tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5843649415665206173.post235593456039274803..comments2010-04-14T00:57:33.340-07:00Adam Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826164866745323543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5843649415665206173.post-52223982452290301392010-04-14T00:57:33.335-07:002010-04-14T00:57:33.335-07:00Is there anyone you DO care about? Anyone you want to spend time with?<br /><br />I remember seeing a study once that looked at the differences between introverts and extroverts. I know that&#39;s not your issue, but bear with me a second. They found that both groups were almost identical in every way except for one: The extroverts recognized the rewards social interaction gave them and introverts did not.<br /><br />Now mind you, the introverts also gained those rewards, but didn&#39;t recognize them. It&#39;s like someone who starts exercising and feels better but doesn&#39;t notice they feel better, if that makes sense. In other words, if you actually gave them a mood test before and after, they may have significantly improve their mood without ever noticing it until they saw the results of the test.<br /><br />Anyway, it&#39;s just something I thought of as I was reading your comment. But please answer my question, and I&#39;ll see if I have anything useful to say, okay?Adam Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826164866745323543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5843649415665206173.post-12664001044170169622010-04-13T09:38:43.532-07:002010-04-13T09:38:43.532-07:00I am an extreme pessimist, and I often think it would be nice to be just a little bit more optimistic, but what do you do when you really don&#39;t like people at all? I have nothing in common with the vast majority of people, and the odds of me actually finding someone I can stand is like finding a needle in a haystack. So what exactly would be the point? I honestly have not come into contact with another human being in the last...oh 2 years, that I would consider befriending. So how can I be LESS pessimistic when humanity is always reinforcing my pessimism by just existing? Also, am I supposed to want to deal with people on a personal friendship level when I don&#39;t care about their problems? Or when I really don&#39;t feel like I&#39;m missing out on anything? I don&#39;t WANT friends, I don&#39;t WANT to have to spend my time and energy hearing about/helping to solve other people&#39;s boring, trivial little personal problems, I just don&#39;t have the time, energy or desire to get deeply involved in anyone else&#39;s life and business....so what&#39;s wrong with me? I would LOVE to know...not necessarily to &quot;fix&quot; anything, but just because I am curious and am always interested in how other people&#39;s minds work. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com