I am a very quiet person and it seems that my family and the few friends I have have resorted to just dumping on me. Just talking uninterrupted for sometimes up to an hour. My family will realize I am quiet and say "are you listening?" and call me out for not interrupting. They also complain about me not talking much and "never having anything new to say".

I don't know what they want from me. My work is super routine. I don't think I ever had problems with bad bosses or bad coworkers (mostly because I almost always blame myself for any problems). I deliberately stay out of drama. My friends don't share my interests all that much. They complain about politics of their respective countries but I don't have any idea what goes on in Norway (I swear the news media here doesn't seem to report on much of anything government wise plus I don't speak the language) and honestly I feel like complaining about healthcare doesn't make much sense compared to the stuff I am worried bout which is the sort of thing that would get me dubbed a doomer.

So what do I do? My family insists I am "super isolated" and "one day someone is going to report you for not socializing with others and you will be institutionalized". I don't think that will happen but I am tired of all my social interactions being with people who just want to hear themselves talk.


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