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I Am a Social Reject

It seems that everywhere I go, people just never want to be around me. The only place that I’ve been that I’ve actually felt wanted was at an old people’s home, I volunteered to make them lunch and to spend time with them. They were all saying what a lovely young woman I was and how kind I was being, but I wonder if they were 60-80 years younger if they would be saying the same things.

At school I was viewed as a bit of freak and when my friends found partners I was left alone. I wasn’t ever unpleasant to anyone, the fact is I was too terrified to talk to half of them, but if they asked to borrow a pen or for a piece of paper I’d always lend them out. That’s all I was used for, lending out stuff and giving sweets away. Other than that I was told I was a freak and that I didn’t belong. I tried not to let it bother me, I’m not really sure what I did to make them be that nasty to me. If continued in college, I don’t get bullied like I did in school but the first year I had absolutely no friends. They quickly sorted into little groups and then I was always the odd one out. When I switched colleges it happened again, so I’m Currently trying to power through. Again it’s like when I have something they notice me but when I don’t they don’t notice me. I’ve spent the past week sitting alone on a table meant for 6 because some people have left college and frankly I’m getting a bit sick of this shit.

If someone would simply have the balls to tell me why I’m such a freak, why I don’t have any friends and why people seem to instantly hate me as soon as they see me it would make my world so much better.
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greenmountaingal · 70-79, F
Could be a lot of reasons. Maybe you just haven't found the right people yet. It won't help to see yourself as a permanent outcast. Things can get better.

If you sincerely believe It's about your personality or lack of social skills then read and study this famous book;

How To Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie


Read this book slowly and do exactly as the author recommends, taking one chapter at a time and carefully practicing the skill as he describes it until you are comfortable with it.

This book can really help if you take it seriously and actually practice the skills.

And, if you are still worried, you can then read Carnegie's other famous book:
How To Stop Worrying And Start Living