[miminka]

Some things that trigger my anxiety. Well, worsen it because it's pretty much always there;

• Going somewhere unexpected
• Being around people I don't know
• People in authority
• Being too late or too early for something
• Birthday parties
• Having to greet someone
• Questions
• Asking questions
• Having to make conversations
• Large crowds
• Being complemented because I have to desperately try to complement that person back
• Introductions at the beginning of the school year
• People who are hyper-social and NEED to talk to everyone

 

[miminka]

-when I walk past people who are laughing (I always think they're laughing at me)

-when I walk out of the house (I live in the center of downtown in a large city. I feel safer if I'm wearing sunglasses and people can't see my eyes.)

Completely for me. Especially the sunglasses thing. I guess that's another reason why I hate summer.

"Goodbyes" and "Thank-you's" make me anxious. Especially thank yous because... I don't know I can't explain it exactly. But it makes me seem rude and ungrateful.