What's Your Biggest "Curse"?

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Seismica
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I understand the phone thing. I can only answer the phone to around 3 people without being completely useless.

I think it's to do with my anxiety. I have no problem face to face with people because I can read their body language but on the phone I get mixed messages out of a simple sentence.

It's been that way since I first owned a phone. Nowadays a call from my dad, wife or stepmother will last around 20 seconds at most before I ask if they can chat to me on the messenger.

And more on curses; I'm a walking magnet for technology malfunction. Any bit of tech that I encounter goes bananas, not because I don't know how to use it but because I must have some sort of radiation that fries circuits!

Give me an old Ford Pinto engine and I can make it sing; give me an Android phone and within a few hours it'll start to break down. It's a mystery.
 
My curse is just being so goddam good looking that I leave women in tears with the knowledge that they can't have me.

Well... I think that's why they're crying. :indiff:
 
axletramp
My curse is just being so goddam good looking that I leave women in tears with the knowledge that they can't have me.

Well... I think that's why they're crying. :indiff:
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How can they resist this? :sly:
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My curse is that I get tongue tied when trying to talk and think at the same time. My mouth can't keep up with my brain and I loose my train of thought. It's gotten worse since leaving school because I now talk a lot less.
Hopefully with my return to study next month I'll regain that ability.
 
Seismica
My biggest curse is probably how I find it difficult to communicate. Face to face, on the phone etc. it doesn't matter. Things just don't pop into my head in a timely fashion during a conversation, I just can't keep up, my brain doesn't work that way. You could say, I am incapable of thinking on my feet.

For example, if I need to sort something out via a phone call, everything I say I need to script in my head beforehand. Social gatherings can be awkward from time to time too as i'm often far too quiet, and people just assume i'm shy, when it's just my brain ticking over, thinking of what to say. It's not a major problem in itself, but in the past that awkwardness has made me want to actively avoid social situations which can lead to far worse problems.

My brain makes up for it in other ways (intelligence, memory etc.), but i'll always be jealous of those who can articulate their thoughts on the spot.

I like Internet forums as I have time to think of what to say. I generally hate one-to-one instant messaging as people expect you to reply immediately.
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I have to say I have this as well, but only when I'm in a discussion with more than 1 person. 1 on 1 conversation is usually fine. Someone I knew a few years ago (started talking with them recently) said that I seemed really shy when she saw me with other people... But like most people do, she just misread me. I was just lost in what everyone was saying. :lol:

Brando-K
How can they resist this? :sly:

My curse is that I get tongue tied when trying to talk and think at the same time. My mouth can't keep up with my brain and I loose my train of thought. It's gotten worse since leaving school because I now talk a lot less.
Hopefully with my return to study next month I'll regain that ability.
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I can't do those tongue twister things at all. I can't talk really fast, which isn't a very good thing, as I think a singer needs to be able to sing at different paces. :P
 
Asperger's syndrome and me being shy.

I would love to make a lot of YouTube videos, and sing, but im too shy. :(
 
Seismica
My biggest curse is probably how I find it difficult to communicate. Face to face, on the phone etc. it doesn't matter. Things just don't pop into my head in a timely fashion during a conversation, I just can't keep up, my brain doesn't work that way. You could say, I am incapable of thinking on my feet.

For example, if I need to sort something out via a phone call, everything I say I need to script in my head beforehand. Social gatherings can be awkward from time to time too as i'm often far too quiet, and people just assume i'm shy, when it's just my brain ticking over, thinking of what to say. It's not a major problem in itself, but in the past that awkwardness has made me want to actively avoid social situations which can lead to far worse problems.

My brain makes up for it in other ways (intelligence, memory etc.), but i'll always be jealous of those who can articulate their thoughts on the spot.

I like Internet forums as I have time to think of what to say. I generally hate one-to-one instant messaging as people expect you to reply immediately.
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Man, this sounds exactly like me. I know how it feels mate.
 
I think I'm getting better, the new girl in our year started talking to me after class and I was able to form a decent(ish) conversation with her. Thank god she appreciates my slightly crazy attitude.
 
My developed conceit attitude.

I want to blame a cousin for it, but that's not very mature, now is it?
 
I lack all ability to make small talk and in extreme situations I sometimes strategically plan conversations so that I am dragging out topics to save awkward silences.
 
I hope some of you guys do not feel like you are abnormal. Even people that appear the most confident in social situations are often hiding many anxieties.

Believe it or not, pretty much most of us have some kind of curse or hangup.

Credit to the OP, its good to talk about these things, even if on a forum related to games.
 
Even after two surgeries, my eyes still do not completely work at the same time, meaning I can't watch 3D movies and the like. Ah well, I guess I'll just have to wait until real 3D. Big sacrifice there. :rolleyes:

My biggest correctable "curse" (as many people are posting "social awkwardness" and the like which is quite correctable - I know, because I was once the shyest person you ever met. So it's not really a curse. Anyway.) is my usually incredibly short attention span. Occasionally I am able to not deviate from something for days on end, but day to day, even regarding things which I enjoy doing very much, I get bored very, very quickly. It's not related to some sort of disorder like ADHD or anything, it's just how I am.
 
Being so damn awesome that others are shy and don't approach me. No but seriously I am quite awkward and shy, though I have bursts of extroversion that I sometimes regret because of the awkwardness that accompanies some of them.
 
Different people would find these bad in varying ways so I'll list all:

1) High functioning Autism = clumsy, shy, lack of social skills, picky with food and catastrophic mood swings (latter is exaggerated of course). That's all the report said so I doubt it's the more famous Aspergers syndrome.

2a) Thin nose hair = extreme allergy to dust.

2b) Losing clarity in left eye after years of perfect vision.

2c) Scoliosis = weird looking back and pain.

2d) Disinterest in healthy food, non-driving related sports and exercise = growing beer barrel, mild bow-leggedness and a weak cardiovascular system.

2e) Extreme acne scarring.

3) Hate of buttoned clothing = dress like a young child or an old man.

4) Inability to comprehend Mandarin or Teochew even though I'm fully Chinese. And it's not like my English is A1 standard....

Most of my problems are due to my brain so...

5) The thought at the back of my head that some of my 'better' genes could have been better used by someone with a better attitude towards life. I always imagine how different the lives of my family would be and how my alternate self would look and behave.
They always talk about my otherwise athletic bone structure and decent looks, how my dad was a hottie and is an almost six-footer and how I should eat and exercise more. (I'm 20 years in a while, 1.77 m tall and 65 kg.)

Edit: I can't understand the last 3 pinyin below :lol:.

Edit 2: (Bashes head into wall) I just remembered the meaning and that is coincidentally how most of my Primary 2 and 3 classmates (age 8 and 9) mocked me. No offense taken. :dopey::)

Edit 2.5: Ironically my surname is 'Tan' too. And my English name 'Ben'. Thus explaining the actions of those little bastards back then.... (Sounds similar right?)
 
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coolboy48
Google them together. I've got a feeling many non-Mandarin speakers have been made fun of without understanding. :sly::lol:

It basically means 'stupid'. "Ni shi ben dan ma?" means 'Are you stupid? :dopey:
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Google speaks the truth... I am stupid... Google knows too much about me, it already knows that I usually forget to eat breakfast on weekends. :scared:
 
Being too handsome. :sly:




No, not really. My biggest curse is my way of procrastination. Almost always, I will say i'm going to do something, then I just don't do it. It's failed me a lot of tests :lol:, and a lot of missed opportunities in life.
 
I have another one, but I'm not entirely sure if it would be a curse, could just be really weird. I am not effected by sad scenes in media unless I have a connection to the characters. Because of this, I've only cried twice when playing a game or watching something.
 

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