I feel like a robot when it comes to socializing and connecting with clients for work which is good but cannot do it in real life and be friends with people
I work in customer service/sales. Connecting with people is a major part of the job and maybe even the foundation of it. I am surprisingly good at it because I feel like I grew up with how to answer to people and tell them what they want to hear in order for them to feel appreciated. Since the dynamic is me to solve their problems, I find it easy. I am useful and I guess I am liked for my usefulness. This is evident with work but I can't be friends or be friendly with coworkers because of my usefulness.
When it comes to my personal life, I have very high difficulty making friends. I don't feel like I am able to make friends or it is just very awkward for me. I can't banter. I like stuff but I cannot connect with other people about the movies or tv shows that I like. I'm not good at storytelling.
I just attended a DnD campaign that's my 2nd one. I feel like I'm too robotic or by the book. Not as fun as exciting as others way of playing. I can't be fun snarky or fun mean. I just feel like a robot that's supposed to serve people and then say or do the right thing. I'm boring.
I wish I can be better but I don't know what to do. Only thing that makes me "human" is that I'm a cigarette smoker which also pushes people away from me but idk.
I am confused and lost. I may not have even explained the full things about me but so far best I can say is that I'm a customer-service, people-pleasing robot. There's a ton of abuse underneath that's already been acknowledged but still won't make me a social butterfly that I might need #relationships source