Just wondered about everyone else here when it comes to meeting up with friends..
If I had my way I'd stay home and sleep or do my own thing.. but I do try to see my children's friend's mums sometimes as I also don't want to have no friends! So today is one of those meet ups. At one of their houses (I didn't offer mine..) and I'll go along and have to pretend.... (with no diagnosis yet these situations are frightful). I will get through the meet up fairly well I think.. Inside I will feel frightened of mucking up so I will be very careful about speaking. I certainly won't ask them about anything but they will ask me and I will be happy to answer. And I will laugh and even laugh when I'm not totally sure what they're really talking about. But I have learned over time to copy others.. and that'll help me pretend. When they talking together I'll sit and smile yet my mind might not totally be listening and it may be racing ahead to what might happen next. I think I manage to act 'normal' and try to almost cover it up that I only properly talk when spoken to.. ..... But when I get home I will be exhausted.
If I had my way I'd stay home and sleep or do my own thing.. but I do try to see my children's friend's mums sometimes as I also don't want to have no friends! So today is one of those meet ups. At one of their houses (I didn't offer mine..) and I'll go along and have to pretend.... (with no diagnosis yet these situations are frightful). I will get through the meet up fairly well I think.. Inside I will feel frightened of mucking up so I will be very careful about speaking. I certainly won't ask them about anything but they will ask me and I will be happy to answer. And I will laugh and even laugh when I'm not totally sure what they're really talking about. But I have learned over time to copy others.. and that'll help me pretend. When they talking together I'll sit and smile yet my mind might not totally be listening and it may be racing ahead to what might happen next. I think I manage to act 'normal' and try to almost cover it up that I only properly talk when spoken to.. ..... But when I get home I will be exhausted.