Chilling__Echo
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last night, i had an aquaintance invite me to dinner with her bf, another couple, and three other people. at first i thought it was only her and her friend and her bf, but then i got there and saw the table of people.
then i started getting quiet. i'm to the point in my progress with quiting paxil now that the side effects are gone and the the only reason i take it is to ward off withdrawal affects (i'm down to 5 mg).
then i FORCE myself to speak up before i even get to the "why are you so quiet?" stage. i'm gonna make my presense known! so i did and they even ended up liking me and want me to eat with them again! i couldn't believe it! all this time i thought i was socially handicapped! i'd burned it into my brain that i didn't know how to make friends or anything but now i realize that if i just put myself OUT THERE, things happen and people will come to you.
i hope this encourages someone, because if i can do it, so can you guys. best of luck
then i started getting quiet. i'm to the point in my progress with quiting paxil now that the side effects are gone and the the only reason i take it is to ward off withdrawal affects (i'm down to 5 mg).
then i FORCE myself to speak up before i even get to the "why are you so quiet?" stage. i'm gonna make my presense known! so i did and they even ended up liking me and want me to eat with them again! i couldn't believe it! all this time i thought i was socially handicapped! i'd burned it into my brain that i didn't know how to make friends or anything but now i realize that if i just put myself OUT THERE, things happen and people will come to you.
i hope this encourages someone, because if i can do it, so can you guys. best of luck