Can't keep myself from saying something stupid........

This is my average conversation:

Guy: Hey man, want to go to a BBQ next sunday?
Me: Recently in the news some #######3 burned a baby on a grill.
Guy: What?


Girl: So, done anything lately?
Me: Nothing much, just hanging around, hanging and hanging, nothing much at all. Nothing at all. It gets kinda depressing, not doing anything. Boring too. I remember this guy who used to live with me....

Me: Hey man, sup?
Guy: Hi.
Me: I said hey you ######6 idiot, I already started the ######6 conversation. You're supposed to say "nothing" or tell me something you've done you stupid ape.

I really don't care what they think but I really need friends, how do I stop this?

I used to always say stupid things to people too - The conversations that I had always ended quickly. I believe that it is due to inexperience with talking. However, I am 25 years old now and am able to talk to people more easily than I could. I did this by actually studying how others talk: Listening to how they greet each other; how open-up about problems they have; their tonations; etc.

Kevin.

Hi (first post :0)

I laughed when I saw the thread title, that is so me, lol. I have been diagnosed with SAD and I know how hard it is to deal with.

I'm in my 3rd year at Uni now, and it's been a journey for sure. (I'm 42) I am just about dealing with it, man it's hard to hide. Exposure therapy works, lol, eventually. I guess a sense of humour helps too :0)

This year I decided I'm not going to be embarrassed, I'm going to tell ppl what the problem is and if they don't like it well it's their problem. If I can do this anyone can. Be strong and don't let it control your future!

Bit by bit you can do this. I keep my mouth firmly shut most of the time :0)

I can see why you don't have friends (no offense). Especially with the last statement. I would look at how others respond to those common greetings and copy what they do. The more you do it, the easier it will become.

I laughed my freakin but off when I saw this post. this is me in every conversation I am in. Except my conversations are shorter and when I can't think of something to say i just stare into space and sigh. I have been looking for someone to say they are like this too. Im 22, and I dread going out on the town becuase I can't have a normal conversation or I think the person I'm talking to thinks I'm a complete an idiot...so I compensate that by bringing up the fact that I'm in college for nursing. It's good to know that there are other people out there that feels the way i do and has overcame this problem. It's true group therapy- specifically for anxiety can help a lot- I am proud to say i can carry a conversation for almost a one minute without saying stupid. Its better than what it used to be.My conversation...At least I try to stay on subject

my dad: hey skillet
me: hey dad
my dad: whats going on
me: nothin much
my dad: hows school
me: great. my teacher thinks da class is stupid... did you hear about the teacher that shot up the school. How is the weather outside today. Did anybody try to shoot up the school you work at.
my dad: nope I sure as hell hope not!
me: ok....(and I walk out the kitchen)

btw. I'm a bit morbid and I talk about death, funerals and diseases, and the many different ways people can die often.