Socialanxiety

How socially isolated are you from the public? Do you NEVER see another person (ordering food online, never leaving the house, etc) or do you avoid people and conversations (buy things in stores but use self checkout, go shopping at off times) or do you do everything “normally”, just don’t approach people or get approached?

While I do think that interacting with people you know and with strangers online exhibits sociality, it’s not the same as face to face interactions with a stranger, so figuring out where you stand is useful, because then you can think of the baby steps you need to expand your abilities, your range, your tolerance.

A little bit of alcohol and the right kind of music ahead of time. No weed yet that day, if that is manageable. You need to remember, so leverage things that make you remember, like specific songs. The alcohol just loosens you up a little, dulls the sharp point of anxiety slightly. It's training wheels, don't let yourself use it as a crutch.