Is this weird? Can you relate?

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i have a hard time socializing (so what?)
but whenever i see people who i have gotten along with from the past before, i dont feel like bringing up anything, i just tend to flat out ignore and try to avoid them
when i do say something, it feels weird and forced+
Is this weird?
Can you relate?
How can I overcome this?

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Me too. I also find it hard to say hello to people I am friends with currently- I think it's partly because I never know whether 've insulted anyone or not, I almost dread walking up to them to find they've decided to stop talking to me... I'm a bit of an avoidance personality type.

Often I will deliberately avoid people I knew from years ago. Not sure why.

Me, too. I was recently at a shopping center. I saw someone that was my neighbor, a couple of years ago. I sped up to get across the parking lot before she saw me.

I avoid people I think I recognize. Partly because I'm a little face-blind, so I'm never quite sure whether or not I recognize them correctly and I don't want to weird them out. Partly because if I am correct, I want to avoid a social situation in which I'd feel awkward - if I haven't talked to them in a while, I'm not "accustomed" to them as a friend. Partly because I'm not sure if they would want to talk to me after such a while, or if they'd just do it out of some NT sense of social duty that I don't really understand.

if i see someone i knew from before i generally avoid them unless it was a friend that i haven't seen in a while. i don't really feel comfortable approaching them because i never know what to say at first. i won't avoid them if they approach me but i generally won't make the effort.

I do believe it is the fear of small talk. No matter how long i have known someone i fear it and only like to talk to people when i have something to say. i would love to just ignore people when i see them, but i know that is rude so i believe it best to avoid them if I meet them in the street, therefore i avoid being rude, uncomfortable and strange. it maybe that the only way to overcome it is to be normal!