Hi Orlando,
Did you get through Easter ok. Gee I wish I had your problem. My closest family member is over 3000 kms away and i very rarely see them. I had a lovely easter, worked all day. I find I don't have problems with immediate friends and family but with people I don't know very well or haven't seen for awhile then I get shakes and stress out about it. I had an aunty come to Darwin and she wanted to visit me at home, but I changed my hours at work so she couldn't, she is very stuck up and very critical, when she visited my sister and nephew she came across as polite etc but the next time she saw my mum she run Michelle down about the state of her house and the way she was bringing her son up so as I have put on alot of weight I didn't want to see her. Yeah I am a big wimp but if people can't accept you the way you are warts and all then I don't want to know them. She kept insisting she wanted to come over but I wanted to meet on neutral ground like in a coffee shop.
I still feel that way, very few people make it inside my unit but if they still want to see me I will go to them.
I can understand how you feel, hope it wasnt too painful for you.