joined a gym today and started doing treadmill, a few minutes later i tripped and fell off, a guy on the treadmill beside me helped me turn it off and asked if i was okay and i said "yeah im fine" and went off to do bike.
about 15 mins later i was done and started leaving, passed the same guy who was now sitting down doing weights and he saw me and asked again if i was okay and i said "yeah i'm good" and gave a thumbs up, then i left.
im socially retarded and dont know if this was the part where i was supposed to have said more things, elaborate on my condition, start a little conversation about how im new at the gym, introduce myself, etc. for people with social intelligence tell me whether i appeared antisocial/rude or am i overthinking
i tend to overthink a ton as well of my daily interactions, so its not just you.
I feel he asked if you were okay, to of course check up on you as any kind hearted regular person really would after seeing someone fall or just do something in which they may have hurt themselves; anyones first instinct should be in checking up on someone and asking if their okay. perhaps you're overthinking i guess was triggered when he checked up on you for the second time and asked if you were fine. Thats completely normal for sure. i tend to double check on people, more than once to make sure they were fine, and to honestly show the other person that i genuinely care; and wanted them to know that someone cares. him going out of his way the second time when he really didnt have to, shows alot about the person. He couldve just continued his weight training, but he took his time out and checked up on you for a second time. Great person. And i mean, as you said, you walked by him a second time after the first incident; it would be pretty awkward if you guys made contact near eachother for a second time without someone really saying anything lol.
as for social cues, i feel like you did fine with both interactions. Not all of us are talkative, or in the mood in wanting to extend a convo. But i mean, id just i guess whole heartedly thank the person again for reaching out and caring about how i was, perhaps telling him its your first time as a conversation starter if you wanted it to keep going.
You're interactions with this person were normal, and it werent anything "wierd". i wouldve acted as you did. Though, it says alot about the other person for sure. You really didnt do anything, it was more of how the other person came off, and how much they genuinly cared about you're well-being and if you were okay. You really dont meet many people who give two shits about you, even if you fall in public or do anything embarassing lol. but atleast you had someone i guess, who pretty much gave a shit. The smallest things really do matter and go a long way.
