So obsessed with sociology, normal for an AS/Social Phobe?

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Not sure if the word ''sociology'' is actually the right word, but ''socialness'' is probably a stupider word. But yes, I seem to have become so obsessed with anything to do with the social world. In fact, I've become so obsessed with it that I've become depressed because I wish I was somebody with normal social skills who can fit into the social world properly instead of having to push myself and struggle all the time in order to be part of the social world. I write stories about the people that I'm currently obsessed with, who all work in one company and have conflicts, fall in love, good friendships, and all the rest of what happens in the social world.

I've just become so despondent of myself, because I just feel like a piece of s**t on the ground sometimes, and I know it's because I've become so obsessed with the social world. I'm on Facebook all the time, I've brought ''Nightlife'', which is an expansion pack to the Sims 2 so that my Sims can have better social lives, and I endlessly write stories and draw pictures of people doing anything related to being social.

Yet, I suffer with AS and Social Phobia (which, I feel, has become bigger than the AS). What's happened to me? Is this normal for somebody on the spectrum to have become like this?

I don't know whether it's "normal", I'm not sure that anybody is "normal", but to me it's quite understandable as a Special Interest, and the more you study on the way people react to each other, the better you'll get at it. It's also quite understandable that you're phobic about it, having been rejected a few too many times. Just take it in small doses, and don't force yourself, when you're operating in the Real World with NTs in general (as opposed to your study tools like the sims).

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um. . Some guys kidnap girls or lock up their own daughters so they can have their way with them for years without anyone knowing it. Hows that for a hobby ?

You go into a spiral, and you'll get out of it again sooner or later when you find other things to do. Probably.
I get obsessed with some people in my life sometimes, but only one at a time. I don't think it's really that weird what you do. Lots of people get obsessed with things that have no use at all (esp Aspies are known to have this long and hard focus on one particular interest), like those computergames nowadays. They play it, they don't sleep or eat or get really annoyed when they can't play.

Maybe you should be happier knowing you're not bored to death like I am nowadays..
I'm trying to learn Russian just for the sake of doing something that keeps my mind busy for some minutes a day ..

what you are referring to seems like a scene in a club or party, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm NOT going in there. I think a lot of Aspies have the worst times in group settings.. so you might want to change your goals to a more one-on-one perspective OR at least that's what I concluded after some years of trying to get along and going out. Which was useless and not pleasant at all. Didn't get to know any people that would stick, eventhough I had one girl I knew there via internet and I could mingle a bit via her.

Sorry if you are wanting to connect so badly..
In my life it doesn't work that way. I never start off friendships via group meetings. It all started with volunteer job or a course (group, but still not one I was in because I wanted to socialize), internet (most of them)..

Group situations are difficult for me too. I do like to try and socialize though. My strategy - don't be afraid of being shy; there's nothing wrong with it. I try to study people and learn from their social interaction. Occasionally I'll throw something in - sometimes people nod or add something, sometimes no one hears me at all. If you feel obliged to speak but don't have anything to say, try repeating what the last person said in a different way; that is usually acceptable.