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Originally Posted by Breadfish
I spent almost an hour and a half at a party today. I try to avoid these things, but two family members were celebrating a certain jubilee (sorry for being vague, but I'd rather not be tracked down) and my grandmother (and the rest of the family) really likes it when I attend, so I try to go for an hour or two now and again. Even more, I spent over an hour of said hour and a half sitting in the middle of the room! Meaning people were actually behind me, which freaks me out (go PTSD!). I was only touched three times (besides handshakes) and didn't visibly freak out when I was. Go me!
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Well done! That's a really admirable achievement. I struggle at social events and tend to drink a lot to combat anxiety. So I just wake up feeling embarrassed the next day instead.