Comments | bloodlustwaltz: Being a soical dumb ass & NYC Unity Fest

bloodlustwaltz

Being a soical dumb ass & NYC Unity Fest

Jun 24, 2007 19:29

I'm so sick of being socially retarded especially when it comes to taking photos. There are so many people I want to meet and photograph but my gay social anxiety causes me to chicken out. I'm so scared of being walked all over or judged in a bad way, so I hate to meet new people. It makes me feel like an asshole when I try to make plans and can't ( Read more... )

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brokenpastxx June 25 2007, 01:23:45 UTC

taking risks is what lifes all about.. and its the only way to get over silly things.

go meet people! go to lunch or meetup at a bar or show.. if you dont like them then dont bother meeting up with them again! if you do, then you made a new friend! fuck it! i try to make as many friend as i can in NJ/PA/NY... and you meet some really rad people!

bloodlustwaltz June 25 2007, 01:31:23 UTC

You are right. Living in Jackson, NJ doesn't help but I get around.
Just a shitty day I guess...
Thanks for the feedback! :D

brokenpastxx June 25 2007, 13:13:07 UTC

No prob.

My boyfriend and I might go on Saturday to the Hook to see the Turbo ACs. I don't know my way around Brooklyn at all though. How are you getting there?

bloodlustwaltz June 25 2007, 16:33:24 UTC

That would be awesome. I'm going up there on Friday...probably taking the train from Red Bank and I might stay up there for the weekend and crash at my boyfriend's place.

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chaospider June 25 2007, 04:11:20 UTC

Hah, you just described my life story in your post here. I pretty much quit photography because i gave in to my social phobia/anxiety...

So i think it's really great that you keep on trying!
Seriously, if you dont want to end up bitter and angry, you should go out into the world and take the risk :)

naominekro July 3 2007, 01:42:00 UTC

Girlie,

I used to have really high social anxiety too, I've always been self conscious as well. I would say around the time that I continued modeling and photography was when I overcame alot of the doubt I had. Because sometimes you have to put yourself out there to feel any better.

One thing that helped me was Emerson and Thoreau too.

The quote that pretty much changed my entire way of thinking is "Always do what you are afraid to do" by Emerson.

I know this comment is all over the place, but the best advice I can give you is to try to push your fears aside because if you don't, you'll never know the opportunities you will miss out on.

xoxox
Naomi