Sometimes people make me feel really angry, and I want to be all alone in the confines of my room, with the curtains drawn and the world blocked out. I sometimes feel more lonely in the company of people than when I am on my own, and the only form of social contact I can enjoy is the 'in proxy' space of forums. This is because I can engage with the written word, a type of communication after all, but feel threatened by the 'gaze of the other' (to borrow from Sartre); and the smells and sounds of people.
Here are some of the reasons why people annoy me:
1) They can be noisy and unpredictable
2) Their accent and tone of voice can grate on my nerves, particularly when they talk in a contrived fashion
3) I feel the need to perform and put on an act, when I really can't be bothered; but if I act myself, I would reveal my boredom and annoyance in a socially inappropriate way!
4) I like people who can talk about things with knowledge and intellectual eptitude; can't stand trivial discussion or those inane words that serve no other purpose than to fill a silence
My best friend is myself!
