Seeing those people you haven't seen in years! D:

Iseesky

Iseesky

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One of the hardest things for me is going to events in town where I will see people I went to high school with.

I'm only in college, so it hasn't been that long ago. :p But, after grade 12...I basically lost touch with everyone (except 2 people) I once talked to. To see those people again causes me great anxiety! I live in a small town and wherever you go there's someone you know. The grocery store, the library, the doctor's office...etc. Even just the thought of running into a teacher scares me out of my mind! One of those who doesn't remember your name anyway, but is still curious (or maybe just being polite and isn't curious at all) to know what you've been up to.

Tonight I'm going to my brother's hockey game...Grads vs. teachers hockey game to raise money for their dance/banquet/events. Most, if not all, of the teachers will be there and plenty of students from my grade and the younger grades (and their parents) will be there. I'm basically terrified.

I probably won't get any responses before I have to leave, but for future...How do you deal with this? Do you memorize a general set of lines that you can spew out when someone unexpectedly comes up to you? Or do you just wrap a scarf around you or put on a hat and become 'invisible?'
 
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BlueKing

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Hmm.. well I left my town to avoid such problems but I don't think that will work for you. If I ever did meet anyone I didn't want to remember, I simply spouted out pleasantries. Hi, how are you? Oh that is nice, sorry I must go.

I just tried to get away from them as quickly as possible. I'm sorry I couldn't help any more.
 
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Fighter86

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I go out of my way to avoid them. If I see someone even remotely look like a person I know, I immediately turn around and go in the other direction. No sense making small talk with people you really don't want to talk to or just don't know anymore.
 
xlisax

xlisax

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I dropped out of school when my so called friends turned on me.
I dread going back to the town where i went to school and most of them live.
I couldnt even look at people i had no issues with until recently.
Depending on how im feeling i try to plaster a smile on my face, 'hey how are you? What are you up to these days?' Wrap it up quickly and move on. Or sometimes just a smile and keep walking. Other days not so easy and i pretend i dont see them.
Sorry not much help here, but i do know exactly where your coming from.
 
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