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"First Impressions"

Bare with me Life forum as I open my little heart to you all.

I'm trying to figure out if I am just paranoid or whether I am a bit of a reject. Whenever I meet new people I just seem to freeze up and not act natural and I get all these negative feelings from them. Maybe they can see the anxiety in my eyes?

Anyway, I went to my student union magazine thing for the second time just there (and got soaking on the way home). The mate who dragged me along last time naffed off to some special lecture so I ended up going alone. I could feel everyone eyeing up the new meat (even though I was there last week) when I walked in. So, most of the way through I just wanted to leave, I ended up sitting next to some middle-upper class tool who insisted on flailing his arms about and for a few minutes I hated him, just waiting for one arm to break my nose making me look like the idiot.

Then all I could think about was why I had bothered trying to crash their little clique, since I suck balls at writing and everything in general.

In amazing contrast I had a bloody great night yesterday.

Drank too much Guinness with my new Irish mate, went to some unique Hippy club and smoked lots, talked to random foreign people.

Hedfix wrote:
> Well, there's an emo song right there.

"I'm noooot oookkkkk"

Suck it up champ, people will see the beauty on the inside of you.

Let your true colours shine through.

You're beautiiiiiiiiiiful it's true.


Quit sobbing, grow chin hair and fight them all. Pansy.

I used to get like that when I was first at University. Alcohol helps a lot.

Listen to the Light-ster, for he speaks the truth.

'tis a confidence thing. I used to get panic attacks when meeting groups of people.

Then I decided "Why am I worried? I'm great. And if they think otherwise...(*&) 'em"

Most problems of this type can be overcome with a sufficiently large ego...

Ms Thraves wrote:
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> impressions are made within the first three seconds

No shat.

Sounds like you've got a self confidence problem more than anything else.
Join a drama group, after a few weeks of being on stage, you'll have no problems with self confidence!

I know how you guys feel. When I was at my primary school I had quite a few good friends, and I could talk to them about anything without feeling embarrasing. At secondary school (this is my second year) I don't open up to people as much. I have about two people who I can open up to, but that's it.

Or because you're a stinking pikey.

Sheepy you are not a mentalist but I am. These girls on my bus have hated me for a few years(went to my old school as well) because I may or may not have thrown a wooden chair at them out of blinding rage.I'm kinda like a brown Hulk.

BTW they might also not like me because I have the inability to speak to anybody outside my own group on the bus.