I Struggle With Mental Illness

I can relate 100%. I have to constantly self talk and remind myself I am cared about and people wouldn't invite me or stay beside me talking if they didn't want to be there. I know it's easier online, and you might be a bit more shy, but you're the same person. You're welcome here, and valued here. I know that must be true in the real world as well.

Everyone is weird in one way or another, people who are too normal are boring and people who seem absolutely perfect terrify me because surely there must be something sinister about them that's well hidden. Being a little weird is all well and good, it's the spice of life and makes good conversation topics.

You sounds like
You are aperson who cares alot
But in return you don't get much
Expectation hurts
But as you are always agood person from heart just keep it up

I could have made this post. People tend not to warm up to me because I'm so shy all the time.

in some ways i feel the same. Hard upbringing health problems rejection. It all adds up to how we feel

You and I have all of this in common. For so long, since I was so scared of people and thought they wouldn't like me unless I behaved exactly as they wanted, I would give them what I KNEW they needed to see in me. Ultimately, this just made matters worse.
So now, I don't hang out with anyone. People thought I was weird, anyway.

I got over those feelings at a very young age and love my weirdness and really could care less if I am not accepted. It has actually served me well through life as I am 69 now. My wife tells me I have asperger's and I tend to agree with her but I am actually very happy with myself. Most everyone that matters to me accepts me and they say they enjoy my honesty.

Dont judge yourself being your own worst critic does not work , you need to like yourself more ,just be you no matter what , You are beautiful as a person as well as looking .

I can totally relate! It’s the worst feeling to always be the odd man out in every social situation

Mental issues anxiety depression ect are hard to deal with it is an everyday struggle with your own mind

I think you are just fine. You just have to learn to accept that and yourself knowing what other people think does not matter. No one has ever died or been physically hurt by words or thoughts.

I sent you a message. Sorry for your anxieties. 😣

We're all weird one way or another. A fair number of people online already get that and often seem willing to give you the benefit of the doubt more readily than family might who'd prefer you conform to whatever they happen to think normal ought to be. I'm definitely weird by SW standards, but at least I understand myself and know where I'm coming from. So yeah, it's easy to see why you'd feel more comfortable online. There's a lot going for it that doesn't always live down to the terrible rep that online life usually gets.

Same boat. I avoid anything and everything because I always feel judge by looks or language or how I dress, what I say ,etx. I get so stuck on it I avoid it all together

In person there is so much non verbal communication that goes on that it might intimidate you.
It is safe here, anonymous, for the most part.

I am better online, too.
No eye contact or disapproving tones to worry about.

I can relate to this, although i can get close to certain people but it's rare though.

You are ruled by fear.
Also you should have said I wish I were as that is an example of the optative use of the subjunctive mood.

I You are stupid.
II. You are frightened.
III. You are weak.
IV. People are heartless.

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