Emphasis on the need portion of the question. I feel the need to talk to everyone I see be it cashiers, people walking around, etc.

My goal is to become a social beast but I find that I absolutely degrade myself if I don’t talk to these people and think as if not talking to them makes me an anti social loser.

I’m wondering if any of you guys have had similar thoughts and if so, how did you resolve them?

An additional question; I’ve been working on nit giving a fuck and have been trying to keep it simple and say whats on my mind (within common sense of course). However, if nothing comes to my mind I just don’t say anything. As for social skills go, it’s better to sit in silence than talk about random shit right?