I used to have the same phone phobias. I just had to get over it because I got a job at a call center, but it still effects me when it comes to shit like calling my attorney or so,ething like that. It used to stop me from writing. Like I could pick a pencil up, but I couldn't force myself to put it to paper and write anything. It's freaky. It's hard to deal with when you know your mind is wonky. It puts a lot of doubt in your head about how you feel about things
I hate talking on the phone. I pretty much do it all day now so im used to it. Me and my friends still always argue about whos gonna order the pizza.
One time i had to order and when the lady tild me my total and how long it would be instead of saying thanks like i meant to i said "i love you" and hung up the phone )
He's a complicated dude. He went 19 years of his life with mental illness contributing to extreme social phobia and anxiety. We just kept writing it off as irrational and something he'd grow out of. Its prevented him from doing simple things like calling a friend over or ordering a pizza, to more difficult things like asking a teacher for help or dating. Its so bad he might get kicked out of college next semester, and he's too afraid to ask for help from teachers or school counselors. He takes meds for it, and it helps, but it still isnt good.
And I know he'd hate a warehouse job or minimum wage job. He's too smart for it. I mean he's made it into a tough engineering school. Which he seems to like, and has made a lot of good friends similar to him. But still.
He doesnt see things the way most people do, and has an incredibly tough time expressing his emotions. Thats partially why he sinks his life into comics and video games - they are escape fantasies for him.
He has friends. But only hangs out with them if they initiate.
My mom was all worried about him yesterday because he said he didnt like living with us, and couldnt wait to move out. We've done nothing to spur that kind of reaction other than just living as a family. He doesnt want that. He wanta to live as a hermit and do nothing with his life other than work to sustain himself, and play video games and read comics. That surprised me because he told me he wanted to move in with some friends at school. So we're worried about him. He doesnt like being in a family.
He has A LOT of growing up to do.
Today he blew up at me because I needed help with renovating my basement. He got impatient and snapped. I blew up back at him. He doesnt see the importance of cleaning the basement and renovating. I was sick of the filth and clutter. So he looks at it as my project and doesnt want to help. I was up until 4 on Saturday building shelves. I was working on stuff until midnight last night AND I went to work. He was either sleeping or playing vidyas both times. Im cleaning his shit too. Im a little miffed. He doesnt even have a job this summer. I do.
I apologized to him, and explained why I was mad. He accepted the apology, but didnt apologize to me, and said he still sees it as my project.
He's a complicated dude. He went 19 years of his life with mental illness contributing to extreme social phobia and anxiety. We just kept writing it off as irrational and something he'd grow out of. Its prevented him from doing simple things like calling a friend over or ordering a pizza, to more difficult things like asking a teacher for help or dating. Its so bad he might get kicked out of college next semester, and he's too afraid to ask for help from teachers or school counselors. He takes meds for it, and it helps, but it still isnt good.
And I know he'd hate a warehouse job or minimum wage job. He's too smart for it. I mean he's made it into a tough engineering school. Which he seems to like, and has made a lot of good friends similar to him. But still.
He doesnt see things the way most people do, and has an incredibly tough time expressing his emotions. Thats partially why he sinks his life into comics and video games - they are escape fantasies for him.
He has friends. But only hangs out with them if they initiate.
My mom was all worried about him yesterday because he said he didnt like living with us, and couldnt wait to move out. We've done nothing to spur that kind of reaction other than just living as a family. He doesnt want that. He wanta to live as a hermit and do nothing with his life other than work to sustain himself, and play video games and read comics. That surprised me because he told me he wanted to move in with some friends at school. So we're worried about him. He doesnt like being in a family.
He has A LOT of growing up to do.
Today he blew up at me because I needed help with renovating my basement. He got impatient and snapped. I blew up back at him. He doesnt see the importance of cleaning the basement and renovating. I was sick of the filth and clutter. So he looks at it as my project and doesnt want to help. I was up until 4 on Saturday building shelves. I was working on stuff until midnight last night AND I went to work. He was either sleeping or playing vidyas both times. Im cleaning his shit too. Im a little miffed. He doesnt even have a job this summer. I do.
I apologized to him, and explained why I was mad. He accepted the apology, but didnt apologize to me, and said he still sees it as my project.
You brother sounds a lot like you.
He's a lot worse. Im awkward and dorky, but I dont have an issue talking to people, calling people, asking for help, ordering food, inviting people over etc. And while I certainly enjoy video games and comics, I have other passions, interests, goals, and aspirations.
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>Have bad few weeks at work >Have friend in same industry >Talk about how hard our jobs are >Invites me out to happy hour with his coworkers to blow off some steam >having great time >my boss shows up because apparently we know the same people >"why aren't you at the office?" >black out in a haze of whiskey
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One time i had to order and when the lady tild me my total and how long it would be instead of saying thanks like i meant to i said "i love you" and hung up the phone
Im able to express myself and process my own emotions (I have the opposite problem of being too emotional and out spoken).
While I enjoy my alone time, Id rather have a roommate than live all by myself.
The inability to talk to girls and phobia of dating, I do have though.
Smoke weed faggot.
>Have friend in same industry
>Talk about how hard our jobs are
>Invites me out to happy hour with his coworkers to blow off some steam
>having great time
>my boss shows up because apparently we know the same people
>"why aren't you at the office?"
>black out in a haze of whiskey
this middle eastern kid has been crashing on our couch for the past two nights and he doesnt speak any english at all
he was playing his nintendo ds when I left for work at 430
its 1230am now and hes in the same position only now its plugged into the charger