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Originally Posted by Massdebator
There is a saying here in the States... "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," but that doesn't apply here. Franklin doesn't have a bird in his hand (Read: a date this Friday evening), because he's not a team player. I keep writing long, thoughtful posts for Franklin in this thread and not posting them. I get about halfway through writing a post, and then I give up every time because I can't think of a better way to say what we've already said.
Franklin, there are professionals in many different fields that can help you develop effective (verbal and non-verbal) communication skills. If your school has a counseling center, go there and ask if any of the clinical psychologists working there have any experience in social psychology work or a related sub-field. If so, start counseling sessions with that psychologist so that they can aid you in developing effective ways of improving the way others perceive you and the way that you communicate. Tell them about your problems getting a date. If you don't find anyone with that speciality, pick one at random and start counseling anyway. There is nothing embarrassing about counseling services. They will get to the root of why you think and act the way you do and make sure that you see it too. They can even help you with your insecurity about your ears. Best of luck!
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I do have effective communication skills. I don't have any problems communicating with people in public. I have made plenty of good friendships. I am taking a public speaking class, and I am doing very well in the class. People understand what I am telling them in my speeches.
I am not insecure about my ears. I've accepted how God made my body. No one is perfect. There is no reason why you keep saying this. I do hear negative comments from girls about my ears. How they think about my ears is not the same why I think about my ears.