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I am attending a neighborhood gathering this evening, without my spouse, who is indisposed. I have great difficulty being social in all but the most intimate gatherings, and even then. I’ve also been extremely isolated for the last 2 1/2 years working for myself, and am out of practice. Moreover, I need to start practicing because my work will soon require me to be attentive and responsive to people in group situations.
So here goes!
The biggest problem I have is not just introversion and probably autism. It’s just very difficult processing speech in an environment where there’s a lot going on, especially multiple people speaking in the background.
I don’t know if there is a way to overcome this, but I do think being able to ride the waves of incapacity and incomprehension without becoming self-conscious or frustrated is a possibility. So that’s my modest goal: stay attentive, but don’t have a lot of expectations.
Parties usually involve just a lot of nodding and smiling. I may just go with that tonight and practice being ok with coming across as someone who has nothing much to say. Then if I manage to be communicative I’ll be pleasantly surprised. 🙂
Not fleeing: another possibly achievable goal. 😆
@impermanen_ good luck! you're not alone finding this stuff hard! hope that thought helps a bit 🙏
@bazkie yeah it does. 🥰
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