For years I was afraid to attend meetings because my concentration was poor and keeping conversations long usually exhausted me. However things change. This evening I attended a dinner party which turned out to be enjoyable for me. Yippee!
This dinner party was mainly for welcoming a young Chinese guy who currently works as a lecturer at the Univ of Liverpool. Five people including me gathered up at the restaurant. We had nice food and very interesting talks. I participated actively the conversation with everybody and a lady in particular.
It seems my brain function has improved. So does my confidence in taking part in social activities.
This is great news! You should feel proud of yourself. For me, I can only manage one evening social event per week, but I should consider myself lucky that I can handle even this.
I attend very few to no social events. I go to church with a small group of ladies and that goes well. I also attend a volunteer meeting for an hour and a half once a week and that always goes well too. I wouldn’t call these things “social” however. My piano teacher comes to my apartment once a week and stays for an hour. He always manages to make it a social thing. And I handle him well. I seem to get along well with people. Except for my former “best friend” who doesn’t get along with anybody. (She’s stark crazy with sza disorder).
@Green5 I have had problems socializing for many years and I consider it a major accomplishment to do what you have done socially. I am still working in that direction. Congratulations!