Are you an emotional retard?

Are you an emotional retard? Do you know an emotional retard? Are you tired of dealing with emotional retards? You want to know how to figure out you are with one, long before it’s too late? Your not the only one. I’ve been dealing with a lot of these lately and quite frankly, I am getting tired of them.

Before I go any further I have to explain my use of the word retard here. I personally hate the word myself, but I think in this situation, it is very fitting. The dictionary refers to a ‘retard’ as ‘a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard.’

I seem to be a magnet for them, so I did some personal analysis to see how this keeps happening, here is what I came up with, here are several signs that you may be dealing with an emotional retard. Also, if you fall under any of these categories, please cross the street when you see me.

The world revolves around me - It’s all about me, I am super and no one is better than me. I LOVE to hear my own voice. I talk about myself and my problems 24/7 and I don’t care if you are having issue, let’s talk about me for a while, ME ME ME ... ME!

I was dealing with someone like this. I was going through a major crisis and all she could talk about was herself. We had one convesation were she asked me how I was dealing with everything and before I made it to my second sentence she stopped me mid-word and said, ‘Now let’s talk about me for a while.’ No, I’m serious. After that I stopped talking to her about anything important in my life.

In ability to come to terms with your emotions - No one and I repeat NO ONE is perfect. We all love, laugh, hate, hurt and cry. Men included. So why is it so hard for people, especially men to admit that they are having emotional issues. Why is it so hard for people to openly admit they are scared and can’t deal with what is happening in their lives currently. Instead they would rather bottle it all up and avoid the subject when it comes up. Wouldn’t it be easier to just admit you are emotionally fucked up so you can begin the healing process? This brings me to the next retard on my list.
 
Fear of Commitment or Relationship Retards - I am definelty a relationship retard. I choose to be with people who have issues. Normally commitement issues. I am seemingly attracted to this type and am now only starting to understand why. I have a huge fear of being disappointed, so rather than be with someone who wants to commit, it is easier to deal with someone who I know will run away in the end, run away before I get a chance to be disappointed. It doesn’t matter what type of relationship it is, I always have this fear. I am getting over this in friendships. I have 3 very strong female sisters who have taught me that being honest with oneself is the only way to avoid this. Even if this honesty is painful.

Many of us don’t understand or can’t be bothered to understand why we have these fears. Instead prefer to run away and hide, even when you have an amazing opporuntiny right in front of you. I am sure many have questioned what they may have given up in the past because of their fear to give commitment a try. On the other hand some people just aren’t built to be with one person at a time. As long as they are up front about that in the beginning and completely honest about it, that is fine but when they start hiding behind excuses, you become a retard. 
 
Relationship retards always have an escape plan. Whether it is picking a fight, sending the text message of relationship death, cheating, finding faults with the other person when things get too close... what ever the plan, they all have one. Save yourselves and stay away from these type of people from the get go!

Social Retard - Ok, wow! Everyone has been this from time to time. Especially when you have been drinking, however, there are people who are socially retarded ALL THE TIME. They have no clue how to act once they leave the front door of their homes. On new years eve, the sisters and I were and audience to two very big Social Retards. Two people stood in front of us the entire night and acted completely inappropriate, seeing and audience. They ended up with the wrong three girls.

What ever category you fall into from the above list, you are inoquivically an emotional retard and I’m done dealing with all of the drama. 2008 is all about a clean slate and making my life better. Yes, it’s all about ME ME ME. Get over it!