This is the first post in a series of posts titled “10 signs you are a moody $%^#!@.“

Before we begin, let us put down our moody moods somewhere. If you are feeling moody about something right now, please remember this: I did not make you moody, nor did I do anything that resulted in something that made you moody. So please, pause the moodiness while you read this post. If I really did do something that made you moody, then, ummm, please remain moody and continue reading. 0_0

Following is the 1st sign that you may be a moody person.

1: You act rude openly when you do not need something from others.

The biggest sign that you are a moody person, horrible at communicating with others, is that you become friendly and nice during times when you need something from others. Otherwise, you act rude and distant, and such a rudeness and distance is obvious and visible to everyone. Now, you may think you are smart. Who wouldn’t think they are smart because they know how to act nicer in order to get things from people, right? Consider the following example of someone I knew before, which will show you why such a moodiness does not mean you are smart, but that you have psychological issues.

An example of a moody guy who acted nice only when he wanted something from me

This guy I knew from a community college class worked at a restaurant near the college as a waiter. He was the type of person who could not feel comfortable around people who were not from his own ethnic background. He acted like a gangster when he was surrounded by 20 people from his own ethnicity. Whenever he was alone, however, he only found the concept of moodiness to be his true friend.

Every time I ate there, the guy’s mood would swing from one extreme to the other, depending on whether or not he wanted something from me. If he did not need anything from me one day, he would not only avoid serving my table that day, but he would also avoid looking at me at all, as if he did not notice me. Whenever he needed some computer help, he would serve my table or bring some juice for free. He would ask me about my health and about my off-campus activities. He would then always ask me about the computer issue he was having. I would always think to myself at that very moment, “Aaah! The reason he is so happy and nice today is because he needs something, I see.” After he would get what he wanted, he would act happy around me for the rest of the day.

However, if I ever told him I did not know what the solution to his computer problem was, he would end the conversation within five minutes: guaranteed. He would always say “Oh wait, I have to serve a customer.” and then run away. He would then never come back, nor even look at my table, for the rest of that day.

I would always think to myself: “If he just knew how to use people perfectly, it would at least make him look smart. The way he acts right now, he just looks psychologically disturbed or even stupid as he does not know how to control his moodiness.”

Such an open and uncontrollable moodiness can be a handicap!

Imagine someone with such a handicap! They are moody because of not feeling comfortable over something, yet they are willing to hide that moodiness only when they need something from someone. Forget discrimination or racism; such people have something disturbed in their biological system, deep down inside their brain. They do not know how to act normal in front of people, yet they try to use other people, which is weird. If you do not know how to act normal in front of people, you cannot get away with the selfish act of trying to use people by acting nice to them. You will only look stupid, unfortunately. Or should I say fortunately?

1st type of moody person cannot hide moodiness when trying to be evil, and thus has a psychological issue

Here is a revelation for you: if you are the type of person I described above, you are not smart because anyone like me can figure that such people act nice only when they need something. If you were good at using other people, you would make sure no one realizes that fact. Not only that, the mere fact that you are not good at using people and yet you still want to use people shows that you want to use people whenever you feel like it, but your moodiness is hindering your efforts. Unfortunately, that is like a double whammy right in your own face!

What does this “double whammy” mean? Well, it means you have a psychological issue where your inability to communicate effectively with people combines with your mood swings to result in people figuring out that you act nice to them only when you need something. Tsk tsk.

What do you think of today’s Moody Sign Number 1? Have you ever noticed such people?

Please stay tuned for tomorrow, when I will tell you about the 2nd sign that may classify you you as a moody person: acting serious only around new people because of unrelated issues in your life!