Carol
Well-known member
Can it ruin your whole day if a complete stranger gives you a dirty look?
I feel like I've been doing so well for so long, learning to deal with my social anxiety and be brave and talk with people and not so be hard on myself if I make mistakes. And in general I've been happy with the results, feel like people have responded well to me and that things are going so much better.
But complete strangers can really ruin my day. Today my daughter and I accidentally got in a stranger's way as she was going out of a store. When I realized we were in her way, I smiled and apologized and stepped back. The lady was totally disgusted. She looked first at me, then she examined my 7-year-old daughter from head to toe, and then shook her head with a look of complete contempt and stormed out. It really upset me. I don't think we held her up for more than about five seconds, but the look she gave us made me feel like we're lower than the dirt beneath her feet. I can't stop thinking about it.
Do strangers' looks ruin your whole day? How do you deal with it?
I feel like I've been doing so well for so long, learning to deal with my social anxiety and be brave and talk with people and not so be hard on myself if I make mistakes. And in general I've been happy with the results, feel like people have responded well to me and that things are going so much better.
But complete strangers can really ruin my day. Today my daughter and I accidentally got in a stranger's way as she was going out of a store. When I realized we were in her way, I smiled and apologized and stepped back. The lady was totally disgusted. She looked first at me, then she examined my 7-year-old daughter from head to toe, and then shook her head with a look of complete contempt and stormed out. It really upset me. I don't think we held her up for more than about five seconds, but the look she gave us made me feel like we're lower than the dirt beneath her feet. I can't stop thinking about it.
Do strangers' looks ruin your whole day? How do you deal with it?