How can I seem nonchalant

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I NEED THIS

I am so socially awkward and stupid

Plz tell me

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I don’t get this gen beta slang
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No I'm not talking slang just cool, and don't give a care in the world

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Stop trying

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Im not trying tho

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Give me an example of your experience


Like messing up a conversation, something real tho
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This post seems like trying tho

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Like cracking jokes but nobody listens, then someone cracks the exact same joke and ppl listen

Also like not being able to make friends bc if I'm introverted ppl call me "emo" and if I'm extroverted like ppl want, ppl call me annoying

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#8 don’t try to be the funny one, there will be people who find you funny but most I’ve seen just scream internally to avoid social interaction, try to look confident all the time even if you aren’t, just raise your head, walk normally, copying others is good aswell
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o.k.

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Introverted and extroverted isn't something you can turn on and off with a switch. As for awkward jokes, read the room. You're probably bad at that, so practice. Spend some time listening instead of woring what you're gonna say next. You can learn a lot about people just by observing them. Also people love to talk about themselves so then they like you and you learn what they find funny and what they like.

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Try not to talk about yourself all time tho, 1, because people might not care, let them talk about themselves, and 2, since you said everything about yourself, they prob won’t want to talk to you, try to minimize talking about yourself, you can, but don’t just talk about it all the time
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12 I think finding things you have in common is valuable and then you can share things about yourself as long as it's relevant and you're also actively listening to what the other person has to say

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#13 yeah, I think my example was a little less focused on making friends or talking to them, I think
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Eh small talk will probably always be torturous and that's it. It might top out at mildly pleasant if you've had the luck to find someone decent to talk to

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Idk why, but I got used to laughing at things that weren’t really that funny, sometimes do it without even wanting
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Some of the people you do that to probably know you're faking it. How does that make you feel

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Somehow people don’t know I’m “faking” it


But if they do, I’d prob feel like a donkey
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Wellll how do you know that they don't know? Maybe they know that you don't know that they know.

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21 I'm reassessing your "freakyness" and what that says about otf