So this morning I had an epiphany, I will do a bit of research on Chat Gpt on the 5 best ways to make friends. And surely this much talked about AI system will be able to clearly delineate a path that anyone (including me, a self proclaimed introvert) can follow. Making a couple friends is probably not the worse thing in the world, because it would be nice to have someone to talk to sometimes, instead of being so isolated ....Spoiler alert.....Boy, did AI seriously disappoint!!!
Anyway, this is what it said:
1) Initiate Contact...I don't even know if I should even justify this with a response. But I will. How in the world am i supposed to do this, when even the thought of approaching someone, puts me in an extreme state of panic? I can literally feel my heart jump out of my chest, my mouth taste like dust and all thoughts leave my brain. I am like a walking zombie!!
2) Be Approachable and Positive....what does it want me to do? Smile?....Ammmmm...no. Because then someone might just approach me and then it's point # 1 all over again
3)Active Listening.....well I can listen. I'm actually quite good at this, but......in order for me to have someone to listen to, i would have to be in an actual conversation. No one is going to come up to me and just start chatting so that I can listen, without any input from me. And what am i suppose to say in an actual converstaion?
4)Voluneteer / Attend Events...Now for this one I'm definitely not going to answer....Sigh.... Chat Gpt and I had such high hopes for you. I even started off by saying that I had an Epiphany. That's not a word that I use eveyday
5) Utilize Online Platforms....So this may be its one saving grace.... 1 out of 5 is what? 20%. So as you can see I am trying the online platform method. It seems to have some potential. Here, I can talk a bit about myself and have a discussion. There is no time line to find the right words. It's at my own pace. I can delete and rewrite sentences. And in so doing, I can read what I'm about to say as many times as I like before pressing save or publish. So it's less likely for me to say something wrong or completely silly. And if I just so happen to post something stupid, I can delete it, and save myself embarrassment
Anyway, thanks for trying Mr AI system aka Chat GPT.
What would be nice is if persons would actually respond to my post.... Maybe it's too much to ask
Comments
Hi Incognito
Don't knock it till you've tried it. I think we all have to put up with some discomfort to actually get anywhere. I think the human being is by nature a social animal. Some of us are only comfortable with very small social circles. I don't think intrversion is at all a bad thing but if it gets to the point where we reject all social contact then it becomes destructive.... I think. So it is definitiley uncomfortable to put yourself out there but it is absolutely necessary. Baby steps are fine. I believe this is platform is a big step in the right direction. Kudos to you for doing this!!
Thank you MEB for your comments and kind words, but perhaps the fact that you have adapted have resulted in you being unable to understand my predicament / daily struggle.