I went to a friends house with a friend last night, people I'm pretty comfortable around. It went alright overall. For a while he had some people we used to work with plus one over, and they all used some not so legal drugs, I was really awkward then. I was standing up almost the whole time, walking back and forth, coming in and out of the room, acting real silent and shifty. One guy asked me a few times why I was so uncomfortable./insecure/nervous/paranoid. I didn't mind the question, I was acting extremely off, I just said I'm always like this. I was really trying to not be effected by any second hand smoke too, windows really weren't open.
After they left we were alone for a little while, and then his girlfriend came over. To my surprise I did better while she was there. I wasn't completely silent as I was with the other guests (excluding my replies to some direct questions), I never talked directly to her but I wasn't afraid to say things in her earshot. Not a breakthrough but at least I didn't stay mute (to the dismay of the mime scouts following me around

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It was good being around people, better then sitting alone in my room.