anxiety victory: sharing music

jellzzz

Well-known member
hello people, i want to share a personal victory with you because i'm kinda proud of it :)
it probably sounds like something really stupid and easy, but for me, it is not.

i shared music with someone today.

one of my biggest fear ever is being rejected and criticised, and getting close to people is really difficult. the only one i know close (and its still kinda a wonder that i didnt push him away), is my boyfriend. he is such a sweet guy, and he is pretty understanding about my anxiety problems. he knows some things about me that nobody knows, and i love him so much. i feel finaly a little bit alive when i am with him.

but still, making small decisions, ( what i want to eat, what i like to do etc) and sharing things i like with him is hard. only the thought that he does not like an anser i give is torture. i always avoid it at any costs.

but not today. today i shared 10 (freaking 10!!) numbers with him i like. i was so fearfull and in panic at the beginning, and even now i get anxious thinking about it.
but he helped me a lot with holding my hand and doing breath-exercises.
and at the end, there were numbers he liked, there were numbers he did not like. i don't want to think about that last thing to much. and maybe i don't even care that much. the feeling of doing something you are so scared of, but actually enjoy too at the end is so strong :)
 

goblin

Well-known member
Definitely a nice step forward. Music is one of those things that some people are ridiculously judgmental about, but he seems like a reasonable guy.
 

HexNoir

Well-known member
That's awesome, I know exactly what it's like to get ripped apart for your taste in music by a significant other, it's pretty bad. He sounds like a really good guy, hang onto him.

Maybe you'll share some tunes in the music thread? We don't bite either, I promise :)
 

jellzzz

Well-known member
Thank you for the comments!
And maybe I will post something on the music tread, sharing things on the internet is not as scary as doing it in real life. For some reason my anxiety level raises if in close with someone, the better I know you, the harder it gets.
 
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