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Originally Posted by {aspiring_to_clarity}  1) When I do try to interact with people it sometimes seems like I'm a nuisance to them. What's that about? |
Could it just be about your social skills ?
Maybe it's just that simple, how about working on improving your social skills, little by little ?
About the nuisance to people, I've experienced that also. Especially when I'm talking to a stranger, durng the first seconds of the interaction. At first, their reaction can be surprised or they are defensive, because they don't know yet why I'm talking to them. But usually, after a few sentences it completely changes and we start connecting. So maybe the nuisance feelings is just about the beginning of the interaction?
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3) How do you separate what you see happening all around you from your own life? I observe a lot of people who are dishonest in their relationships -- lots of "cheating"
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Why the need to separate what you see from your own life ? If you manage to do that, you'll end up with the feeling "they are like that, and I am not, therefore we are diferent". That's not a good feeling to build connections with people, and it can make you feel lonely.
It would be more effective to try to understand why you have an issue with cheating. After all, cheating = not being totally upfront with your intentions.
You seem to value honesty very much, and it's great, but doesn't it lead you to feel separate from those you see cheating? Maybe you can try to feel compassion and understanding towards them by seeing that being totally upfront is a hard thing to achieve, as you can see with your question number 2. (I am also working to improve in the "being upfront" area of my life right now, so I see that too).