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Posted by Angela2 on June 21, 2014, at 13:52:59
I went to a meet up group today. I organized it. It was a walk. I feel silly writing this here. Anyway, I didn't have a good time. Which, in the scheme of things is ok, so I don't know why I'm upset, but I am. This older guy I didn't know was there, and he was clearly interested in my friend, who was also there, a lot. I don't know why I'm writing this. I wasn't even interested in him that way. But I guess I just felt excluded from the conversation. There were a couple times I said things, that were meant to be funny, or anecdotal, that fell flat, like, silence. It hurt. But then again, this is a social anxiety group, full of people I didn't really know.
I don't want to be hard on myself. I dunno. Can someone give me some support? I kind of need it right now.
Posted by Partlycloudy on June 21, 2014, at 14:15:14
In reply to meet up., posted by Angela2 on June 21, 2014, at 13:52:59
I'm here. It must have been quite an experience to create a MeetUp group for social anxiety in the first place. I would find it awkward in a thousand different ways.
Are you on FB?
Posted by Angela2 on June 21, 2014, at 14:30:02
In reply to Re: meet up. » Angela2, posted by Partlycloudy on June 21, 2014, at 14:15:14
I don't know why I'm feeling like this. I feel like I may be unclear on my goals in life. That's what I've been told.
Posted by baseball55 on June 21, 2014, at 20:33:52
In reply to Re: meet up., posted by Angela2 on June 21, 2014, at 14:30:02
It was brave of you to organize a meetup group. I am shy even to go to an existing meetup group, though I do check the website now and again. But you've got to expect, I guess, that a group like this can be hit or miss. If this one didn't rock your boat, maybe you could try another. Give it a few tries before giving up.
Posted by alexandra_k on June 22, 2014, at 0:10:13
In reply to meet up., posted by Angela2 on June 21, 2014, at 13:52:59
i think i would have been left feeling a little flat after that.
this the perfect excuse to ask friend to coffee and ask her what she thinks about the dude, though.
perhaps...
kudos to you for arranging the meet, for sure. and... people came. yay.
:)
Posted by Angela2 on June 22, 2014, at 17:13:22
In reply to Re: meet up., posted by alexandra_k on June 22, 2014, at 0:10:13
Thanks for the responses you guys. I am feeling a lot better about it today. I don't know why I get so in a tizzy about some things sometimes, but I'm really happy I can have somewhere to go to vent about it, talk about it, etc. Also, I am remembering to remind myself that these feelings don't last forever.
I saw this ted talk yesterday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGyVTAoXEU It was really inspiring to watch.
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