Dussel wrote:
Jsmitheh wrote:
5. I am boring
First - there is no law that you need to entertain and anyway how do define "boring"?
A bore is a person who talks about themselves when you want to talk about yourself
I know of 2 ways to be interesting:
1. Take a keen interest in what the other person wants to talk about. That definitely works but if I take it to excess it gets too one-sided and boring for me. I'm too self-centred and ADS-like to keep it up for long, though if the other person reciprocates fairly equally (rare!), it can be really nice. Most people love attention.
2. Limit social outreach to those who are likely to have interests in common with you. That way, you can have your cake and eat it, because you'll both be interested in what each other has to say about the common favourite subject.
For the rest of your points (and that one), try a little arrogance. I believe in myself because I don't feel I have any choice - if I accept that I'm no good then I've lost the game of life before I start. So I take it as read that I'm basically OK. The worst that could happen is that I might turn out to be wrong, but if that's the case, like I say, I've already lost whatever I think of myself. There is no objective "worth index" that can be assigned to a human being, so why not quit measuring it and just play to win? If you run yourself down, others will help you to do just that. Focus on your strengths.
By the way, I spent a lot of my youth worrying my guts out about whether I was handsome or ugly. Eventually I learned that it's my behaviour that matters a lot more to people. Aspies tend to have an alternative view of beauty anyway, in fact it's only the mass media and one or two thickheads who still revere these ridiculous stereotypes of the ultra-attractive man or woman.