Social Anxiety

Ahh mother...you are infuriating but only because you have no idea of what I've been doing. You claim that I am doing nothing but sitting on my arse all day - well, I object! I have been working on a plan to conquer my Social Anxiety (!) unbekwonst to you.

It goes like this...

Stages:
1) Part 1 – Social Anxiety
2) Part 2 – ‘the Plan’ My Acting Career
3) Part 2A – Job Searching
4) Part 3 – Operation: NM

Part 1 – Society Anxiety

Goal: to overcome my social anxiety and defeat the monster that rages inside me.

Stages:
1) Get comfortable in Public
2) Do stuff in Public
3) Normal Everyday Activities
4) Embarrassing Yourself
5) The Bucket List
6) Test Run

Stage 1 – Get comfortable in Public
Go out each day, put a whole list of places in a box and pull one out at random and then you have to go to the place that you pulled out, no exceptions. You don’t have to do anything, just walk around or sit on benches. Do a bit of shopping, whatever takes you fancy. Do this every day for ........
After you’ve finished this stage make sure that you can walk in anywhere and not feel embarrassed, in the toilets, cinema, street, park, shopping mall, where ever.

Stage 2 – Do Stuff in Public
By now you should be comfortable walking around in public and sitting down. So now, where ever you are start doing little stuff. Like taking your phone out of your bag and checking it, or applying lip balm. Or unwrapping gum and putting the piece in your mouth. Little stuff like that, wearing sunglasses, a hat. Go on a Photography Walk.

Stage 3 – Normal Everyday Activities
It’s time to take it to the next level, at this stage you should be more or less comfortable going out in public so start doing everyday activities that people do. Such as buying stuff, going to the toilet during a movie, going to the toilet in a restaurant, ordering in a restaurant, buying alcohol and cigarettes, catching the bus or train, getting makeovers, facials, pedi & manicures, eyebrows, etc. Go on a long bike ride, start powerwalking each morning and afternoon. Go jogging at night. Order at McDonalds. Buy Phone Credit and call up people, etc.

Stage 4 – Embarrassing Yourself
By now, you should be thinking ‘stuff everyone else’s opinion but my own’. So, go out and embarrass yourself who cares that they think? You don’t!

Stage 5 – The Bucket List
Do everything on your Bucket List, that when you created you didn’t think that you’d be able to do anything on it because of your Social Anxiety.

Stage 6 – The Test Run
Now you should be pretty confident in public now, so go give your new confidence a test run! Go into a shopping mall and scream, “Hello Everyone!” or walk into McDonalds and ask, “Which fast food place would they recommend”. Stupid stuff like that you know. Listen to music travelling home on the train or bus, etc.



P.S. Just contact me if you want to help me with this!!! :)