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I asked several psychiatrists if a person with lack of social skills was a mental issue with an example of Tarzan in city. They asked what mental illness that T
by Joakal 15y ago
I asked several psychiatrists if a person with lack of social skills was a mental issue with an example of Tarzan in city. They asked what mental illness that Tarzan had. Tarzan was completely healthy, just didn't meet anyone else. They said no and just offered generic advice to overcoming social issues.
So far, there's no official social training short of the advice: "Go meet people, club, etc."
The reason that this is important is that I believe social therapy is going to get more important as computer use becomes more and more common. These people are going to get exploited through unofficial help resources by social experts.
eg https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Romance_scam https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Romance_scam
- johnnyjustice 15y agoI just wanted you to clarify, how you feel about the methods used in the OP?
- Joakal 15y agoOP's condition said it was social anxiety than social awkwardness to which my post was asking for a more overall solution to social issues. To answer your question, I think his sessions were pretty beneficial but I think missed one thing that I believe therapists should be aware, some socially awkward people are oblivious. There's body language [0], there's ways of talking about or asking for things (don't do it directly sometimes) [1], etc. Some people can't magically overcome that when meeting people but I believe they can learn (at risk of exacerbating their self-consciousness). [0] How Do You Use Body Language to Read Minds?; http://www.chacha.com/content/infographics/how-do-you-use-body-language-to-read-minds http://www.chacha.com/content/infographics/how-do-you-use-bo... (It's said to be inaccurate, I'm not sure either) [1] RSA Animate - Language as a Window into Human Nature; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-son3EJTrU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-son3EJTrU