I Am Socially Inept

I have always been a shy person. I have tried to fit in and be normal but then I realized, what is normal? There is no such thing as normal. My friends always have treated me as a charity case. When I was in school I put myself into...

I definitely have a had a considerable lack of practice with social skills and I'm trying to improve that for the sake of getting a job but the main reason I didn't learn social skills in public school was bad choices I made and later...

I've been put into the 'quiet' category my whole life. My parents say when I was little I wouldn't ever cry and rarely ever spoke.
I 5th grade, I got new teachers, but wasnt with my best friend anymore.
I was with her friends though...

So, I was the pool the other day at my apartment complex and there was a pool party going on. I decided it would be fun to go, hang out, swim and try to socialize. At first it was OK and I talked to a few (and I mean few) people. Then...

I can't maintain eye contact with anyone for more than a few seconds. I never know what to say. I'm often inadvertently curt, oblivious, or rude without even knowing it or meaning to be. I like to talk to people, but I always give...

Well, I'm new at this (maybe we all are), but I guess I'll try to start the ball rolling with my story.
Warning! This is going to be a "blame the parents" type story -- in most cases I would call it an excuse rather than a...

It might just be me, but I feel as if the people around me have a sort of "sixth sense" opinion.
My peers are as normal as the teenager population can be right now and it's impossible for me to assimilate into that "click" that...

The more people there were around him the more lonely he got.It seemed to him that all of those people were taunting him and his conscious.The fact that he was too sensitive to survive in the so called "The Real World" had struck him...

Been this way my whole life. I'm shy and have a disorder that's left me outcasted. Even with the few friends Ive been around I say and do awkward things. I can only think of one friend who hadn't made me feel stupid(altho I still wish I...

when socializing with people I do & say things that make me look like an idiot
but i don't give a damn
i'm this way
i might be not the person that people used to deal with usually but whatever
I used to become sad about it
now i hear...

I feel very uncomfortable talking to people I don't know out of the blue. My hubbie can start a conversation with someone in line at the grocery store or even the waitress at a restaurant. While I try to smile and act like I'm friendly...

My social skills are terrible. I know I am not alone in saying this, but sometimes I really feel like I am "the cream of the crop" so to speak. I have had a stuttering problem for as long as I can remember, and my voice is naturally...

in 6th and 7th grade there were a lot of family problems. My brother moved back home along with his wife for a while, and I had pretty much never seen any one like her, and i think it really disturbed me in some way. She would yell and...

I find it hard to hold up a normal conversation with people when all they talk about is everyday life, mostly because I`m lacking in a life of my own(yeah yeah I admit it). It's also hard to talk to people when all you have...

I was quite talkative when I was around 6 years old. My parents say that I have so many stories to tell. But then once I was around 9 years old, I became really quiet. I became a bit afraid of social interactions and now that I am a...

I feel like all I have to do is say hi and people kind of look me up and down and are just so disgusted by what they see, or even worse, think i'm so weird and are laughing inside at me or thinking about how they can take advantage of...

Ok I am not exactly socially inept, I have friends. Just not close friends.
I have two best friends. No, they're not my parents. 
But I have no idea how to interact with people. I let other people lead the way. I come...