Are you Socially Unsocial? I am!

Yes, I am. There. I said it.

Believe me, I am a social person, not in extremes but I am not that bad either. 

But when it comes to socializing online, I suck at it. I hardly make conversations, I barely comment and scarcely share my personal life on social media. I won’t say I don’t share at all, but whatever I do is minimal stuff. I am a part of various groups online, groups that support each other, and I don’t speak much there as well. I open my mouth, err, I use my keypad only when it is required. Otherwise I stay mum. I know it's not a very good thing.

I’m still figuring out, why?

Am I a socially introvert person? Yes, big time!

You belong to which category? Extrovert or introvert?

I don’t know where is it written but some people tend to call writers as introverts, which is not correct. There are so many excellent writers I know who cannot stop talking at all. So are they bad wat writing? Not at all! 

Labelling writers as introverts is a faux statement.

Yes, writing does give the power to express yourself, words do become your armour and your shield, brings a lot of confidence as well to voice the opinion one had in their heads for a while and give wings to fly in the world of social media, without the fear of falling.

But how many of you talk a lot in social gatherings, are very cheerful with everyone and making a conversation isn’t a task? But you do have a problem when it comes to engaging with people online? Not problem per se, how about hesitation? How about being an introvert online? You do tend to talk to a lot of people when you meet them or strangers for that matter, but when it comes to making conversations with netizens or anyone, you are the first one to hide behind the curtains, where nobody can see you. I am one of them!

I can really talk. Offline. Period.

But when it comes to communicating online, I fail at it. Miserably! Is it a social block? I don’t know what to term it.

I want to have a writing buddy and I haven’t had one yet. Why? You know it by now, don’t you? I haven't approached for it to anyone. Why? May be fear, may be hesitation.

I don’t know why that happens? It just doesn’t click me. No right buttons for the right answers, presence of mind becomes a distant dream, cracking jokes and making funny statements becomes a task, much more difficult than History and Geography as subjects in school!

Sometimes I wonder, why? Why is it such a big deal?

Social media does build pressure on people. Pressure to be liked, pressure to be accepted, and pressure to not be criticized for making a space for yourself. People tend to feel bad real soon, things are taken personally by the ones who weren’t even close to the context, and the outrage is started by the ones who’re completely alien towards the matter.

Not that something has happened with me personally, but I just can’t come out of this shell that is built around me.

Does this happens with you as well? If yes, then how do you deal with it? Have you come out of it? If yes, then how? Share with me, tell me the tricks. Who knows what wonders it might do!

I’m participating in Half Marathon Blogging Challenge with Blogchatter. Today is Day 1 of the challenge.

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P.S: I hope to survive this challenge in this slump phase of my writing.

Cheers

Geets