Trying to get myself to try new things

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Twentington Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Desperate

#1: Apr 26th 2014 at 7:18:08 PM

Carrying over from another thread in the Film section lest I cause a threadjack:

I finally manned up and saw this yesterday. I took a ton of notes because I barely understood what was going on, and I think my brain crapped out about 2/3 of the way through. On the other hand, nothing really struck me as a dislike, other than I'm not really a fan of rampant destruction and explosions.

I had a very vague basic idea at times, but when you literally haven't seen a single movie remotely in the same genre... Again, there was nothing really that made me go "I don't like this", but I really could use a ton of Cliffs Notes or something.

So I won't get outside my comfort zone unless I try new things. But if I try new things, no matter how hard I try to enjoy them, my brain just subconsciously goes "nope, not in your comfort zone" and refuses to accept anything even if I go in with the expectation of enjoying it.

Long story short: what is wrong with me? Have I become so closed-minded that it's now my instinct to auto-reject anything not within my microscopic comfort zone?

And how do I even get out of this and onto new things if, despite my best efforts to just go in saying "this is unfamiliar but I will go into it liking it", my brain just turns to paste partway through and refuses to do anything with what's being presented to it?

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#2: Apr 28th 2014 at 12:17:31 AM

Don't get into it, if it makes you feel uncomfortable. It's no good to force yourself.

"Curry killed the pussy hoping that I could kill the hate in you" - Curry, D. "TABOO | TA13OO." TA13OO, PH, 2018

Twentington Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Desperate

#3: Apr 28th 2014 at 9:26:58 AM

And then I know nothing about nothing and can't get anywhere in conversations or creative endeavors. The thing is I simultaneouly want to and don't want to try new things somehow.

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