I have always admired people who are genuinely social

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...because I'm not. I'm socially retarded a lot of the time, and the only thing that has helped in any way is the medication.

At the Folk Fest recently I was social for long periods of time, and it was okay. They are Festers, they are happy genuine people if not outright hippies. They make you comfortable because they project comfort. You are automatically in. Even when I was working security and wearing a badge, people were usually friendly as hell, because it's Fest and they are there to have a good time.

But there are as many times when I can remember being silent, at some party or other social event; where a time meant to be happy and friendly was just a nightmare for me. Where I couldn't get into any conversation, standing awkwardly outside every small group of people. They'd happily not let me into the chat and I'd just stand there and awkwardly churn.

You?