when ur among people u dont know if they are gay/bi/straight whatever... and u feel anxious how do u cope with the situation ? does it have a toll on ur body physically like small belly pains,extreme anxiusness, a feeling that u just wanna go away and never come back and go to ur safe heaven (house) i ask this to get opinions because i feel weird around people i dont know and it has hampered my social skills to the point i feel asap an outsider since im bi curius. and i found out after some years that i cant be myself if the other doesn't know this about me... and i get those small belly pains or belly annoyances something like this.. and i just wanna go back to my house ... maybe my almost secluded life is taking a heaver toll on me that i have imagined? anyway i hope someones explains what they do in a situation or this or even make some examples soo i can try to cope..... and by the way all is around people outside internet
Hi, There are many social situations I am not comfortable in. When I was younger I would drink to ease anxiety (not the best plan). Having more years of experience I find LGBT groups are the easiest. I don't have to be on guard duty worrying about some knob being stupid and loud about the gay community. My social anxiety has never made me sick but I am familiar with the desire to leave a situation and often have. Much less so now with life experience but many things are social duties for me others seem to enjoy that I simply tolerate. Like you if I know the crowd I am much more comfortable and I usually focus on those I know. I have found no solution so far.
