Is it normal to want to skip social gatherings, even with close friends? I enjoy myself greatly and hope to spend more time with them, but I feel like cancelling on them before leaving the house.
I have this exact same thing. I'm 35 and STILL get the feeling that I want to cancel before I leave the house. Sometimes I give in and cancel, but I've worked hard at ignoring that impulse because I almost always have a good time when I actually go. I'd say I have about a 95% success rate now, and the feeling is not nearly as strong as it was when I was younger.I don't know what makes us feel this way, but I wanted you to know you aren't alone :)
Am I experiencing anti-social behavior following a spiritual awakening?
I have recently been experiencing an awakening, a spiritual awakening, with renewed interest in Religions, and my own well being. In the process I have also exhibited severe anti-social behavior. I tend to lock myself in, I simply do not want to be exposed to the negativity from my family. I feel at peace but the moment I come in contact with anyone from outside the circle I have created to myself I tend to become angry and aggressive. This behaviour have also shown on my online interactions, including facebook posts which were offensive to strangers whom I intentionally attack. I have grown very attached to my tablet, which I use to meditate, listen to soothing music, prayers, learn about new religions, feel a connection to the world which keeps me away from my family and friends. Is it normal to feel this sort of distant and aggressive during spiritual awakening? I am writing not expecting an answer, but rather insights from those who may have experienced something like this or who may be familiar with the subject... Best Regards
Anyone with Social Anxiety experience fluctuating levels of confidence?
Since early fall I started experiencing symptoms of anxiety/depression. Initially I had thought I had something physically wrong with me. I soon found out my issues were merely in my head. I was having insomnia/intrusive thoughts/depression. I was a mess in general! A huge ego conflict at that. I have seemed to conquer most the anxiety,and feel pretty normal however, I am experiencing some social anxiety...There are times when I can't be myself around my loved ones and I am socially anxious. Most frightening is around my very close brother. But there are times when I am completely normal..Does someone with social anxiety typically experience fluctuating levels of confidence? There are times when I am almost hypomanic and completely confident...and I will even randomly strike up conversations with people on the subway...other times I feel socially paralyzed...Am I experiencing possibly some kind of bipolar? Is social anxiety a symptom accompanying some forms of bipolar?
I literally had a marijuana "trip" (scariest experience of my life, please answer)?
Ok I've smoked marijuana a few times. IT never really had that big of an effect on me. I just got tired, got hungry, etc. But yesterday I smoked with my friend and I had such a dramatic response to it. First I felt very tired like weights were pushing me down.... Then I started feeling like my head was heavy and like we were moving in one of those cement-mixing trucks very slowly. IT felt pretty good. We started watching this movie and I was really relaxed.... I started spacing out and then when I came back to my sense I was horrified... I didn't know if this was relaity or not but like past, present, and future were all belnding together and everything was just so weird..... I felt like I was rolling diagnolly forward and everything was going so slowly.... I literally felt like I was going to die. And when I started saying things it all made sense but by the time I finished the sentence I was like "wtf did I just say." And I was just so disoriented and lost in time I was making movements I wasn't even aware of..... IT was so surreal.... And frightening.... And I felt like I could "go with it" if I wanted to, but I was too scared to go with it. Does that make any sense.... I started saying really weird things asking questions about the spiral with the colors and the hole in the middle and asking wheree did it go and all this stuff and my friend was just like wtf are you talking about and laughing..... And then he told me there were like monsters in the carpet in his room so we got febreeze and ran into his room and started spraying everywhere.... I would do anything he said.... And then the scariest part of all is when I felt like me physical senses were coming AFTER I moved.... It was so f*Ckin scary man. And then we went into this store and my friend dropped dimes on the floor and told me to pick them up.... but in reality he dropped them accidently but to me it looked like he did it on purpose like he said "pick these up" and then dropped them. I was like tripping out it was the scariest sh*t man.... My friend was fine though.... He said I was just having anxiety..... Obviously it wasn't laced or else my friend would have had a similar reaction. What the f*ck happened? I'm never smoking weed again by the way.... I think that qualifies as a sign to not do it anymore.... Man that sh*T was trippy and scary as hell..... Thanks.
Bad haircut experiences?
I received the worst haircut of my life 20 months ago--traumatic-- I showed him the cut in a picture, semi-short asymmetric, razor-ed allover long sweeping bangs. his translation /bangs that started 1 inch from my scalp and ended at 3 inched, oh and let's go to the back of my head, my hair was shoulder length and w/spiral curls that immediately became any variation of 1/2 to 1 inch (it looked like a feather duster) Before he was able to attempt to somehow blend the back into the top my sister told him to put down his scissors and we were leaving, I failed to mention I was not facing a mirror, my sister was with my 4 year old looking at magazines. I had to find someone to take a walk in and fix my horrible butcher job. I ended up with a pixie type hair cut on a round face (not attractive especially when natural curls are making it worse). I just would take little clips and pull the screwed up bangs back and wear makeup at all times to pretend I was all pulled together. And I finally was able to get a normal hairstyle about 9 months after that bad cut. I still get sick to my stomach when I think about it.
I hate parties and crowd.. is it normal?
You're an introvert, honey! Absolutely nothing wrong with that! Extroverts (People who like parties and crowds and such) feed off of the energy of those gatherings. Introverts on the other hand enjoy solitude or small gatherings with close friends, they get their energy from that time they have alone drawing, reading, playing video games, things like that~ Large gatherings and loud situations can physically drain them or even give them sensory overload. I'm the same way and always was even when I was a little kid, my parents would invite a bunch of girls to have a sleep over, and I would go to her and be like "Can all these people go home now?" because I was just so drained by so many people being around me for such a long time. My brother on the other hand is a total extrovert, when his friends come over, the ALL come over. People are just different and there's nothing wrong with that~ Oooh I just remembered, I have a great video for you that is fantastic at explaining what in means to be an introvert~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0T... It really is a great video and is a little inspiring~ Oops, more editing to reply~ As the video explains, introverts don't necessarily have a problem meeting new people. They can open up easily because just because you're an introvert doesn't mean you're shy ^^ I have a pretty easy time opening up to people if I am given the chance to feel comfortable around them ^^ And most importantly, if it's like a one on one type situation because I can concentrate on that person exclusively. If I meet a person in a crowded place though with lots of people trying to interact with each other, I would be much more withdrawn because of all that stimulation (A.D.D. doesn't help either XD)
Anyone with birth experience?
I'm a student and I need any new parent to answers theses questions? 1. Describe the events leading up to the delivery. a. Did you participation in childbirth classes? b. Did you give up any habits during your pregnancy? c. Did you change your diet or excercise habits in any way? 2. Describe the events during the delivery: a. Where did the delivery take place? b. Was your due date accurate? c. Describe the physical environment. How did you like or dislike about it? d. did you get a doctor that you knew? How did you feel about it? e. Who was present? f. What role did the father or support person play? g. was any medication used? h. Did you have a vaginal or cesarean? 3. Describe the events following the delivery. a. what was your intial reaction to the newborn? Boy or girl? b. do you recall the Apgar score? c. how soon were you able to hold the baby? d. when did you name the child? e. if you stayed in a hospital, describe your experience after the birth. 4. Describe the time since leaving the hospital? a. how quickly did you adjust to life at home? b. what kind of support did you home? c. overall, was the birth experience as you expected it to be? Why or why not?
What it is like to attend a silly family gathering on parent's instruction?
Unlike the others who have written here, my experience is slightly different.I was repulsed by the idea that I had to go to a family function in my hometown. The idea of attending a puja or a religious ceremony of a relative for a day and not keeping in touch for the rest of the year seemed bizarre to me.However, due to constant pestering by the others in my family, I simply gave in.The religious ceremony was followed by lunch, where I came out of the silent mode and started interacting with the people/relatives present there. It seemed fun. They were very warm and friendly. I regretted my earlier judgement. Slowly and gradually I gelled up with the group.After the evening ceremony of the Durga Puja, we all had a very good time. The people who were supposed to serve dinner were not present so I along with a few of my relatives served the dinner to the few guests who were present. It was a fun experience. The thing that I admired the most was that how people of all age groups, different gender, different financial positions just forgot all the barriers they had in their minds and got along on that occasion and made it a fun experience.It is then that I realized that, it doesn't matter if you meet once a year. But it all comes down to the interaction you have with people in that shot span of time.I am still in contact with them through Whatsapp, Facebook and other social media.