Social Anxiety Support

hi im joe · 11-05-2009, 12:55 PM

I went grocery shopping today. I usually get really anxious when doing this. But i thought about a post i read here from Trini, and Trini talked about recognizing what you do that makes you anxious, when you get anxious and why specifically you get anxious. Or something like that...lol, i read that thread like a week ago.

Anyway, i thought about what makes me anxious while grocery shopping. I get anxious thinking about taking too much time in the aisles looking for exactly what i want & i think other shoppers will get mad at me. I worry about maybe knocking into someone else's cart.
Etc.

I get anxious when im riding the bus to the grocery store and i get anxious while im shopping. I get anxious because i feel like i might make a fool of myself there. I thought about how silly it was and also tried to take deep relaxing breathes(breaths?) while riding the bus to the grocery store. As i was walking in, i just thought about how most of the people in here wont pay any attention to me, and even if i do something embarrassing; the people in here may look at me for a moment but wont care really.

So...i got my groceries and didnt feel anxious at all! As i was shopping, a woman asked me if i could help her find velveeta cheese...we looked but couldnt find it. Then she found it and we both laughed at how weird it was that all the other brands of cheese are in the freezer aisle and the velveeta is on some regular shelf.

When i got to the check out, i was feeling confident from talking with the lady trying to find the velveeta and i wasnt very nervous. I made good eye contact and smiled.

Only thing that kinda rained on my parade, was when i got back home my mother was pissed. She asked me to get her a 4 lb bag of sugar...and i didnt get it. But im doing her overweighta$$ a favor as far as im concerned. But im still happy with myself for going grocery shopping and not getting that anxious.

Alys · 11-05-2009, 02:17 PM

That's great you got through it didn't feel anxious! Keep making progress!

jellybelly · 11-05-2009, 03:11 PM

That's really great! Hope you continue to make good progress like that

Iced Soul · 11-05-2009, 05:38 PM

I think that's great. Good job.

I hate shopping, especially grocery shopping, with a passion.

Neptunus · 11-05-2009, 05:44 PM

Hey, a "triumph" is a triumph, big or small. Congrats!

strawberryjulius · 11-05-2009, 06:08 PM

i haven't even been able to go inside the grocery store on my own yet so, congrats!

Breakfast0fChampions · 11-05-2009, 09:16 PM

Wonderful job!

And I think it was very worth posting. Keep up the good work.

odd_one_out · 11-06-2009, 03:36 AM

Well done.

11-05-2009, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
hi im joe Status: and i have social anxiety Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 56	Probably not even worth posting...lol. I went grocery shopping today. I usually get really anxious when doing this. But i thought about a post i read here from Trini, and Trini talked about recognizing what you do that makes you anxious, when you get anxious and why specifically you get anxious. Or something like that...lol, i read that thread like a week ago. Anyway, i thought about what makes me anxious while grocery shopping. I get anxious thinking about taking too much time in the aisles looking for exactly what i want & i think other shoppers will get mad at me. I worry about maybe knocking into someone else's cart. Etc. I get anxious when im riding the bus to the grocery store and i get anxious while im shopping. I get anxious because i feel like i might make a fool of myself there. I thought about how silly it was and also tried to take deep relaxing breathes(breaths?) while riding the bus to the grocery store. As i was walking in, i just thought about how most of the people in here wont pay any attention to me, and even if i do something embarrassing; the people in here may look at me for a moment but wont care really. So...i got my groceries and didnt feel anxious at all! As i was shopping, a woman asked me if i could help her find velveeta cheese...we looked but couldnt find it. Then she found it and we both laughed at how weird it was that all the other brands of cheese are in the freezer aisle and the velveeta is on some regular shelf. When i got to the check out, i was feeling confident from talking with the lady trying to find the velveeta and i wasnt very nervous. I made good eye contact and smiled. Only thing that kinda rained on my parade, was when i got back home my mother was pissed. She asked me to get her a 4 lb bag of sugar...and i didnt get it. But im doing her overweighta$$ a favor as far as im concerned. But im still happy with myself for going grocery shopping and not getting that anxious.

11-05-2009, 02:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alys Status: mind bogglingly imperfect Join Date: Oct 2009 Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 80	That's great you got through it didn't feel anxious! Keep making progress! __________________ "I got my heart set on what happens next I've got my eyes wide, it's not over yet We are miracles And we're not alone" - Switchfoot

11-05-2009, 05:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Iced Soul Status: Dancing on Rainbows Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calilalaland Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 1,775	I think that's great. Good job. I hate shopping, especially grocery shopping, with a passion. __________________ I scraped my knees while I was praying And found a demon in my safest haven. Seems like, it's getting harder to believe in anything Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts. I wanna know what it'd be like To find perfection in my pride To see nothing in the light Just turn it off In all my spite, in all my spite, I'll turn it off. - Turn It Off - Paramore http://twitter.com/MissEerie

11-05-2009, 05:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Neptunus Status: Authenticating Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Female Posts: 2,828	Hey, a "triumph" is a triumph, big or small. Congrats! __________________ "When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing." ~Rabindranath Tagore "Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on." ---Sean Covey

11-05-2009, 06:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
strawberryjulius Status: ^_^ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Age: 18 Posts: 1,564	i haven't even been able to go inside the grocery store on my own yet so, congrats! __________________ Last.fm▪Anime "And if you've been let down, it might not be the last time. Cheer up, it will hurt much less tomorrow. We're all tired of **ing up and that's not just being sorry. It means brush the dirt off, get up and try again." NaNoWriMo Word Count: 470/50,000**

11-05-2009, 03:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
jellybelly Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: uk Gender: Female Posts: 270	That's really great! Hope you continue to make good progress like that

11-05-2009, 09:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Breakfast0fChampions Status: Resist. Unlearn. Defy. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In My Tree Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 670	Wonderful job! And I think it was very worth posting. Keep up the good work. __________________ I'mma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you - Weezer, Pork and Beans Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse Of my innocence... got back my inner sense... Baby got it, still got it - Pearl Jam, In My Tree Facebook - SuperBetter! A multi-player way to beat SA - Writerly

11-06-2009, 03:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
odd_one_out Status: Active-but-odd Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 1,207	Well done.