Thanks for the advice everyone. It's nice to hear from other people going through the same thing :)
Mme, my boyfriend does know about it. I'm pretty open with him and he tries to be understanding and he'll leave a bar with me whenever I want to, but as you know, it's difficult to comprehend if you haven't experienced it. Plus he's a very social person. Luckily, he isn't into the club scene either but now and then we'll humor our friends (most of whom are single and thus more into the club scene than we are) and go out.
Chunkybongo, I know EXACTLY what you mean. When time seems to stand still and your body just freezes. I can't hear anything and my peripheral vision goes all cloudy. I get this intense feeling that everyone is staring at me and when I look at them, I can't understand why it seems like they aren't looking at me.
Fred, I'm the same way in that a few drinks usually opens me up a little. But most of the time I'm feeling slightly nauseous...or I at least have the worry that I WILL feel sick as the night goes on. THEN I start to worry that if I drink it will just make the sickness worse and I can't stop thinking about that and evaluating whether or not I'm starting to feel nauseous. Obviously it's all in my head but I just cannot help it.
Social anxiety problems?
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Thanks for the advice everyone. It's nice to hear from other people going through the same thing :)
Mme, my boyfriend does know about it. I'm pretty open with him and he tries to be understanding and he'll leave a bar with me whenever I want to, but as you know, it's difficult to comprehend if you haven't experienced it. Plus he's a very social person. Luckily, he isn't into the club scene either but now and then we'll humor our friends (most of whom are single and thus more into the club scene than we are) and go out.
Chunkybongo, I know EXACTLY what you mean. When time seems to stand still and your body just freezes. I can't hear anything and my peripheral vision goes all cloudy. I get this intense feeling that everyone is staring at me and when I look at them, I can't understand why it seems like they aren't looking at me.
Fred, I'm the same way in that a few drinks usually opens me up a little. But most of the time I'm feeling slightly nauseous...or I at least have the worry that I WILL feel sick as the night goes on. THEN I start to worry that if I drink it will just make the sickness worse and I can't stop thinking about that and evaluating whether or not I'm starting to feel nauseous. Obviously it's all in my head but I just cannot help it.
Thanks again everyone!