Worst events/activities you have been pushed into?

[Zarrix]

My family trys to get me into things occasionally. I usually say no, because I am too scared of meeting new people and creating a bad impression.

One particular thing I got pushed into about a year ago was about a year ago. My uncle told me about this cricket club. I was fairly passionate and reasonably good at the sport, so I decided to give it a shot. Actually signing up was hell, so many awkard phone calls with a complete stranger. Then I had to mix with older, outgoing males. I just didn't feel confortable at all. I also felt my performances weren't impressing them at all. I thought they thought I was an idiot just for coming down.

 

[lilcharlie]

i HATE some family events with a PASSION. they are SO BORING. i have consciously stopped going because i can't stand them. my family thinks i'm stuck up [about it], but i guess in some areas, i'll let people think what they want to think, i can't take it anymore [some of these social events.] with some of my friends, i just make up lame excuses, or i ignore the invitation. (?) if a group of people want to hang out, it's kind of hard/ rude, to point blank, say you're not interested, because that's like saying you're not interested in them. because some of my "acquaintances" just want to sit around and talk about dumb shit. i can't do that, i rather watch tv. if they were going to see a show/ movie, at least i can say i'm not interested in the movie. but they're just sitting around getting drinks/ food, talking. so if i say i'm not interested, that's like me saying i'm not interested in talking to you. [which is the truth.] lately, i have been talking/ meeting to some new people, and also enjoy being by myself, so that's a good thing. good luck. if you hate cricket, just don't go. if you're interested give it another shot, but by the sound of your post, sounds like you dislike it.

 

[scissorhands]

University. Stuck it out and finished in 2 and a half years from summer courses and all. I'm glad I succeeded, but it was a living nightmare every day.

 

[Day_Tripper]

Bar and bat mitzvahs of cousins were hell for me. They would sit me at a kids table away from my parents, with a bunch of kids who were already friends, so I usually would just sit there waiting for it to end.

 

[LonelyGirl]

I'm not really pushed into things that much. I usually choose to put myself in situations where I feel uncomfortable and hope they will help me. The year 6 leavers disco springs to mind though. My mom expected me to go and made me feel like I should go even though I knew it would be a disaster. I spent the evening sitting at the side of the hall on my own watching everybody else having fun. At the end, my class gathered in a circle to sway to My Heart Will Go On and cry because they were sad to be leaving. I couldn't wait to leave. I could have left already if it wasn't for the damn disco.

 

[Zarrix]

Yeah I never went to a Disco, Social, Ball, Camp during my school years, never.

 

[Primrose]

In 1999 I moved to a new city (a really depressing one at that) all because I was such a wimp and couldn't say no. :roll:

I was involved with a group of friends who I desparately wanted to impress. Why I wanted their approval is beyond me... they would leave me out of conversations, talk behind my back at every given moment and would quickly change the topic of conversation when I walked into the room.

It made me feel like crap, but for some reason like a kicked puppy I would keep going back to them to try and get their approval and full admittance into the group.

When one of them suggested I move in with another person in the group, I couldn't say no for fear of upsetting them....

The guy I moved in with turned out to be a psycopath who lied about me and made me feel even more self conscious than I already was. It ended badly with me ending all communication with them. I had to learn that I was better than all of them put together!

It was a horrible experience, but I guess I needed to go through it to learn to stand up for myself and not let people walk over me or take me for granted.

 

[messi]

I really hate oral presentation