Had another anxiety incident in public

[Section_31]

So, i ran into someone from work, outside of work, and of course my anxiety spiked -.-

I was fueling up my ranger, when this girl pulled in behind me and recognized me. Now, less than 24 hours ago, I had fixed her computer at work and we were very talkitave, and fine. Now, it was as if a loud foghorn was going off in my mind. I couldnt think, i started sweating very badly and trembling, and i could barely say two words to her. All i can even remember is an insane urge to get out....YESTERDAY.

I dont know what i said but i ended the situation and got the hell out of there, and now feel very embarrassed and very silly. Im sure she thinks im a little strange now, considering yesterday i was completely "normal".

FML

 

[mikebird]

So, i ran into someone from work, outside of work, and of course my anxiety spiked -.-

I was fueling up my ranger, when this girl pulled in behind me and recognized me. Now, less than 24 hours ago, I had fixed her computer at work and we were very talkitave, and fine. Now, it was as if a loud foghorn was going off in my mind. I couldnt think, i started sweating very badly and trembling, and i could barely say two words to her. All i can even remember is an insane urge to get out....YESTERDAY.

I dont know what i said but i ended the situation and got the hell out of there, and now feel very embarrassed and very silly. Im sure she thinks im a little strange now, considering yesterday i was completely "normal".

FML

This has been particularly bad for me, for the last half of the year. Does it make you very nervous, or more ready to fight back and get angry / assertive / aggressive?

It's either way for me, and making the decision to keep quiet or calm down, or let my rage free, is the toughest bit

 

[Section_31]

For me, its more a sense of anxiety/panic. This person is not where they are supposed to be! (IE at work, i dont see them anywhere else).

I just have this reaction when i run into someone in life who is outside of my compartmentalized section where they belong in.

Very wierd.

 

[WeirdyMcGee]

nah-- not weird. That's anxiety for you.
I feel like this all the time; always have.

I guess you just have to expose yourself to people from work- outside of work more often to get used to seeing people in different environments?

 

[emre43]

For me, its more a sense of anxiety/panic. This person is not where they are supposed to be! (IE at work, i dont see them anywhere else).

I just have this reaction when i run into someone in life who is outside of my compartmentalized section where they belong in.

Very wierd.

This used to happen all the time to me. But I have started questioning myself. Why does this situation make me act like this? And I couldn't come up with an answer. Just asking that question over and over in my head has helped me alot.

 

[R3K]

yeah i hate when this happens... when i see my customers around town outside of work, the exact same thing happens to me. and of course hind-sight is 20/20 so, i know how i should be acting and what i should be saying in those situations.

i've gradually begun to learn that in those brief outside-work encounters that the person who initiates the encounter usually feels obligated to say hello and they're the main driving force in the exchange and that you shouldn't try too hard to have a perfect conversation with them, just respond with short, quick answers. basically just have small talk with them for a few moments before each of you head off on your separate ways.

oh and smile and nod a lot, and agree with everything they're saying, even if it seem super tacky.

--that's how i try to handle these situatiosn at least, don't know if that's the best method though ::

 

[sucettes]

For me, its more a sense of anxiety/panic. This person is not where they are supposed to be! (IE at work, i dont see them anywhere else).

I just have this reaction when i run into someone in life who is outside of my compartmentalized section where they belong in.

Very wierd.

I have the exact same problem. I have no idea why. I can't meet some of my friends at the same time because I don't know how to act when they are both there and I feel that it will get awkward. I'm not saying that I'm fake or always pretending to be someone else depending on who I'm with. It's just a hard situation. A situation that easily gets awkward. And when I used to go to school I remember that I found it very hard to meet some of them outside of school, like in the store or something. I have no idea how to act or what to say. And for some reason I get nervous as f*ck. I don't even know why but that's how it is!!!! WEIRD.

 

[Prestonator]

I used to avoid going in places that I knew was where someone i knew worked. I used to just get very embarassed, go bright red and make myself feel silly. If im shopping in Tesco, I'll always avoid the tills that have someone I know working on. Its silly in a way because they are probably more embarassed than me!