I am scared to death of parties. My wife got to the point that she wouldn't take me until I had met everyone privately first.

I don't go to parties unless they are strictly for family members. I hardly go out anywhere because I am uncomfortable around people and feel as if they are staring and laughing at me.

Oh yes!I am the same way and it is almost impossible to go to any functions.
I am trying so hard to over come this and still having a hard time.My family goes camping and boating and if people we know show up I dissapear to the camper.
I often hear my husband make hurtful comments about me staying in the camper and it makes me do it more.
I tell him that it hurts but he continues to do it.Enough of my B.S. I am sorry for rambling.But I am not alone
going through this.
So you are not alone feeling like this,and if I can help in anyway I'm here.

Your so not alone. I can't deal with more then 4-5 people at one time in any situation and only then if their well known to me.

Parties are not for me. I enjoy small groups and that is it.

I feel weird. I am nervous around people I know. I feel better being around people that I don't know. When I am around people that I know I feel like they are judging me and waiting for me to screw things up. When I go out and am around people that I don't know I don't worry as bad. Does anybody do that?

any kind of social situation makes me anxious...especially when it's with people who have known me for a long time.

I feel the same way agardner. At parties I go to (as seldom as they are) I try to talk to people I don't know more than ones I do, probably because I just get anxious for many reasons. It's a terrible feeling because you know your there to have a good time with people you know, but it seems hard to do.

I get scared when i am out of the house... even when im in my back yard... especially when there are guys next door... i was raped at a party so i will never got to partys.... your not alone...