GeorgiaPeach1 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 What is it called/what's the name of the condition when someone is completely oblivious to the emotions of others and the true state of a situation. Examples: 1. Meets someone a few times, and immediately assumes they have a wonderful new romantic relationship or a deep, close friendship. 2. Doesn't GET IT when others don't want to be bothered, such as repeatedly attempting to hang out with a "friend" who keeps making excuses, no shows or cancels at the last minute almost every time. 3. Allowing mistreatment and not recognizing what's going on, such as a man allowing his "friends" to speak badly of his romantic partner or relative, and sweeping it under the rug for the sake of having peace and having people to hang out with. 4. Conveniently "not hearing" a blatant insult directed towards them--such as a snarky weight or appearance comment. These are just a few examples. Hoping someone can help with the right term. Link to post Share on other sites
vla1120 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Unable to read social cues falls under a number of diagnoses, but it is also called social emotional agnosia. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseman2 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, GeorgiaPeach1 said: What is it called/what's the name of the condition when someone is completely oblivious Obtuse. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyM Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Oblivious---to others. Immaturity? Link to post Share on other sites
glows Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 After reading the scenarios listed I think it’s a mixture of ignorance and severely low self-esteem. I’d feel sorry for someone like this. Encourage that person to take care of themselves and be more careful with their company. Link to post Share on other sites
dramafreezone Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) This could be a number of things and it'd be impossible to nail it down without a complete background. You say completely oblivious, but that's from your vantage point. It may not be that at all, it could just be that this person doesn't have a history of rich, fulfilling relationships/friendships, so to them this is a great relationship/friendship. For instance, someone who grows up in a war-torn country can be happy at times. It's not that they're oblivious to their surroundings, but simply that they've adapted, and this may be all they know. Doesn't mean that they can't experience the emotion of happiness. Would it be fair to say "what's wrong with this person, don't they know how horrible this is?" You say this person doesn't get it when people don't want to be around them, or if they're insulting them. We don't know that. It may just be that they crave love/attention that much. If love, acceptance is that valuable to them, the insults/neglect are probably not a deterrent to seeking a relationship with those that mistreat them. This person clearly lacks self esteem, and that could be due to major depression, or could be something more complex. You could look up "Dependent Personality Disorder" for your own curiosity to see if that fits but ultimately it would be up to a licensed mental health professional to make that diagnosis. This sounds more like a syndrome as opposed to a single characteristic. Edited November 2, 2021 by dramafreezone Link to post Share on other sites
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