Not sure if anyone else feels like this, but I kind of feel like I never properly learned how to socialize.
Does anyone else feels like they just completely missed the phase where people naturally pick up social skills? I spend most of my time alone in front of my PC - gaming,youtube, working/studying,reddit, etc.
And honestly,at this point it doesn't even feel like "shyness" anymore. It just feels like i'don't really know how to act normally around people.
Like: I don't know how to start conversations - i overthink everything i want to say - i reply to message hours later because i get stuck in my head - i stay quit in a group chats most of the time - when i try to be more social, it feels forced or cringe. The worst part is how effortless it seems for everyone else. For me , every interaction feels almost "manual" like i have consciously think throug it instead of it just happening naturally. And more time i spend isolated, the worst it seems to get. Honestly it's starting to weigh on me because it feels like i'm wasting years just staying inside my comfort zone. Am i the only one who feels like they never really developed normal social skills, or is this more common than it seems?