>>569 ( ß -ß)
I'm extremely talented and in a broad spectrum of skills. I'm physically in great shape, and very attractive. My IQ is higher than 99.9% of the population, yet I have painfully awkward social skills. I mean, I can't even respond to the everyday "Hello, how are you doing?" without anxiety. I really don't want this to come off as arrogant, because I assure you, it's not a pleasant situation, but even when I do manage friends, it's always with the opposite gender, as my like-gendered peers and I have very little in common. Unfortunately, because as previously stated, almost every time I manage to feel comfortable in a friendship, something happens to make it awkward. I'm the product of a disturbing childhood, and haven't really recovered, not because I don't want to, but because of a lack in opportunity. So here I am now, I've got everything trying to work out, my life has more potential to be 'normal/happy' than ever before, yet, I feel like I am letting my social anxiety/awkwardness ruin it. It physically hurts to think that I might mess this up, and the stress of that possibility is crippling. ( ß -ß)