MDD vs Personality - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T12:16:15Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/mdd-vs-personality?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A159320&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes I feel exactly the same..…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-10-08:4661400:Comment:1593202013-10-08T21:22:46.676ZDustyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/DustyRose
<p>Yes I feel exactly the same.... it just seems like I'm missing common knowledge and experiences that most people my age experienced long ago....</p>
<p>I also think it's because of anxiety, specifically social anxiety and fear of expressing myself in front of others. I also had crap people skills so when I tried I'd get rejected, but I never got rejected in my DDs.</p>
<p>It amazes me sometimes how much people my age have experienced in the same amount of time as me, it's like I have this…</p>
<p>Yes I feel exactly the same.... it just seems like I'm missing common knowledge and experiences that most people my age experienced long ago....</p>
<p>I also think it's because of anxiety, specifically social anxiety and fear of expressing myself in front of others. I also had crap people skills so when I tried I'd get rejected, but I never got rejected in my DDs.</p>
<p>It amazes me sometimes how much people my age have experienced in the same amount of time as me, it's like I have this big wall keeping me from participating in the real world the way most others have naturally been drawn to and comfortable with since they were toddlers.</p>
<p>I've been told I seem younger than my age as well. My guess is I seem like more of a blank slate, like a curious new kid starting high school for the first time, though I'm 22.</p> Pretty much. I feel like I'm…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-10-04:4661400:Comment:1587972013-10-04T20:53:00.825ZS Khttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Sk
<p>Pretty much. I feel like I'm lost in social conversations and miss social cues. The anxiety compounds any social interaction I have or want to have. I feel behind not only because of DD but because of my childhood experiences and the lack thereof.I still don't know what or who I am- what constitutes my personality and how to describe myself.</p>
<p>Pretty much. I feel like I'm lost in social conversations and miss social cues. The anxiety compounds any social interaction I have or want to have. I feel behind not only because of DD but because of my childhood experiences and the lack thereof.I still don't know what or who I am- what constitutes my personality and how to describe myself.</p>