IBS attack, HIGH anxiety all day

SO tis the season for parties - I guess
I got invited to one tonight and have been stressing all day, hoping it would be cancelled, an earthquake would hit or something so I don't have to go. I KNOW I should just go, have fun, end of story. But I've been agonizing over this all *&%! day long. This is stupid. Before I got on computer to write this, I was actually going through excuses in my mind to not go. My first thought is to grab some benzos and go, drooling and all -- I know, that's bad!
This is only a silly holiday party but I fear the person I am going with will leave my side and then I'll have to fend for myself. Maybe I could duck out the back door? Eh, but the person I am going with is driving. That won't work. What if I don't know anyone, what do I say to people, I dread even getting ready-the makeup, the dress, why does this ALWAYS happen - and why the heck was I stupid enough to say yes to this thing?

any encouraging words would be helpful please...

I hope they have strong alcoholic beverages - I'm gonna need *a few*
well at least I am not driving.

MEH

this got missed! (don't ya just hate that? i think i started one once & it was ignored.. but then i wasn't sure if i had even actually typed it out or was just thinking about it)

so how'd that party go? was it as bad as you thought? guess that was a month ago, so you may not really remember!

wha?! how did this get missed???!!!

How did it go?

Sorry to the OP this got missed. I certainly did not see it.
Not that I would have been able to offer any helpful advice anyway as I the last party I went to was in 1985.::

I hope the party was not too bad for you?

cowboyup said:

...the makeup, the dress...
...any encouraging words would be helpful please...

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any pictures?

BlueDays said:

...the last party I went to was in 1985.

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i think i was at that one, too

were you the one with the padded shoulders and the big hair?

Hey all.....no worries - I was in my own little world at the time
I probably posted it in some odd place LOL

Turns out, NO I didn't go. I chickened out and of course I caught all the "wow, it was SO MUCH FUN you should have been there" crap. Whatever, I had the warmth of my computer to keep me company .... then of course, the guilt set in for making an excuse not to go .... and all this over a silly invite?
the last holiday party I was at was in 2008.