I don’t think I’ve ever had a long and meaningful conversation with someone. I used to think my terrible social skills were due to my anxiety and insecurity, which is partly true, but now that I’m a lot less anxious and insecure I’m starting to wonder if I just can’t find joy in those types of conversations.
I ask this because I’m considering doing hospice volunteering but I’m worried I might be too… apathetic? I’m not sure what the right word is but part of me just thinks I might not be capable of doing this.
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I’m the type of person to enjoy those kind of conversations but I actually have terrible social anxiety around people who prefer small talk. I just can’t do surface level conversations and that’s just my personality. Maybe start with learning active listening. Being a good listener will get you to connect with people so much more easily than being able to hold a long meaningful conversation. But idk anything about hospice work so take what I say with a grain of salt.