I dropped out of school when I was about 17, I know that because in order for me to try to get my GED - I needed my school to say I had dropped out and they acted like they didn't want to do that. Which I found shitty.
Since then, I've been a shut-in. Soooo that's...14 years.
I've been this way for 14 years, and I don't think I'm going to change xD
I love being at home. I love being in my room. I don't like getting out.
And people tell me "You HAVE to go out! You HAVE to make friends! You HAVE to be around people!"
It's easy for my parents to talk to people. It's hard for me. If I even meet someone's gaze for a second - it freaks me out.
When I have to do certain interactions, I don't know how to react.
Like when I was getting something from a vending machine and it got stuck.
This older woman gave me some money to buy something else to try and knock what I bought down. Well, it didn't work, but I got candy with the money the lady gave me.
I started panicking because I didn't know if I give her the candy or keep it.
It was like "OH MY GOD WHAT DO I DO!? SOMEONE HELP ME! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO -CRIES-"
I thought I should give it to her, but my family told me to keep it.
Then I started to eat it, and just assumed the older lady and the people she was with were thinking I was selfish and should be ashamed of myself for keeping the candy when I didn't buy it.
So I sat there, completely uncomfortable and no one else was.
Or when this older lady was behind us in the check-out line and she said she was putting her stuff down and she'd be right back because she forgot something.
Well, while she was gone, these other people came up and took her place.
And she came back right after that and I felt so bad because we were supposed to save her spot? Is that what she wanted? I told my mom and she said "No, she just said she'd be back. Don't worry about it." But I felt like shit for a while xD