Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Hi all,
I'm about to leave for a Halloween party in my sexy Donald trump costume. I admit to having some trepidation, because I am sober and have social anxiety and parties are sometimes anxiety-making for me.
I do not plan on drinking, nor do I think I will. I plan on staying with the friends I'm arriving. Safety at parties, especially while wearing heels and tight clothing, is extremely important.
I know I always have a bottle of Xanax in my purse if anything gets weird, so there's always that if I have any trouble. I'm going to wait to take a Xanax until i decide I need one. I might not. It might be fine.
We're not staying late which I'm really glad about. I get anxiety when I am at a party too long and it starts to feel stale.
Then there's always the douchebags who when they meet me ask me what I do and I have to use a lot of evasive diversions not to say I'm on SSDI because I'm bathshit crazy.
Yet as much as crowded social situations are anxiety-making, I trust the friends that I am going with. Hopefully this will be fine. it might actually be fun.
Anyone have any tips for dealing with anxiety at parties?
I'm about to leave for a Halloween party in my sexy Donald trump costume. I admit to having some trepidation, because I am sober and have social anxiety and parties are sometimes anxiety-making for me.
I do not plan on drinking, nor do I think I will. I plan on staying with the friends I'm arriving. Safety at parties, especially while wearing heels and tight clothing, is extremely important.
I know I always have a bottle of Xanax in my purse if anything gets weird, so there's always that if I have any trouble. I'm going to wait to take a Xanax until i decide I need one. I might not. It might be fine.
We're not staying late which I'm really glad about. I get anxiety when I am at a party too long and it starts to feel stale.
Then there's always the douchebags who when they meet me ask me what I do and I have to use a lot of evasive diversions not to say I'm on SSDI because I'm bathshit crazy.
Yet as much as crowded social situations are anxiety-making, I trust the friends that I am going with. Hopefully this will be fine. it might actually be fun.
Anyone have any tips for dealing with anxiety at parties?
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People were nice. People I didn't know talked to me. I met some people who's names I forgot. Everyone was friendly. I didn't drink or feel tempted to drink although my friends drank a bottle of wine each so were quite gregarious and filled up the spaces when I was shy. It ended up being fun.
I am glad to be home safe and sound tho.
Hurrah for enjoying the experience and for noticing your anxiety level was there, balancing out with the fun times!
That's what life is about, knowing you have the fear, and still going on, living it, and moving forward!