Published on 12, July, 2020
Gt granddaughter is 1 today. She's having a party tomorrow. I'm going but am dreading it. The whole socialising thing outside of immediate family/stepfamily is so damn hard . Initiating conversations a no no, body posture - am I looking gone out/like a freak? , sitting their in awkward silence while the conversation flows around me .
Borrowed from aspergers100.com
Here are a few basics to help you in social situations:
An excellent checklist of do's and don't.
But knowing what to do and actually doing it. Are very different skills and abilities.
I still avoid social situations. I have learnt how to function ok in well structured encounters such as shopping, short meetings with people I recognise. But open ended parties terrify me.
Aaaah, that's actually really helpful.
I used to think of topics to talk about before social gatherings, but I do find they only help for a few minutes.
I seriously have no idea what people spontaneously talk about.