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thanks for that comment. I think I'm not that bad when it comes to communication through writing. I just have my problems with talking.Penelope wrote:Ayemea: Well, you communicated that really well!!!!
Well, the faces and expressions of people aren't the main problem for me. There are just a few people, where that point is a problem for me. I just don't talk much in general, no matter which person it is. I have just one good friend with whom I can talk a bit more than usual, but it's still not very much compared to other people.You might find it easier on here....where you can't see peoples' faces.
Well, can't be helped. I could try to change it, but that would mean to put in some effort and I'm a really lazy person.
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There are many ways to communicate....It is not all about talking!!!
Thank goodness!!!
Pictures ??? Music???
People are much more perceptive than you might, at first, think, I have found.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6voJjexENok
There are many ways to communicate....It is not all about talking!!!
Thank goodness!!!
Pictures ??? Music???
People are much more perceptive than you might, at first, think, I have found.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6voJjexENok
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
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Could you 'paint' how you feel?
I used to sing.....and I could sing how I felt much more easily than I could express by talking.
Now I cannot sing anymore....so I type how I feel on this keyboard.
I used to sing.....and I could sing how I felt much more easily than I could express by talking.
Now I cannot sing anymore....so I type how I feel on this keyboard.
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
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i'll jump in and say I often find the internet easier myself.
I'm not shy, but I find that the people who are usually keen on socializing are extroverts, who speak at a faster rate than i do and have a knack of covering the topics THEY are interested in, whilst smiling charmingly at you all the time (so it's difficult to be cross with them).
i go along with their choice of topic usually, because honestly diverting the flow, and especially keeping it diverted would require so much effort and energy from me.
So at the end of the conversation, the extrovert typically leaves, having covered all the topics that matter to him, and thinks he has had a really nice time.
On a discussion forum I get a better chance, and I can also develop if i'm so enclined.
I'm not shy, but I find that the people who are usually keen on socializing are extroverts, who speak at a faster rate than i do and have a knack of covering the topics THEY are interested in, whilst smiling charmingly at you all the time (so it's difficult to be cross with them).
i go along with their choice of topic usually, because honestly diverting the flow, and especially keeping it diverted would require so much effort and energy from me.
So at the end of the conversation, the extrovert typically leaves, having covered all the topics that matter to him, and thinks he has had a really nice time.
On a discussion forum I get a better chance, and I can also develop if i'm so enclined.
Ophelia.
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Re: What would you change?
To be able to be around groups of people without feeling nervous, not be so shy, and of course, lose a couple pounds!!!
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MLeigh wrote:
To be able to be around groups of people without feeling nervous, not be so shy, and of course, lose a couple pounds!!!
Shy is charming!! I'm the opposite, never shy, but worrying for hours after a party about what I should or should not have said. Can't win can we?
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Have the same issue, wondering if what I said was too much or if I should have spoke up more. It's a double edged sword in social settings for me.
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Re: What would you change?
I wonder if it is to do with education, always knowing the right thing to say.
I suppose if one is educated in etiquette, then one would never be socially embarrassed, but perhaps one would never be sincere either.
There is a lot to be said for knowing what is polite, even if we don't always do it.
My Mum taught me to dress with quiet good taste - but I don't.
I suppose if one is educated in etiquette, then one would never be socially embarrassed, but perhaps one would never be sincere either.
There is a lot to be said for knowing what is polite, even if we don't always do it.
My Mum taught me to dress with quiet good taste - but I don't.
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini