02-05-2013, 12:24 AM
I've moved to seattle about 1.5 yrs ago and people here are not the most friendly type of people. I'm a very loving person one on one but when it comes to groups of people that I don't know in a strange setting all by myself I freak out. (INTP) The only places I've met people were in bible studies I went to with my very Christian wife. I have made no friends here in this city and so my wife wants me to get out and meet people.
She sent me to a community dodgeball game and as soon as I pulled up, I started having crazy fears of going into the community center. "I don't know these people. They are loud... I came late... What if they don't like me? I don't like loud noises... I have a headache..." So here I am scared sh*tless of groups of people. I'm also scared to death of approaching strangers and especially groups of people.
How am I to make friends like this? Is this a normal condition for Wanderers? I love people but groups freak me out and if I don't have a friend of a friend to talk with someone new it scares the daylights out of me....
She sent me to a community dodgeball game and as soon as I pulled up, I started having crazy fears of going into the community center. "I don't know these people. They are loud... I came late... What if they don't like me? I don't like loud noises... I have a headache..." So here I am scared sh*tless of groups of people. I'm also scared to death of approaching strangers and especially groups of people.
How am I to make friends like this? Is this a normal condition for Wanderers? I love people but groups freak me out and if I don't have a friend of a friend to talk with someone new it scares the daylights out of me....