Friday, November 20, 2009
We spent Halloween at my sister's house this year. Every year, most of the houses on the block she lives on decorate their garages as one of the locations in the Harry Potter books. The crowd that comes is by now completely insane. You can barely move through the street (which is blocked off). Whenev...
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I know what you mean. I think it's kind of performance anxiety, and I know what you mean about alcohol helping. But I don't really drink anymore, and besides, it's possible to end up saying something stupid if you're a little tipsy.
The best thing that I've come up with is helping the host, if it's that type of situation. You can also try wearing something that's a conversation opener, like a piece of jewelry.
Yes, Thats an idea, Something to wear thats a conversation starter. I cant explaint it, its the having to 'small talk ' and move around. I find it painful and artificial. I suppose if I de-sensitized myself by say, doing a whole load of parties together I could desensitize myself. !! Without alcohol though, even a few glasses to oil the wheels of Socialising, its hard !