Social Anxiety Sucks

Social Anxiety Sucks


any gathering
   party, dinner, meeting, club

any size
     bigger than 2

any people
    friends, family, strangers

you spend days before on edge
       preparing, psyching yourself up, calming yourself down, trying to be logical, trying to figure a way out

the day of
       well... headaches, sleep loss, over eating, being late, oh so late, but hey I made it!.... name your stress reaction

afterwards
        whether you cave and hide... or cave and go....
          paralysis, self doubt, exhaustion, tears, more overeating and/or drinking

the 'holiday' season is filled with these gatherings!

every group of people that you are part of
         gathers in some capacity to celebrate

yet for many of us
         there is no celebration - just weariness, exhaustion, mild relief as we gear up for the next one    <sigh>

once in a great while, it turns out okay.   rarely good... but sometimes okay. 

please have compassion for those in your group
         who don't / can't show up
             who do show up but are stilted and uncomfortable
                who over compensate somehow or are 'weird'

we are all doing the best we can