Don`t worry about that, we all have awkward phases in life ...Not everyone socialize in the same way. While some people enjoy partying others prefer other activities like watching shows together.
Also, there isn`t any good reason for cosplay to not be socially acceptable while costume parties are completely okay.
i feel like i'll regret saying this but maybe the dog was trying to blaze it? ;;=v=)
honestly though it's like the raccoons in my neighborhood or the cats that insist on late night death matches but maybe they have the dog to guard their house. Really it's hard to tell with people but that's something I've heard & been told
Man, they left the dog outside in the rain? That sucks in so many ways )):
Where I live, there's this weird middle aged man whose house's window is right in front of my side of the building, so any windows of mine. Almost every night he'll start blasting songs super loud, sometimes rap, sometimes Brazilian funk, and he'll scream and slam his windows. He'll scream the lovely ''AAAAAAAH!'', the great ''Vai, caralho!!!'' (Let's go, swear word!), the amazing ''Acorda playboy!!'' (Wake up, playboy) and the awesome ''Vai Corinthians!!'' (Corinthians being a really popular soccer team in Brazil). He'll get tired of the music (or someone always call the cops, I don't know) after half an hour, a whole hour maybe, but he'll keep screaming for hooours at an end. He'll keep slamming his window.
I admire his fortitude and consistency.
Social anxiety warrior here! I feel you bro...
You might want to :
1) try to understand what causes these
2) figure out how to lessen the symptoms (breathing exercices, counting things, focusing on one particular thing like finding as many geometrical forms in your environment etc.)
3) maybe talk to a specialist to see if you could use a therapy. There's absolutely no shame in that, and a lot of people go through it.
In any case, know that you're not alone, and that's some sort of coping mechanism your body has come up with to replace your "fight or flight" instincts because in our society it's no longer adapted.
Thanks! I wish I could answer with more positivity, but unfortunately it's impossible for me to see a therapist right now. I know what causes it to happen, and I have no idea what to do about the symptoms. I usually just power through and try to keep my mind occupied. I have a lot of anxiety, and have found various ways to deal with different aspects of it (with varying degrees of success), but this particular foe is too powerful for me.
But anyway, I don't want to turn this into a therapy session haha. Just wanted to know if anyone else had this problem. :>
I'd be willing to bet that most of us "creative people" face or have faced this kind of issues at varying degrees. This is why we create! We turn the pain and the hardships into worlds full of color, the ugliness into beauty, the reality into dream. You're not alone, and you're strong! Just remember to breathe
I'm having awful chest dysphoria right now and top surgery is so far away I'm a low income guy and I can't get it through state offered healthcare because the "medical professionals" are so outdated and toxic that they almost made me commit suicide last time I was in contact with them.
Usually my voice helps carry me through it because so much of my confidence relies on it, but it's going through another slump due to deepening development so I can't even sing right now.
I hope you can get there soon, man! I'm kinda the same way in that I don't like to dwell on these things, but have also been struggling with dysphoria more than usual lately. There's not really much you can do but what you're already doing, right? I don't know your story, but I'm sure it's been a lot of work to get where you are now. Remember to be proud of how far you've come and keep chugging along.
If you ever need a sympathetic ear to vent to, feel free to hit me up! There's lots of kind people who might understand what you're going through.
I've been following your adventure with these issues through the little bit you let out on the author's notes of BloodRoot, just popping by to say you're incredibly strong and courageous for following this path!
Really hope you'll get better soon, mate.
And if it helps, you're not alone, we're all here to support you!
Because I worry that this might get drowned out in this thread (and that sometimes does happen), I definitely recommend that you also check out this thread here for more emotional support and for more geared on help from others who are have gone through some of your experiences or still have some experience with what you deal with
But as an overall response from myself, this isn't something you have to feel you have to go at alone. There are a good number of people here who really do care for each other's well-beings, and you are definitely included in that.
Is there anyone or people you interact with outside of the internet that you trust? Have you told them about what you're enduring and how it has affected you? And have you sought out any professional help?
I might not know you personally, but I do think that no one should feel that have to go at this alone and just bare with this. I think one of the best steps to getting stronger is telling someone you trust and then taking steps that help you to your recovery.
I think the Emotional Support Thread have more people in there that can provide more concrete help on where to go from here, and I honestly believe that there are people here definitely more qualified than I am that can go into more depths with you and help you through this.
I wish you all the luck, love. But I and everyone else are here for you.