anomicdeer
Well-known member
No matter what I will be drowsy.
well I have got the most socially anxious part of the day out of the way, the plumber came over this morning and it meant helping out and having conversations. he asked about me driving, I said i'm still too nervous to get behind the wheel of a car. I got the feeling he didn't like my response.. I don't think people really ever understand how mental health problems affect people in their ordinary lives, restricting them from doing things. he seemed to give me the impression I was just making excuses. I felt like banging my head against a brick wall. never mind, done now.
I have grocery shopping to do later, i'll probably hide under a big hat and sunglasses as I don't like how I look at the moment.
A week ago a plumber came to fix a tap in my apartment. I was so damn nervous about him being there and I felt really awkward. But he was actually nice and easy to be around, and he didn't try to have some stupid smalltalk conversation with me. It's so rare that I have a good experience with people like that.
Making the appointment with the plumber however, was impossible for me. I felt so much anxiety about calling to make the appointment, I kept avoiding it and postponing it for weeks. So my therapist's secretary actually called. Or I wouldn't have done it. I would rather live with a tap that doesn't work properly, than have to call someone.
Yes, people don't understand how much it affects us to have mental health problems.
Kinda proud.
Yesterday I sewed something and it came out exactly as planned. Normally I have to settle for 'good enough' with less than elegant seams, bad alignment and shoddy stability.