Friday night
Hello everyone - just to let you know that we are not the only ones that get anxious.
Friday night I went to a 40th Wedding/70th birthday party in a barn. One of my friends did a lot of the organising which is how I managed to get invited with a handful of friends.
We actually stayed over in tents. On the night we set the tents up & headed towards the barn where around 150 guests were due to arrive.
One of my friends who is the most self confident person you could meet said "doesn't it feel weird going into somewhere full of people you don't know & wondering what's going to happen".(He's just come back from hitching around the world on a backpacking holiday). Another friend instantly agreed - I just about jumped out of my skin to turn and look at the reaction on my face.
I never realised that 'normal people' could also feel like this. I think it's one of the reasons that I coped so well with actually sitting in a corner with my back facing most of these strangers. *I also managed to start several conversations with some of these strangers - I didn't just hide!
*I was initially reluctant to accept this invitation, but my most supportive friend said that you should never refuse an invitation - you can always leave if it becomes too much. I have actually left on some instances & they understand!
Best wishes ...Rik
Friday night I went to a 40th Wedding/70th birthday party in a barn. One of my friends did a lot of the organising which is how I managed to get invited with a handful of friends.
We actually stayed over in tents. On the night we set the tents up & headed towards the barn where around 150 guests were due to arrive.
One of my friends who is the most self confident person you could meet said "doesn't it feel weird going into somewhere full of people you don't know & wondering what's going to happen".(He's just come back from hitching around the world on a backpacking holiday). Another friend instantly agreed - I just about jumped out of my skin to turn and look at the reaction on my face.
I never realised that 'normal people' could also feel like this. I think it's one of the reasons that I coped so well with actually sitting in a corner with my back facing most of these strangers. *I also managed to start several conversations with some of these strangers - I didn't just hide!
*I was initially reluctant to accept this invitation, but my most supportive friend said that you should never refuse an invitation - you can always leave if it becomes too much. I have actually left on some instances & they understand!
Best wishes ...Rik
) have fears and anxieties with strangers. See, we are more normal then we think! (How frightening!)