If you don't socialize for a while, like hold yourself in isolation, do you forget how?

If a person stops socializing as often as they once did for a long period of time, is it possible for them to forget how to socialize? Ex; if you play the piano well, but stop playing for years, you forget. But, like the piano, is it possible to regain social skills through practice? Like as if I were to start back playing the piano I would regain my skills?If you don't socialize for a while, like hold yourself in isolation, do you forget how?
You hit the nail on the head when you said social ';skills'; and , like any other skill, they improve with practice. I don't know if you actually forget how to socialize as much as you get out of practice. Being isolated seems like it could cause this to happen over a period of time. Just jump back into your life and the skills will return-just like playing the piano.If you don't socialize for a while, like hold yourself in isolation, do you forget how?
i don't think that you will forget about how to socialize.....but instead you feel awkward when you socialize......that is all. is not that you forgot how....but then you just don't feel comfortable when you do so after not doing it for awhile......i leave the rest to y0u....
no, to both Q's. It's like riding a bicycle, once u learn how the skill is still there. Just dormant, until u use it again. Once u sit and play a few notes(chop-sticks) on the piano, the skill will come back. Socializing skills are done everyday, if u say hi to someone or ask how they're doing, it's the opening, make plans, small to large groups or just 2. More than 1 equals a group and it's a social setting. Happy en devours and enjoy.
That would depend on how long you have isolated yourself. I took myself out of the social scene for sometime and it was really hard to get back into it because I was unsure of how to interact with other people... but slowly it became a little bit easier for me once I started socializing again.





Its like riding a bike, you never really forget how to because you did it once before, I think your just a little uneasy and shakey and find it a bit hard when you first get back on it.





The more you do it the easier it becomes.
social skills are most certainly affected by circumstances. a person who is isolated, either by choice or circumstance will lose many of their existing social skills. they may become withdrawn, have difficulty maintaining eye contact and may respond in inappropriate ways.





the good news is that social skills can resume when the person is reintroduced into the community and has more opportunities to interact with others. eventually any social deficits generally return with few noticeable differences.





some exceptions should be noted, would be the additional circumstances that led to their withdrawal from society. you cannot expect the same outcome from a person incarcerated as you would from someone who is on sabbatical in a woodland retreat.





and when reintroduced into society, the individual's response is largely dependent on returning to a setting where the social interactions would be appropriate and mentally stimulating.
The establishment doesn't want you to know this, but this is what autism is all about. the root word 'aut' is latin for self, as in auto. Autistic children are never taught to socialize (keep in mind this is only one person's theory so don't go bashing me for this). I saw on the nightly news a few weeks ago one state is now requiring insurance companies to pay for a very expensive treatment of autistic children that consists of one specially trained case worker to 'socialize' with that child for 8 hours a day. Unfortunately what they don't realize is that this method is futile as normal children do not learn to socialize in this way... I do believe there is hope for autistic children and for anyone for that matter to learn how to socialize... As the old saying goes ';It takes a village to raise a child';.





edit: also before I forget, I do think it is a little bit like riding a bicycle and also playing the piano. Most people, if they spend enough time in a foreign land, can actually 'forget' their native tongue (provided they do not practice it everyday with another native speaker). This actually happened to me for a split second in germany (I had spent 4 months there). someone approached me and started talking to me.... i couldn't understand what they were saying... so in english I said ';in english please?';.... she then said ';That was english...'; so it does usually come back to you, but its not like relearning to play Rachmaninoff's prelude in C # minor, its more like relearning to play chopsticks, as the previous poster said.
Not if you ever really knew how. Lasting social skills are based in common only. These you never forget,but you never learn them all, for these are infinite. The details are from your individual memories, abnd yes these do fade int the past, and your database loses interactive integrity. You really arent getting dumber, just less experienced.
I'm not sure, I haven't left my house or associated with anybody in about three years.
yes, i dont socialize much and sometimes i forget what the hell to do.
I believe it is. While I was reading ';Red Dragon'; by Thomas Harris, the antagonist coops himself up in his house and stays occupied with his job, straying from human contact. When he falls in love with a girl, he sees her at the bus stop, and wants to give her a ride home, but he doesn't know how. he finds himself literally thinking


';...what would someone say?';
YES. Studies by philosophers have shown that if people do not socialize for a long period of time they will become 'anti-social' and could possibly suffer from depression in the long run.


For example: people can forget what is socially wrong, and which things can offend certain people.





As stated above, its all about confidence, and to a point this is true, as people do loose confidence in themselves and this holds them back from socializing.





It is possible to regain social skills, but it is a slow process
It depends on how naturally socializing comes to you. If you were never really comfortable with it, it will be just as hard to get out there and try it again.





Even if you were a social butterfly before, sometimes cutting yourself off from other people for a long period of time can make it difficult to remember to be tolerant of others. I speak from experience when I say that took quite a bit of effort to regain my composure in social settings after a year seeing almost literally only one person.





But fear not! As with all things, a little practice and perserverance goes a long way, and it is well worth it. :) It's not much tougher than getting back on a bike. Keep a smile on your face and remember your social grace.
Ever heard the phrase ';social skills?'; They aren't a myth.





Yes, if you isolate yourself, eventually, you probably will feel out of place, possibly ';forgetting how'; to fit into a social environment.





And yes, you can get these skills back.
Its all about confidence.