A list of social skills

DX'd - Sz/SzA
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I found a book in an used book store called, “Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia,” by Alan Bellack, et al, (2004), 339 pages. It would have cost me $15 and I thought that was too much.
In my opinion it is too much work to learn these social skills, and we don’t really understand why we have the deficits we do. But it helps me just to be aware of some of my symptoms that might come from my schizophrenia. I found these social skills in the index of the book:

  • conversation skills
  • assertiveness skills
  • conflict management skills
  • communal living skills
  • friendship and dating skills
  • health maintenance skills

I know I am missing some of these skills. I was not aware. Maybe I can improve on them.

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If I’m being honest I’m probably lacking in all of those areas.

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The one that really got me was “conversation skills.” I know I have had major problems talking to certain people in a general way. Now I know why.

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Hmm. . .

It’s How We Are Treated. And How We Treat Ourselves.

Good. Bad. And Or Indifferent. It Builds Like A Sandcastle. Success, And Failures.

Mother Nature, Father Time, And The Void Of Forever.

Before, During, And Beyond The Now.

Poetic Yes?.

Who Cares Though These Days, Since We Are All So Interconnected By Separations.

Cool Book!.

~P.s. Hope, Trust, True Love, Honesty, Joy, And Endlessly Eternal Peace!.~ :wink:

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I’m not really lacking in conversation or health maintenance skills but everything else yes. I have no problems talking on the phone anyway. I do have issues conversing irl though.

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Assertiveness and conflict management are areas I could improve. I do reasonably well in the other areas

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Very good answer. Thank you.

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I feel like avoiding obnoxious people should be on that list.

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$15 sounds reasonable for that. It’s much more expensive on Amazon.

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  • Difficulty initiating conversations
  • Struggle with that
  • Not terrible,but not good either
  • Need fair amount of support
    *Never dated. Have always found it very hard to make friends
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