[AzulOscuro]

I don't care about Christmas but any way, I wish you all be happier from now.

This is one of my favourite tópics. I like to smile, even of the Avoidance, so I wanted to encourage you to tell a sticking, uncomfortable, embarrassing situation you lived but that you can see now with a bit of humor.
Any embarrassing situation may be a bother, a disturb situation for a normal person but when we add to the equation a person who has social anxiety or avoidant personality disorder, it can be the most similar to be in hell.
My proposal is to laugh at them.

This summer, when I was with my doggies, a Poland guy approached to me. He needed a place to stay at night.
He didn't know a word in Spanish and very little of English. So I decided to take him to a public shelter.
As I didn't know the place were I was on hollidays, I had to ask people.
I'm very bad at space orientation.
So, I missed several times, then, one of my doggies who is a bit fat, pulled out the lace bc he didn't want to walk moré.
My God, the poor guy had to cope with me missing over and over again and my little fatty fairy ball.

Now, it's your turn.

[A Red Panda]

This was more of a chosen-embarassment..

But when I took part in the play this year, I had to be a crazy old lady. I'm 30 years old, and I had the play the oldest character (some of the other performers are older than my parents...). My lines, and how I had to dress, and the voice I had to use... oh they were humiliating!

[AzulOscuro]

Wow, Red. You did a big step with this performance. Congratulations. I wouldn't daré to do it.

Well, this is the funniest story I can remember about me.
One of my friend is a fan of any kind of hard music and one day she wanted me to go with her to a trash metal concert in a pub.
I like heavy and rock but trash music is too much for me, so I don't know much about it but I didn't want to let her alone.
We went to the concert. Suddenly, the group sang a song that had to be known by the public because they began to sing.
As a good avoidant, I didn't feel like to be out of place, so I pretended i knew the song and being singing. I took it with such entusiasm.

Suddenly, I saw the singer coming to me. I thought. What the hell is he doing?
The singer arrived to me a put the microphone in my mouth.
I didn't have a way out. I only wanted to hide myself.
I move my mouth without pronounce a single word, pretending I was singqing and asking God the singer stopped and went away.

[fraidykat]

There are so many,lol! A couple years ago, we were having extensive remodeling done on our house. The plumbing contractor is a very serious, all business person. One day, he came to the front door and as I let him in, my hideously disobedient Shiba-Inu dog dashed past him! These dogs are notorious for being impossible to catch, and she bolted for the schoolyard across the street! Of course the kids were at recess and had a merry time chasing her across the giant field...the poor plumber felt so bad, he's over there with me trying in vain to catch her...it was so embarrassing!! She finally played herself out and I tricked her with a 'fake' treat in my hand....

[AzulOscuro]

Fraidykat, our doggies can set us in the most embarrassing situations.
Your story made me recall one that happened last summer.

A group of people were in a circle in a park with their monitor, practicing an exercise session.
My dear doggie Perla saw them and began to barking them. She usually does it when she sees something or someone strange in the street.

She went on, went into the circle and barked everyone while I was trying to catched her up.
The people laughing at the situation.

[fraidykat]

oh Azul! How true our dogs pull us into reality whether or not we are ready

Mine will see someone throwing a ball or Frisbee in the middle of the walking area, and they freeze to watch them, making a scene as I try to drag them away

As I was leaving a store once a girl I had seen around- who looked like she could and would beat me up- asked if she could have a ride. I said sure because I didn't know what else to say. I attempted awkward small talk on the way to my car and when we got to it I directed her to the passenger seat. As soon as she got in she reached for my lighter. When I started the car she asked what I was doing.... Turns out she seen me smoking and asked for a light not a ride. Lol. She probably thought I was trying to abduct her.

Originally Posted by AzulOscuro

Wow, Red. You did a big step with this performance. Congratulations. I wouldn't daré to do it.

Well, this is the funniest story I can remember about me.
One of my friend is a fan of any kind of hard music and one day she wanted me to go with her to a trash metal concert in a pub.
I like heavy and rock but trash music is too much for me, so I don't know much about it but I didn't want to let her alone.
We went to the concert. Suddenly, the group sang a song that had to be known by the public because they began to sing.
As a good avoidant, I didn't feel like to be out of place, so I pretended i knew the song and being singing. I took it with such entusiasm.

Suddenly, I saw the singer coming to me. I thought. What the hell is he doing?
The singer arrived to me a put the microphone in my mouth.
I didn't have a way out. I only wanted to hide myself.
I move my mouth without pronounce a single word, pretending I was singqing and asking God the singer stopped and went away.

This is a great story!

[AzulOscuro]

Originally Posted by GreenMoss

As I was leaving a store once a girl I had seen around- who looked like she could and would beat me up- asked if she could have a ride. I said sure because I didn't know what else to say. I attempted awkward small talk on the way to my car and when we got to it I directed her to the passenger seat. As soon as she got in she reached for my lighter. When I started the car she asked what I was doing.... Turns out she seen me smoking and asked for a light not a ride. Lol. She probably thought I was trying to abduct her.

This is very funny GreenMoss.
It made me recall that moment when you finally got a date with the guy you like and you are so nervous that you drop the coffee with your coat.

Then, you realize that the guy wasn't worthy and you regret that you didn't throw the coffee on his face.

[AzulOscuro]

Come on people, I need your stories. Laugh is life.

Was in a cómical show in a theatre. I took a pic. Suddenly, a voice sounded "we recall you that pics are not allowed in the show". Everybody was looking at me while I was sliding down the chair for they not to see me.

[A Red Panda]

When I was in highschool I was going to be late to catch my bus - had been on a trip for the day and we arrived back a bit late. I went running out the door and BAM smacked right into it. Some boys were RIGHT there... in an older grade than I was... and they were pretty cute. They sorta laughed, pointed to the sign RIGHT where I smacked into the door that said "Use Other Door"... and they opened the other door for me (which was nice). I was in too much of a rush to be too embarassed right that second, but once I sat down on my bus I was like "OMG!!!!!"

[Snap66]

Have you ever been challenged and once you have finally had to courage to do so its like you have been set up.

This happened a few years back.
Challenge to take my shirt off at my weekly cardio session. Challenge set by a on-line friend who knows I'm athletic and was surprised to hear that i don't. She's a normie who doesn't understand why it would be hard to do when im so fit. (better clear this up just in case... I'm a guy)

I spoke to my psych about it and was told maybe you should accept the challenge. Took me a few weeks to get the courage up.

Where I do my weekly cardio is at the side of a hill that has a set of steps that descends 45 meters which i do constantly for 30+minutes. Its fairly popular although i go late into the evening to cut down on crowds.

Doing my warm up and stretching i just couldn't find the right time to take my shirt off, felt like it was going to be the ignition to unwanted attention. So plan b was hatched - take my shirt off at my car and walk back commencing my training as soon as possible without making any eye contact.

Anyway shirts off lock the car took a few steps when I was faced with two lady's walking towards me looking straight at me and then looked up at my face and smiled. The way they looked at me was as if it was scripted like i was set up. (i know its not possible)... Even i found it comical.

[AzulOscuro]

Lol! Some handsome people should't walk along with shirts off. It's a danger.

I was challenged by my psychologist to dress up as a witch in carnival.
It was in my first year of work, in a little town with a single school, mine one.
All my coworkers were older than me and they didn't want to dress up.

As I saw I was the ugliest creature on Earth, my psych challenges me to dress up as Befana, a beautiful Italian witch who gives children presents.
Ok, I dressed up as this witch and I even wore a noticeboard on my back that said: I'm a witch but pretty and nice.
I'm embarrassed even now that I am recalling.

[AzulOscuro]

Guys, have you ever sent an e-mail to the wrong person? I mean an e-mail that was for a second person, sent to a first person, where you talk to the second person about the first person. The one who finally recived the e-mail.
It happened to me once.
So, you already know, I'm a danger person. The is nothing dangerer than stupidiness. Lol!

[AzulOscuro]

My favourite thread needs a push!

Four, only for four days I was in the Green and Beautiful Ireland.
I was so depressive that I had to come back home.
The thing is that when I was in Dublín AirPort waiting for my plane to come back to Spain, I was interviewed by those people who makes tourists questions about their stay in the country. I obviously told them a pile of lies.

[A Red Panda]

While travelling to Turkey I ended up in a restaurant where I couldn't read the menu (it was bound to happen although most restaurants in Istanbul's centre have translations). Order something with a word I recognized... and had mixed it up. I ate like maybe two bites because I couldn't handle the type of meat (not much of a meat eater). I felt so embarassed because I felt like it was an insult to the chef when I'm sure it was cooked wonderfully!

[AzulOscuro]

Lol! How did you order? Really, you tried to read what was written.
I would have only used the finger to point out.
Is Istambul so beautiful as people say?

[newday2020]

I was once a volunteer at a hospital.........we were having a little party for the patients and families.
I was pretty nervous and trying to be friendly. I was serving some punch.

In a sweet voice I asked someone "would you like a punch?" I had to stifle my embarressment and laughter.

[AzulOscuro]

Originally Posted by susanemily

I was once a volunteer at a hospital.........we were having a little party for the patients and families.
I was pretty nervous and trying to be friendly. I was serving some punch.

In a sweet voice I asked someone "would you like a punch?" I had to stifle my embarressment and laughter.

Lol! Susan, i can't understand how English language can has not one or two but a pile of words which have so different aceptations.
It's a funny story. Thank you for sharing.

[AzulOscuro]

I'd love this thread never ends up.
Guys, humor is so important.
I could read a trick in the "coping with emotions" forum that when you are overwhelmed by a feeling, it could be very usefull to look for things, people, tasks that can provide you with the opposite feeling.
That's why I feel better when I'm looking for jokes for my online friends or I feel better when I waste time with my kids.

[avlady]

Funny, i like it!!!!

[newday2020]

when I was a little girl I was shopping at a store with my family.

I must have wanted to connect with my daddy, so I took his hand.

I looked up at him and EEK it wasn't my daddy it was some other man.

He must of been a kind man.......he smiled at me.

I was so embarrassed

[AzulOscuro]

Cool story, Susan.
You were a child and you already felt embarrasement. I mention it bc I was a normie in my childhood or at least, my enviromental was safe enough to not develop avoidance, indeed I dared to explore the world when I scaped from my parents' coffee shop and made them mad looking for me.

[newday2020]

Originally Posted by AzulOscuro

Cool story, Susan.
You were a child and you already felt embarrasement. I mention it bc I was a normie in my childhood or at least, my enviromental was safe enough to not develop avoidance, indeed I dared to explore the world when I scaped from my parents' coffee shop and made them mad looking for me.

I remember my kingergarden teacher saying on my report card "she is very timid."
I remember my first day of school I had to go to the bathroom and I just could not ask the teacher!!
my mother wasn't home so school called our neighbor who had a daughter and she brought over some dry pants.

I didn't feel too comfortable around my mother.
I remember at night when she'd come in my room......I wanted her to "talk to me." she didn't get it. We didn't do feelings.

[BreakForTheLight]

Today I had a job interview. I was already running a bit late, then when I was almost there I realized I had walked by the building so I had to turn around and walk back and it was getting later and I was getting more stressed out. I got out of the elevator on the 7th floor just as a postman was leaving, but the door fell closed before I reached it. As I said I was late and stressed, I noticed a sign posted on the door saying something about ringing the bell and waiting for the green light, but in my haste I didn't read it properly and I just pushed the first button I saw.

Which turned out to be the alarm. And it wouldn't shut off. Way to make a first impression! "Did you push the button?" "Erm, I think I might have...." Luckily my interview partner was cool about it but the girl at the reception was very annoyed!

Now I think about it, the door was probably open and all I would have had to do was just push it to open......