Hi everyone,
I’ve been realizing lately that my social skills need work, and I’m hoping to get some advice.
For context, I spent around 4 years in faculty (plus 1 year during covid, so basically 5 years) without building close friendships. I wasn’t used to seeing the same people over and over, so I kind of forgot how to handle regular social interactions.
Now this year, in my engineering classes, I’m surrounded by the same people daily. I noticed that when small conflicts happen, I tend to get angry and just stop talking to people if they don’t do what I ask them to do. Later, I felt ashamed of myself for acting like that, and I realized that I lack patience and sometimes come across like I want to force things on people.
I really want to improve and rebuild my social skills , to be more patient, handle conflicts better, and not push people away when things don’t go my way. Has anyone been through something similar? How did you work on this? Any advice, resources, or personal experiences would mean a lot.
Thanks for reading 🙏