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Why is it that feeling so good also involves feeling so vulnerable? I'm such a silly boy...

So I started my first day of my college class yesterday. It was interesting, and I am looking forward to it.

Also I started a Wintreath German Channel #wintreath-de

A channel set to private and secret.

I've been trying to read how to become a more confident person...especially in real life, my big problem is that I'm meek, shy, and afraid of failure or rejection, which makes me painfully risk-adverse to just about everything. If I'm to become the person that I want to be, I have to overcome this...

Wintermoot which is exactly what the main channel is set that way too

Also there are two types of people in this world. Those who have bananas and those who don't have bananas

And we all know what sort of stuff happens in the main channel.

The German channel is supposed to be a somewhat German speaking equivalent to the mainly.

So sexy chat in German.

possibly

I remember learning in Psychology 110 that in today's world, there are a lot of benefits to being a sociopath, especially if you're in politics or the corporate world. They don't experience a stress response to any outside stimuli, and this is what enables them to keep on going long after any normal person reaches his breaking point. This extends to their social lives. They are confident, and any criticism just falls by the wayside, enabling them to see their plans and ambitions through to the bitter end with unrivalled ferocity and tenacity.

I've played a few games of chess against people with anti-social personality disorder. There's not much that can compare. My usual strategy of slowly cranking up the pressure, putting the screws to their positions, threatening multiple devastating attacks and waiting for my opponent to crack became completely meaningless. If anything, they were much more effective with using such a strategy against me than I could ever hope to be against anyone else, because no risk was ever too great for them. I become just as nervous as my opponent when I play high-risk chess, which is part of the fun. Playing against one of these guys is like playing against a very creative computer.

Soldiers are conditioned to take on quite a few of the traits of the sociopath, in fact.

Sorry, it's just a bunch of random thoughts and memories that suddenly came to me after hearing about your plight, Wintermoot. It simply explains why good people often lose out to such thoroughly ruthless individuals at all levels of society, be it politics or the corporate world.

Okay can someone please explain to me why the RP section is divided into three separate parts and why only one of those parts is distinct from the others

I remember learning in Psychology 110 that in today's world, there are a lot of benefits to being a sociopath, especially if you're in politics or the corporate world. They don't experience a stress response to any outside stimuli, and this is what enables them to keep on going long after any normal person reaches his breaking point. This extends to their social lives. They are confident, and any criticism just falls by the wayside, enabling them to see their plans and ambitions through to the bitter end with unrivalled ferocity and tenacity.

I've played a few games of chess against people with anti-social personality disorder. There's not much that can compare. My usual strategy of slowly cranking up the pressure, putting the screws to their positions, threatening multiple devastating attacks and waiting for my opponent to crack became completely meaningless. If anything, they were much more effective with using such a strategy against me than I could ever hope to be against anyone else, because no risk was ever too great for them. I become just as nervous as my opponent when I play high-risk chess, which is part of the fun. Playing against one of these guys is like playing against a very creative computer.

Soldiers are conditioned to take on quite a few of the traits of the sociopath, in fact.

Sorry, it's just a bunch of random thoughts and memories that suddenly came to me after hearing about your plight, Wintermoot. It simply explains why good people often lose out to such thoroughly ruthless individuals at all levels of society, be it politics or the corporate world.

I think some of my problem comes from being so sheltered as a child, and part of it comes from being such a loner. Between the two, I never had to associate with people or take care of problems involving people, so things involving people are quite stressful for me to handle, especially things that involve some level of bullshit on their end. I'm more or less fine if things go well or as expected, but if things don't...well, the thought of that is what makes me unconfident.

Sometimes I wonder if I'd go back and change things...keep the events that led me to becoming a loner from happening, or require myself to take care of my own problems more as I grew older...but then, I wouldn't be me, and I wouldn't exactly be perfect either...I'd just be tackling other problems, maybe problems I don't have now. So for better or for worse, I'm content with working on this...even if it's nerve-wrecking at times. Maybe I can be confident and not become sociopathic-like

Okay can someone please explain to me why the RP section is divided into three separate parts and why only one of those parts is distinct from the others

Sure. The RP Guild is for discussion about roleplay...issues related to roleplay, getting people involved in roleplay, making roleplaying better, organizing new RP ideas, etc. The Wonderful World of Wintreath is dedicated to in-character regional light RP...it's got regional lore, the tavern, family adoptions, etc. Finally, the Gathering Portal contains your actual hardcore roleplays...there are several different active ones going on now, each with their own theme, story, etc. Does that help any?

I am feeling......

Patrolling while hungover. Good match.

Maybe you need a pick-me-up to get over the hangover.

Maybe you need a pick-me-up to get over the hangover.

I'd take the hangover over patrolling drunk. That's a disaster waiting to happen.