Author	Thread: Not Able To Relate to Most People - Feel Removed and Detached
Admin	Not Able To Relate to Most People - Feel Removed and Detached Posted : 19 Feb, 2018 11:57 AM I'm rather kind of depressed as of late. Throughout most of my life, I've been unable to effectively connect with anyone. I've missed out on a lot of opportunities to enter into relationships with some women, those who had introverted personality types like mine, because I was too withdrawn and I kept to myself because I wasn't too keen on entering into relationships during my early 20s. I went into law school, but I didn't make any connections or relationships. People look at me strangely, because I tend to clam up when someone approaches me with an extroverted greeting. I can't help but think, "what do you want from me"? I always feel like someone wants something from me rather than actually interested in getting to know me. So it takes a lot for me to get comfortable around someone. And I've never been in a relationship with anyone. I feel completely alienated and ostracized from most of the people I meet, especially with my generation. I don't understand how to engage socially in the same way most people seem to, enough for me to take an interaction anywhere. Maybe it's because I just don't like interpersonal interactions that feel so forced, but I like genuine ones that feel authentic and natural. I mean, I'm happy to talk to someone about anything, and I enjoy listening to people more than I like talking about myself. I'm not sure what I'm trying to get across with this post. Maybe I'm just venting. I'm hoping someone out there understands. As I feel hopeless that most people I meet tend to assess me based on a false first impression regarding my introverted and quiet character, without getting the time to thoroughly know me and understand why I am the way I am. It only makes me more withdrawn, and less wanting to extend myself out in a social setting. I don't have any friends. The only people I have are my parents and my dogs. I've tried so hard to enter into a relationship with someone, but it feels impossible. I don't know how to connect with anyone. Post Reply
View Profile History	Not Able To Relate to Most People - Feel Removed and Detached Posted : 19 Feb, 2018 03:32 PM In regards to my post, I'm sorry for being melodramatic. I'm just venting. You can disregard it. Post Reply
bushfire^ View Profile History	Not Able To Relate to Most People - Feel Removed and Detached Posted : 7 Mar, 2018 12:24 PM Read Isaiah 61:1-3 and see if it helps overcome your depression. The Year of the Lord�s Favor 61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a] 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord�s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion� to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. Post Reply