as an introvert who is looking for advice on how to be better in social situations, I can say this is definitely going to help me going forward. this is the kind of information that I need but don't get from people around me. the lack of eye contact is definitely an issue with me. thanks for putting in the timestamps.
You are commenting in slow motion what's going in my head in real time in various social situations. Thank you Bridget for theses very practical and reliable advices
It’s so important not to have those expectations!! Whenever I’ve went to a bar for example, I sometimes end up thinking before hand; ”Okay you’re going to talk to someone, you’re going to be yourself, you’re going to be x, y and z…” and it never goes that way lol! But whenever I go somewhere and just go with the flow and dont overthink about this stuff, things will go much better. It’s also very important to forgive ourselves for our social ”mistakes” :-)
Where does approach anxiety rank on this to initiate with someone? As a fellow socially anxious introvert, I understand 'skills' but it's another to put it to practice without being fake / desperate. In the moment the pessimism rises / contribution fizzles and boggles my mind how disassociated it feels o.0 I'm always having expectations of how it should turn out instead of letting go *tsk* Saying someone's name was too personal - like it felt real that I didn't want to get close since people don't last / stick around. Sounds morbid / dark lol Recently found your channel...looking forward to hearing your posts
