only interact with customers simply bc I had a script to go off of in my head. Greet them, ask their order, quote their price, give them their drink cups, and move on to the next customer. It was simple enough that I just got used to engaging in small talk wi...... reply
getting a job in retail is what finally snapped me out of mine. forcing myself to talk to the general public because my hours and money depended on it. but what really worked for me was having a mental 'mask'. like the mask i put on was of my socialsona, the version of me whos bubbly and talkative but that can be taken off once i'm alone. eventuall...... 1 reply
start with tiny steps even standing outside counts. use simple scripts (“hi, this please, thank you”) so you don’t overthink. bring comfort armor music, hoodie, favorite shoes and reward yourself after each step. small wins build confidence fast reply
Therapy. Prescriptions. I’m currently working on getting diagnosed and put on something. Long term therapy sounds like shit to me (at least rn) so I just want to finish the process asap. Find someone- family or whoever reaches out most to help you AT LEAST schedule an appointment and get you there. The first step counts the most, no matter what. reply
