Socializing at a Party for Socially Anxious Girls

I did with a lot of social anxiety when I’m in big groups. Here’s a few ways to work through it:

✨Focus on one person at a time.

If I know someone going to the same event, I like to ask them to hang out before and go together. This helps calm me down to know that if I get too overwhelmed, I can just go chat with them. But if this isn’t possible, then the minute you walk in, just find one person that looks the warmest and say hi to them. Don’t worry about all of the other people that are there.

✨Ask other people questions!

A lot of my anxiety came from wanting to have interesting or funny things to say. So instead of worrying about that, just listen and find interest in what someone is saying. Once you become genuinely interested, you’ll find yourself wanting to ask questions and that will spark greats conversations.

✨Take 3 really deep breaths in the bathroom.

If it ever gets to be too much, give yourself permission to step away momentarily so you can breathe and calm your nervous system down. Once you’re in the bathroom, just close your eyes (and even block your ears if there’s other girls in there) and take the longest inhales and exhales you can. Give yourself the time to do at least 3 before giving up.

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