Anxious Living

Social Anxiety and the Holidays

November 20th, 2006 by Ryan Oelke

It’s that time of the year: the holidays. They mean different things to different people, but how about for us with social anxiety? I enjoy the holidays, family neuroses and all, but I notice that I can struggle a bit when I go home to visit family. Familiarity and routine is comforting to me. Although I obviously know my family well, I don’t spend much time with them because I live so far away. Switching up my environment and being around people I have not seen in a while has the potential to make me a bit anxious, on edge. I end up feeling more pressure to find something specific to talk about it. Also, Aimee’ and I are only children and have more attention put on us, particularly since we aren’t around very much. Of course there’s a lot of great things about holidays, but that’s some of the stuff that comes with having social anxiety for me. Also, this is the first time in four years that I’ll be home for Thanksgiving! I’ve always had to work:)

How are the holidays for you?

Posted in Relationships, Ryan, Social Anxiety|Subscribe |Comments Feed|

               

TrackBack URI

Leave a Reply