/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.15577989]

Are there any books that can help one diagnose psychological issues that cause social awkwardness? Sometimes I realize I'm acting autistically, but I can't stop. I want to understand the causes for these issues and address them, so I'm wondering if anyone can recommend some books that discuss exactly why some people are more socially proficient than others, and investigate the psychological issues afflicting the various subtypes of the social inept.

[Anonymous No.15579039]

the big book of reddit

[Anonymous No.15579058]

>>15577989
You cannot diagnose yourself, anon. That is not how it works. You shouldn't feed those kind of thoughts either, I'm being serious. You can develop those things just because you are thinking that you have them. Seek professional help.

[Anonymous No.15579060]

any books thatll get me a gf like op pic

[Anonymous No.15579069]

>>15579060
the big book of reddit

[Anonymous No.15579070]

>>15577989
>Believing you can outthink yourself and your mental problems.

I remember being young.

[Anonymous No.15579071]

>>15577989
Your problem is called being ugly. I've never once in my life saw an attractive person who was socially inept. "I'm introverted/autistic" is just your brain telling you that you aren't fit for procreation and therefore human contact is unnecessary. Focus on sciences, arts, and solitude

[Anonymous No.15579074]

just read siddartha and the empty mirror, start meditating and working out, also force yourself in to these awkward situations so you can train yourself to get better. experience > reading what to do

[Anonymous No.15579090]

she looks attractive from afar but analyzing each individual feature (lips, nose) makes her go from an 8 to like a 6. Literature that explains this phenomenon

[Anonymous No.15579094]

Learn about mental illnesses. Wikipedia articles should suffice, it’s not that complicated. You may have to reread some to remember the differences. Try throwing in some random pubmed searches and reading what you can. Google them.

I diagnose people pretty often. I recently diagnosed my girlfriend’s brother as aspie after hearing him talk on the phone once. Him and the rest of his family agree, and now he’s having this realization about himself and how it’s always affected his life.

>>15579058
>You cannot diagnose yourself, anon
Spoken like a true mid wit

[Anonymous No.15579102]

>>15579090
The Fox & the Grapes

[Anonymous No.15579110]

>>15579094
you sound like a fucking sociopath gtfoutta here faggot

[Anonymous No.15579115]

>>15579090
Effective composition
When the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Yung Anne Hathaway is an extreme example, half of her features individually look like a circus show but all of them together work somehow

[Anonymous No.15579132]

>>15579094
> Self-diagnosing mental illness can be dangerous for one's mental and physical health

https://www.whiteswanfoundation.org/article/self-diagnosing-of-mental-illness/

Don't listen to this, OP. He doesn't even know what a DSM-5 is.

[Anonymous No.15579137]

the big bo

[Anonymous No.15579156]

>>15579071
There's definitely a correlation, but I'm fairly attractive but completely inept. Women are generally interested until halfway through the second date, when they're dating a mask.

[Anonymous No.15579161]

>>15579156
Man my posts are completely incomprehensible at 430 am

[Anonymous No.15579390]

>go to a therapist, work on some anxiety, self esteem and other issues
>get better, start feeling happy
>say that I have no problem being alone, and that it's great
>therapist tells me that we can only work on things I want to change, if I'm fine being alone than that's fine some people are like that
>end therapy

Were they right?

[Anonymous No.15579430]

>>15579390
>say that I have no problem being alone
Most people who say this are lying to themselves. Your therapist probably realised this but just couldn't be bothered to deal with it.

[Anonymous No.15579662]

>>15579161
How do you keep yourself together to even get to that point?

[Anonymous No.15579691]

>>15579071
>Your problem is called being ugly. I've never once in my life saw an attractive person who was socially inept. "I'm introverted/autistic" is just your brain telling you that you aren't fit for procreation and therefore human contact is unnecessary. Focus on sciences, arts, and solitude

"pro-inflammatory cytokine markers get into the brain and do affect behavior and mood. And it’s not just humans who experience sickness behavior. These mood changes and behaviors can be found in all mammals and birds. This behavioral adaptation is thought to protect other members of the community from disease by making the sick members feel the need to separate from the group."

It's more likely than you think.

[Anonymous No.15580086]

>>15577989
You're beautiful. Seriously. I've never seen you but I can guarantee you that you are. You are a woman. You are a female homo sapien. And for that reason you will always be a magnificent heralding of what millions of years of evolution has to offer, and men will find it mesmerizing. You are nature's work of art. You don't have to be the Mona Lisa or the sistine chapel to be beautiful. You have a lot to be proud of, honey. It's hard in our rigorously elitist society of late, but you are without a doubt attractive and appealing to the opposite (or same) sex. The tips in this thread will help, but confidence cannot be faked. Just know that you're fabulous and the world will follow you along.

[Anonymous No.15580165]

>>15580086
ok, simp

[Anonymous No.15580201]

>>15577989
goshdarn what a cutie

[Anonymous No.15581739]

>>15579071
This is half true. Pretty people can be socially inept, but there's an proportional relationship between attractiveness and the amount of social ineptitude you can get away with. When an ugly person is acting tard, you grab the pitchforks and let them rot with the groundlings but attractive people usually have to do it far more brazenly and for longer before they get cast out of eden. I've known some real autists whose only saving grace is that they are exceptionally attractive and I've had to talk to them for quite awhile before realizing that they are completely unfit to socially engage with others, they do things that make me raise an eyebrow but they get way further than the mouthbreathing retard you can spot a mile away

[Anonymous No.15582668]

>>15579058
Can someone really be this retarded?

[Anonymous No.15582694]

>>15579058
He's right.
Especially if you're an edgy teenager taking pride in being speciul.

[Anonymous No.15582699]

>>15582668
He just have some problems, I had some before. Now I'm fine, but I used to be even more retarded than the OP. And did all the stuff I told him not to do, ended up almost killing myself.

[Anonymous No.15582725]

>>15577989
your personality adapted to the environment. primary cause of disorders are parents with their tyrannical control. we are born equal, parents should be brothers, not boss, priest, chief psychiatrist, husband.

[Anonymous No.15582728]

When I was a teenager I used to try to diagnose everyone around me because I stole a copy of DSM 5 from my therapist. Not a great way to live and interact with others, but if you’re wanting to self diagnose look no further. I could probably be a psychiatrist because of the amount of times I’ve read this.

[Anonymous No.15582752]

>>15579132
This is retarded. I went to a psychiatrist, they prescribe you some drugs and you leave. You don't need to pay some faggot to tell you what you already know.

[Anonymous No.15582771]

>>15580086
shit bait.

[Anonymous No.15582823]

>>15582752
The trouble with self diagnosing is that people often romanticize a particular illness, so they convince themselves that they have it. A good psychiatrist and psychologist can see through your bullshit and will ask for specific details

[Anonymous No.15582892]

[Anonymous No.15583123]

>>15582728
based, imma read that shit as well