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Originally Posted by boogiesmash
So me of the things my psychologist is recommending is that I become more social and have more social circles. Now I find it hard to trust people and only my 2 closest friends know of my diagnosis, suicide attempt and treatment. Sometimes at work I feel people suspect something but I don't think they can grasp the whole picture. So my question is how do I open up to strangers? She recommended meetup as a way to get out of the house meet people and maybe find a girlfriend. I just find it hard to talk to new people. So,either I'm open but other times I'm not.
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How do you open up to strangers? By talking to them in non-stressful situations.... go out to Starbucks and decide to talk to 1 stranger and just say "good afternoon, how are you doing?" .... and make sure that it isn't the barista you say that to!
Meetup works well if you can hit it on a good day and a small group. I went to a Ren Faire that way, and it worked out nicely. No lasting friendships out of it, but a good memory.
In our town there are trivia meetups two or three times a week. I'm trying to get the courage to go visit one of these in order to be more social.
I have the same issues you do about getting to know people, and I'm working on it slowly.... it's not easy.