Fear Of The Party

Everybody wants to socialise. Everybody wants to own the room they walk into. Everybody enjoys being the centre of attention. But most people are too absorbed in themselves, to the point of paralysis. They want others to be equally fascinated by them without giving anyone a reason to be. Some people call themselves antisocial. In truth, they have nothing substantial to say in a larger group, where the risk of being exposed as a fool is real. Fake it till you make it is a sound strategy until you meet someone at the party who can call your bluff. Then it is embarrassment all the way down. And people remember such stories. So those who feel inadequate stay away from parties, even though they talk nonstop elsewhere. Then there are people who simply lack social skills. They don't know how to accept a compliment. It flusters them. They cannot take a joke. They turn defensive. They cannot decide whether they like the people around them. They cannot pin down the incompatibility that keeps…

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