Your Friday night of choice...

[geekfreak]

Hey guys,

I’m looking to meet new people who won’t be put off with awkward silences and have some understanding of how social anxiety works. I don’t really think you can fully understand anxiety unless you suffer from it. A lot of my friends don’t get why I suddenly bail on things or why I’m not as social as everyone else.

Or why I would naturally opt to spend a Friday night in with pizza and a movie.

Surely I’m not the only one?

[Raven.]

Originally Posted by geekfreak

Surely I***8217;m not the only one?

You're not alone (and welcome, by the way).

I get home from work on a Friday and see no-one until Monday morning.

If, on the odd occasion I do have a social engagement, I spend the whole day panicking about it and wishing desperately I could get out of it. The following day is spent over-thinking what a dull, aloof person I must have seemed to everyone.

Fairly ruins my weekend!

[Emmapixie]

Originally Posted by geekfreak

Hey guys,

I’m looking to meet new people who won’t be put off with awkward silences and have some understanding of how social anxiety works. I don’t really think you can fully understand anxiety unless you suffer from it. A lot of my friends don’t get why I suddenly bail on things or why I’m not as social as everyone else.

Or why I would naturally opt to spend a Friday night in with pizza and a movie.

Surely I’m not the only one?

Definitely not alone, i went into a panic because i had to go to a party a few months ago and I'd rather be at home with the curtains closed lol

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[gregarious_introvert]

In theory, I want to hide away on a Friday evening; it's my least favourite night of the week, when the pubs and town centres are at their rowdiest. However, I can be on holiday (when I tend to lose track of which day is which) and think how lively an area is, when I realise that the reason it's lively is that it's Friday night!

Most weekend-long music festivals tend to start on a Friday, so I suppose that my ideal Friday night would be one spent at a music festival.

[AireleeBray]

welcome

its a great feeling of relief to bail & then celebrate being at home with pizza your not alone!

[slrrrrp]

Welcome

Originally Posted by geekfreak

I’m looking to meet new people who won’t be put off with awkward silences

I think even if I could communicate telepathically there would be an endless telepathic silence. It would be telepathetic.


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[geekfreak]

Originally Posted by AireleeBray

welcome

its a great feeling of relief to bail & then celebrate being at home with pizza your not alone!

OMG- this! Exactly this!

[geekfreak]

Well, it***8217;s nice to know that I***8217;m not alone, and there***8217;s more of ***8216;us***8217; out there.

[AireleeBray]

^^ hope your finding the forum helpful