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fkownvisdnyed2
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like to push people away, I just love to make people sad for some reason, then I feel bad and miserable, but I like it Confused
I think I am very shallow, I don't care about any kind of relationship except SEX.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cypher828 wrote:
I think more normal folks dont persue friendship with me cause i dont really reciprocate, so the only people i hang out with are increasingly messed up (codependent?) which certainly doesnt help.


Co-dependent people tend to gravitate towards me aswell when they're fighting with their friends and the next day they'll be off laughing with them again.

I unintentionally push people I like away cause I can't keep them engaged yet always expect them to initiate interest. That's the only way I've ever been able to make friends. I'm currently grieving over such a missed opportunity now that freaking out cause the ball was in my court didn't help anything. If only people could read my feelings without me having to express them!

They probably read my intentions wrong but I am too shy to go up to anyone and confess I actually am lonely and want to reciprocate and respond adequately to their offer... even though such pride is insecure. If I can't meet their needs why should I keep longing for them to meet mine?

I would feel too embarrassed and belittled chasing after them, fearing rejection and never having anything to say.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thereishope wrote:
yeah i can totally relate. when i first meet someone i'm all nice and talkative, but after a day or two, i tend to withdraw. i'm also not good with getting close to people, even family, and i never offer hugs or say 'i love you' (now i'm crying) Crying or Very sad , i am such a freak! i know it must hurt my mum that i am so cold, i know it sounds silly but i'm just too embarrassed to do those things. the way i am right now i don't think i'll ever have a boyfriend, and it really kills me cos i'm actually a romantic at heart. Crying or Very sad . is there anyone else who is as freakish as me?

Awww.. just like you, I'm crap at expressing emotions such as saying 'i love you' (even to friends) or hugging people. I think it's because of my education. My parents have a bad wedding, and there was no hugging or touching in our life. Same goes for conversations. I never learned how to talk on an emotional level. My brother and dad have Asperger's syndrome, they're just very non-emotional people.

It never bothered me until I got to that age where you're supposed to have your first relationship, first boyfriend etc.
Now I'm 25 and still when people (try to) hug me I feel awkward. And it's noticeable, because I physically freeze and they think it's because I'm repulsed by them or something! My closest friends know though so they're not bothered by it, they just try to hug me anyway. Laughing
And it's not that I don't like it, I'm just not used to it. I have a lot of catching up to do. (makes me sad, because I feel like I should've gone through that stage 10 years ago)

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ive distance from my family . i live with my brother and his wife (have my own studio), and my mom has her own studio (2 story house). ive always kept to myself even as a young kid. ppl who want to interact with me other than because they must work etc im cold to. if they ask me personal stuff like if i have a girlfriend kids etc i tell them to not ask me personal questions or any other simple conversations they want to start i purposely give them yes no and give them the cold shoulder.

One thing that really angers me is when people stare at me in public or even my family. Whats worse is that (now im not conceited so dont think im being cocky here) im not bad looking and im pretty fit so theres been times back in grade school , out in public, at the gym that ive been apprroached by girls that will attempt to start a conversation or tell me upfront they like me i pull away. i can feel a strong physical attraction to them but i always distance. its really sad because ill just stay quiet and keep on moving dont even answer them. ive been called jerk asshole, been called gay and all.

I avoid eye contact with everyone , i feel if i make eye contact with a guy its like if there challenging me . with a female its more that i dont want to give off the wrong impression.

after reading some of the other replies here i see most of you feel bad about the way you feel or interact. im actually ok with it but sometimes when i anylize it I wonder if i have some type of attention disorder like i will give no attention to people only to non animated things or something im actually doing.

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