Bustn Justin
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For the past while I have made some amazing progress with my anxiety.
One thing that puts my anxiety off for awhile is listening to music that I enjoy. For me techno music makes me chill out and want to dance. I am in the moment and don't think of the past or the future.
I like to check out different tunes on youtube but was always afriad to like them since most peeps I know on FB are not into that type of music. A few months I decided that thier opinion wasn't important and decided to like what I like. To my suprise I had a couple of peeps hit me up on FB and were happy I shared simillar interest in music.
The first wanted me to meet up with him so he can share some music he had on his flash drive so I can experience different artists.
The second one I knew 3 years back but never hung out. He would announce where he has been doing his DJ sets on FB and always felt awkward asking him if I could come and check out his spins. Of course he has allowed me to come and really liked what he has mixed. A few days later I hit him up on FB chat and talked about the musicand gave me the heads up on future shows. Just a month ago we were talking and then finally opened up about my anxiety. To my suprise he was very understanding about it and glad I talked about it instead of hiding it for so many years.
This friend has also begun DJ at a local bar once a week and I go there to support him. When I walk inside the first thing I want to do when I hear the music playing is that I want to go dance (even by myself) and did not care if peeps watched me or not since I dance with my eyes closed. This particular night I found it cool that most peeps who show up go to enjoy the music, which makes less imtimidating when I come up to introduce myself. By the third I have come to this club, some of the peeps that I have seen before I walked up to them and started talking to them although the conversations are short.
I am glad I took some small steps and opening myself to other people and focus more on the process rather than the progress.
One thing that puts my anxiety off for awhile is listening to music that I enjoy. For me techno music makes me chill out and want to dance. I am in the moment and don't think of the past or the future.
I like to check out different tunes on youtube but was always afriad to like them since most peeps I know on FB are not into that type of music. A few months I decided that thier opinion wasn't important and decided to like what I like. To my suprise I had a couple of peeps hit me up on FB and were happy I shared simillar interest in music.
The first wanted me to meet up with him so he can share some music he had on his flash drive so I can experience different artists.
The second one I knew 3 years back but never hung out. He would announce where he has been doing his DJ sets on FB and always felt awkward asking him if I could come and check out his spins. Of course he has allowed me to come and really liked what he has mixed. A few days later I hit him up on FB chat and talked about the musicand gave me the heads up on future shows. Just a month ago we were talking and then finally opened up about my anxiety. To my suprise he was very understanding about it and glad I talked about it instead of hiding it for so many years.
This friend has also begun DJ at a local bar once a week and I go there to support him. When I walk inside the first thing I want to do when I hear the music playing is that I want to go dance (even by myself) and did not care if peeps watched me or not since I dance with my eyes closed. This particular night I found it cool that most peeps who show up go to enjoy the music, which makes less imtimidating when I come up to introduce myself. By the third I have come to this club, some of the peeps that I have seen before I walked up to them and started talking to them although the conversations are short.
I am glad I took some small steps and opening myself to other people and focus more on the process rather than the progress.
