Sometimes there are individuals who simply just don’t do well with social situations that most people face everyday. Do you have trouble going through drive-thru restaurants? Have you ever had problems talking to people while at a party? Then it’s likely you know exactly the type of issues that I am talking about. Honestly, I completely get it. But I have gotten a lot better with it. Occasionally, it’s nice to see what you can do to better yourself while dealing with these situations. It’s not so much that you are changing who you are (which you shouldn’t do, necessarily). However, it’s a matter of unlocking who you are inside, and that’s a beautiful thing. Below are four sites devoted to aiding you in facing common socialsituations, and although I can’t guarantee you that they will turn you into an extreme social butterfly, they should help.
Succeed Socially
I know what you’re thinking, and no this site isn’t one which will make you pay nine easy payments of $30.42 just to be emailed one paragraph on self improvement every day (with a well-hidden option to disable auto-renew). No, Succeed Socially is a legitimate site written by a real person. Furthermore, the content is meaty, thought-out, and thorough. Throughout the site are articles concerning simple questions that may be a little too embarrassing to openly ask. For instance, problems such as “I have a hard time meeting people and making friends” and “I struggle to make conversation”can be found here.
Improve Your Social Skills
Improve Your Social Skills is an online social skillsguide written by Dan, a fellow who, when diagnosed with Asperger’s, didn’t let social situations bring him down. On his site are lessons to aid with varying social problems and situations that the average person may face. However, those reading the content of this site would likely have much more trouble with them. This is a fantastic site for people who are looking for a writer that can relate to them, so I believe the credibility of ImproveYourSocialSkills.com goes without saying.
The Positivity Blog
The Positivity Blog is focused on true happiness, and seeing that being able to function properly in one’s social life is a major building block to happiness, this is a great thing. Each article covers something that is related to social skills. However, it goes beyond social skills and into how those skills are applied. For instance, consider these titles: “It’s Never Too Late To Change Your Life” and ”7 Destructive Thought Habits That Can Hold You Back From Leading A Happier Life”. Ultimately, The Positivity Blog is about living a positive life.
People Skills Decoded
People Skills Decoded is another site devoted to giving quality social tips. Each article title is presented bluntly – ”How To Stop Being Shy“, “How To Be More Social” – and is written in an easy-to-follow format. The site seems to be full of great articles. However, it does offer a “free presentation” in exchange for your email address. As you may know, it’s typically a good idea to avoid items such as this. Even still the site seems to be worth reading.
Conclusion
These are just a few tips to help you while working on your social skills. However, nothing will beat actually interacting with people. With that said, it might be a good idea to go and do that more often! What social skills tips do you have for other readers? Did these sites help you at all?
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May work in America, where people aren’t so stiff, but not here in Germany where people have a pole up their a**…
In my life, when there was a major stressor, I just cut people out of my life. I don’t think I had everyday social anxiety, but I felt I had to cut things out until I had everything under control. I didn’t look at everything, but if you want to get into the habit of talking to other people, I would just suggest getting involved with a group of people with mutual interests. If you know a lot about something, there are plenty of people interested in learning or if you are interested in something, it shouldn’t be too difficult to find someone who is more knowledgeable to learn from. A lot of my interests are not very common, so if I hear something start talking about it, I find myself talking to them. Another thing you can do, is if you have a good friend, hang out with their friends and see if you’re compatible. Also, you can set up a profile on a penpal website and find somewhere from from across the world to talk to regarding mutual interests. Also, I would suggest going out and doing things on your own, that way you have to talk for yourself. If you make talking to people a regular part of yourself it doesn’t become stressful. If you are in a stressful situation, change it and remember that everything passes in time and can get better. One more thing is to try to identify what is the primary stressor in your life. I have noticed that if you find ways to deal with the big problem, everything will mellow itself.
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great article
My son was recently diagnosed with Asperger’s and I am sooooo happy to see you feature sites like this. The diversity of the things you cover is a huge reason I am a fan. Keep up the great work!
If you don’t really know anyone in your life, you can start by posting to Craigslist in the platonic section saying you are seeking a friend. Just list some interests of yours and maybe someone else will respond to you and you can meet (that part is probably the toughest, I realize).
If you are sort of depressed or have a serious personality, try to smile more, and be generally more friendly towards people, even if you feel it’s ‘fake’ of you.
Last thing I can recommend is don’t talk about your problems unless you are very good friends with somebody – everyone has issues and problems and no one wants to hears yours (not trying to sound mean or anything)
Excellent info.
Awesome article., I need it to improve my social skill., thanks for the post.
Boo-urns, that Improve Your Social Skills site only lets me read the Basic Guide for free. It wants me to pay to ‘Become a Member’ to read the rest.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t make sense for me to have the site be 100% free—I’ve put hundreds of hours into it and I couldn’t afford to work on it as much as I do if it was totally free. But there is a TON of free content on there–it’s very important to me that Improve Your Social Skills is valuable to people even if they can’t or don’t want to pay. So you can improve your social skills quite a bit just by reading through the basic guide and the blog :)
The other sites listed all have totally free content, and way more than the “TON” you mention having available.
Hey guys! I’m Dan, the author of Improveyoursocialskills.com. Just wanted to say hello to everyone who found my site through this link, and let you know that I’m happy to answer any questions you have about the site or social skills or whatever.
Good One