What annoys you about yourself?

I can talk to a complete stranger easily but I struggle to speak to people I know I will be meeting regularly. It's frustrating and leaves me feeling uneasy and socially awkward.

If you do I'll join, if I get round to it.

A light-hearted antidote? Everyone just seems to be making themselves miserable! I wish I could be more confident with using the phone and eating in front of other people. Not at the same time! I get tongue-tied or say stupid things on the phone and often spill gravy down my front or knock over my glass when eating out.
One day soon I'm going to start a procrastinators club... ;)

I am going to start tonight by leaving the cutlery to be washed in the morning, oh how i walk on the wild side

downtoearth

* hello mollie* you as well

Haha I say sod it every day

I get annoyed that i cant sit down until the housework is done to my standard. One day i will say "sod it" and go to bed without washing the supper dishes.

Thank you,Moocow. I'm constantly surprised how many of us share the same foibles(now that's a nice word). Isn't it good to share...makes me feel less alone in my thoughts. We can now worry about everyone else worrying!

Danirae and BlueBell nice to know there are at least three of us. Sometimes I manage to do as Dannirae said but it takes several cross shouts at myself! Now I shall try to distract myself with a smile at the thought I'm not the only one.

Good thread Cornishgirl777

Dannirae and Moocow I m another that goes over and over everything I ve said or sometimes not said and put all sorts of guilt on my conversations
Izzypopbottle I m the opposite because I m always so worried about being late I arrive incredibly early and have to wander around or twiddle my fingers for fifteen or more minutes

Ha ha, Downtoearth, I know that feeling.

I NEVER say 'cheer up it might never happen' because it might have done that and that is why they look sad/miserable.

So many of your comments equate with me especially my face saying what I'm really thinking without me realising and thinking I was looking quite neutral but most of all I hate about me is that my mouth falls into a frown quite naturally no matter how I try hard to not let it, you can't walk around with a grin all the time, and the number of strangers that take it upon themselves to say "cheer up it may never happen" is really irritating.

Good to know I am not alone Moocow - I have tried not saying anything too but because I really love a good chat I find it impossible. Refusing to let myself dwell on what I have said does help - as soon as I recognise that I am going down the 'why did I say that path' I say to myself STOP and force myself to think of something else.
Best wishes and good luck to you!

dannirae I thought I was the only one who did that! I once decided that I wasn't going to speak much anymore to try and quell the agony that would inevitably arise later.

I'm often late. I try to get out of the house in good time but fail to predict volume of traffic at different times of the day and I forget there are roadworks with traffic lights (by Sod's law, always red) when I was delayed by them on a previous occasion.

Pretty much everything really. I'm such a silly person.

Being invisible

I simply think too much & start to 'assume' this and that - it really annoys me!!! However I am getting better at stopping myself as I have aged?

Yes kitty I've thought of other things too.......After I've had an enjoyable chat to someone I later find myself going over what I've said and beating myself up that it had been boring or inappropriate etc. I have to force myself to NOT think about it.
I am also really sensitive and get upset and cry really easily.
Perhaps we could all do what we like about ourselves sometime soon?

I've thought of something else. I can't relax! How I wish I was one of those people who could say 's*d it' and sit down and read a book. That doesn't mean I achieve lots though because I faff about too!

Oh I m in the procrastination camp I wish we could have a club because I thought it was just me I so want to do things then never do them then beat myself up, everything gets put off till a never ending tomorrow
Mind you I can relate to most of the things on here, living on my own when I do get in company I can talk too much I tend to lose the thread of what I want to say whilst listening so jump in and say it before it goes and hate that, I wish I could be the stand back and think type I lose words that I know so well .....
in fact there's not much I like about me or ever have ( my bums ok though)

( I don't understand self assessment either and worry every year that I ve done it wrong I thought everyone else knew what they were doing)

You and me both, gillybob!

Far too many already listed but having to choose 1 I guess right now it would be caring too much what others think.