The curious case of Kitty (I'm new here and just wanted to do a brief intro :) )

[Kitty_Nevermore]

Hiya, you can call me Kitty I guess, I'm not really good at talking about myself but I felt it might be important to let you know you're not alone. I struggle with severe symptoms of Bipolar, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and neglect since I was about 6 and 12 + years later I've had to teach myself everything I know and I'm still learning I have a hard time making friends because of past traumatic relationships/friendships and usually I have a hard time letting people get to know me. I was lucky enough to get a new job at Starbucks as a Barista which is pretty strange for me because im usually pretty introverted and its very difficult for me to talk with people in person sometimes I say random things on my mind to try to make some kind of conversation and to let people know I care but it can be pretty embarassing especially if a panic attack happens and im trying to focus on not blacking out so i will most likely be posting about my struggles with the new job as well or offering tips of how I was able to make it through the day Just wanted to let you all know you're not alone and I know how difficult it can be even just to get through the day or how horrible it is when random moments of feeling alone hits out of nowhere, but as long as we are here for eachother it makes it that much easier and makes life that much better Im sorry if this was a bit long or gloomy but I told you im not really good at this lol thank you so much for your time and Please please please feel free to offer me advice, stop by for a chat however you do that on here or share your own stories and experiences, I will definately reply to you as soon as I can and I value everything you all have to say very much and I know we can make it through this hectic life together as a community .

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Ask questions, might be a way out as you are focusing on the person you are speaking to and not you

[Kitty_Nevermore in reply to Hidden]

Hey thanks for the reply and the advice, I do definately need work on how I ask questions in a conversation, sometimes it's hard for me to relate to what others are speaking about because a lack of similar experiences, I do my best to ask open-ended questions but I also have to work on how to continue from a question as well since sometimes I talk at the same time as someone and usually I try to say something like please continue to let them know I care and I didn't mean to talk over them. What would be some good Icebreakers that you would suggest that i use? or ways that you use to help you keep conversations afloat? thanks again.

[Hidden in reply to Kitty_Nevermore]

Where do you work? What biscuit do you like? How much would you pay for easter egg? Are questions you could ask but there are some conversation starters on youtube!

[hypercat54 in reply to Kitty_Nevermore]

Hi my advice is to stop concentrating so hard on what to ask them. Just listen instead without judgement and this will free your mind so you can answer or ask in a way which is more natural. If you can't think what to say it doesn't really matter so just smile and walk away. x