Published on 12, July, 2020
I want to meet people as I'm minimally speaking and actually have little to no real life friends. The place I'm in gives opportunities which I do take, but I'm often ignored because I can't speak that well. I'm not sure how to go about meeting people in that case. I do have moderate to severe sensory issues, I can handle a busy restaurant on a good day, but on a bad day I'd rather die than be there.
And I need something to distract me from various thoughts. I'm in my mid 20s if that's any help.
Are there any local groups nearby that you're interested in? Or maybe you could join a book club. There's only a small amount of people at those. I went to one seven years ago and I really enjoyed it and made a friend out of it.
It depends, are you the talkative type or are you minimally speaking? this seems to be something everyone here is missing. I can't talk to strangers until I know them well enough.
I completely understand where you're coming from I hardly say a word to anybody especially now. When I went to the book club I wrote in a pad to communicate, it was less stress for me that way. Vocal communication is tiring.
That might be something I need to try. But I'm not minimally verbal, that's different. I just can't process social situations the way others do, and I'm so easily distracted especially when multiple conversations are happening.