Is being quiet a bad thing?

<p>honestly when we say stuff like that it just means we want to talk to you more, get to know you better, etc. dont take it as an insult lol. and you really shouldnt obsess over what other people think. your true friends should still be your friends no matter what</p>

<p>well theres the problem…i used ot have true friends…but when this happened, i guess they got bored with me because i wasn’t talking to them since it became harder to hear em…i mean i would talk and stuff and try my best…but o wellz…</p>

<p>so yea i dont have any true friends or anyone who would want to hang out with me just for fun…i am treated like the leftovers or 2nd hand entertainment these days so i just mope around at home…T.T</p>

<p>lol…once again i apologize for being negative…</p>

<p>its ok. you just sound really down and i know this mind sound insulting but have you thought about talking to a therapist? i mean, i get that you dont like to talk but for me talking is the best way to handle stuff. you dont seem very happy with yourself :confused: and honestly if theyre not willing to stick by you they dont seem like my definition of “true friends.”</p>

<p>well i feel that that going to a therapist would be a waste of time…because, in actuality, they are just taking your money and telling you to “be happy” lol…i get that from my parents a lot…so yea i don’t think it owuld work for me</p>

<p>and nonoon, i love to talk…otherwise i get insane…i have to say something stupid or funny every 5 minutes to people…but i can’t because idk if i’ll hear their response or not…i mean i do now but moderately</p>

<p>and the people who i call quiet are: person A- down in the dumps, talks crap about his life on fb, talks **** about his parents for “mistreating” him, etc</p>

<p>person B: never says hi in the corridor…i do to every friendly face i see unless i can tell that person is having a bad day or just doesnt want to talk</p>

<p>and there are more</p>

<p>but these people aren’t calssified as quiet for some reason and everybody loves hanging out with them…and i know they don’t talk a whole lot (less than me) because i hang out with the same group of people</p>

<p>if you love to talk then idk why you think youre so quiet? you had an accident but you seem more depressed then quiet…</p>

<p>lol person B sounds like me</p>

<p>Does everyone know that you can’t hear them very well? Or do they think you are ignoring them?</p>

<p>well idk i put on a happy outward appearance…i think…but yea better than others…</p>

<p>so i guess im a little depressed because of this? idk and honestly i dont care about it anymore since its been a long time since it happened</p>

<p>and idk some people who knew what happened (i think) forgot or think i’m ignoring em…i hate myself after because i know those people talk crap about me behind my back when i don’t say something properly or mishear or w/e</p>

<p>why should you hate yourself when theyre talking crap about you? that doesnt make sense. arent they being the jerks if they know you have trouble hearing AND make fun of you for it?</p>

<p>actually, you know what caitylin. i appreciate your help and advice but i realized that i deserve every single piece of crap that happens to me. I am a fkn loser, an antisocial freak, an introvert, a piece of crap that should be thrown on the sidewalk…all my neighbors think im a loser, and I am a loser</p>

<p>thanks for the help everyone i really appreciate it (no sarcasm)</p>

<p>im pretty sure no one deserves that. and i hate to keep possibly bugging you because i have no idea who you are or the depth of your situation but i highly doubt youre all those things youre calling yourself.</p>

<p>actually i do…thus, i am the loser of my high school. my parents gave me a big lecture about how i should show my face more often because my whole neighborhood thinks i am a freak who just sits inside. my whol eneighborhood thinks im a weirdo and a loner with no friends.</p>

<p>high five neighbors! you got that right! my parents also yelled at me and i am pretyt sure everybody heard…they yelled at me because they think that i am a rude selfish dumbass…and you know what, they are right. and thus i deserve everything…all of this. and plus, it will be even harder in college with my primitive social skills, so i will either drop out or go to community college (as if i will even get in to any…)</p>

<p>i think your parents are just trying to motivate you to go outside more and talk to people. and seriously i highly doubt you have “primitive social skills” and that really isnt a reason to overreact about having to drop out of college. theres always someone out there for everyone.</p>

<p>eh i guess its hopeless…i mean serisouly, who doesn’t go outside? only freaks. me. i used to go outside, but now, i don’t even show my face. if there is a window open in my house, i refuse to walk past it…or i run past it as fast as i can…</p>

<p>im hopeless.</p>

<p>tehcakeisalie, have tried to seek medical help for your condition? That might be a good solution to your hearing problem…im so sorry that has happened! You seem like a wonderful person, and just think: you’ll be in college soon and things WILL start over for the BETTER! </p>

<p>You can make it what you want it to be. Don’t worry about what other people think, although I know very well that is hard to do in highschool, but really, you just got one more year here, you can do it! As for your parents, do they know about your condition? If they do, then please urge them to get you some help like asap! It seems like this is the only thing that’s bringing you down…</p>

<p>Regardless, the very fact that you’re on CC means you care about your future. So don’t ever say such things about yourself! You will lead a successful life, trust me…and you WILL prove all those people, and you’re parents wrong! </p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

<p>And, if you ever need to talk, please feel free to PM me or anyone who has replied to this thread…im sure they’d be willing to talk! We’re here for ya, buddy! </p>

<p>Don’t call yourself hopeless :)</p>

<p>thanks, hardworker. actually, my parents said it was a “joke” and an attempt to motivate me and get me to lead my life again…-.-</p>

<p>and yea i did, but doctors don’t know why or how it happened so w/e and thanks for complimenting me, but i don’t feel like a wonderful person? idk lol</p>

<p>and yea idk i always have the feeling that when i am walking in the halllways, someone is laughing or making fun of me…because they look directly at me and do weird faces or something…or it could be my imagination…argh</p>

<p>but anyway, thanks hardworker and caitlyn…you guys gave me some great advice, i appreciate it</p>

<p>tell yourself you can do better. I’m quiet too and I am extremely socially akward. I think I am extremely sensitive to what people say and usually by the end of each school week, I feel depressed b/c despite my attempts to socialize, no one has taken the step to really become a friend (By that I mean, invite to me to movies, house, give me a ride home when I need it, etc)</p>

<p>But I get by because I set a goal for myself. I know I can change myself. And, hey, if a dumbass like me can change, anyone can! : )</p>

<p>OP: Think about it. Not to make anything worse or anything, but who really cares? It’s like public speaking. Nobody really cares except the person who’s speaking. Nobody is nervous or really pays attention to the speaker, even though the speaker feels like everyone is judging his every move. Think about yourself. Do you stare or laugh at random people at your school? No, right? Honestly, most people don’t really give a damn about anyone else…</p>

<p>I also struggle with my self-confidence. But I make efforts to go “What matters is what I think about myself, not what others think about me.” </p>

<p>You are only a loser or loner if you believe you are. If you don’t believe that you’re one, then you aren’t one.</p>

<p>As for you hearing problem… just tell people when you ask “what?” that you have a hearing problem. They’ll understand and adapt to it.</p>

<p>being quiet is not a bad thing</p>