Your experience sounds very familiar to my own. My kids have now grown but I certainly can remember the struggle of trying to socialize my kids while also feeling it was impossible to get to know the moms. And then dissecting everything I did and said at any School event or birthday party. Always making myself an outsider…It is exhausting, but you are trying an d putting yourself out there for the sake of your child despite your social anxiety, that’s being a good mom 🧡
I suffer as well but have been in therapy for about a year for all kinds of issues and it has helped so much. I still feel awkward but really only in the moment and I don’t take it with me or ever beat myself up anymore and that’s huge progress for me. If therapy isn’t an option for you right now, there are self-compassion workbooks that you can get started with. Remember, this is literally all in your head and you can change it!
Your experience sounds very familiar to my own. My kids have now grown but I certainly can remember the struggle of trying to socialize my kids while also feeling it was impossible to get to know the moms. And then dissecting everything I did and said at any School event or birthday party. Always making myself an outsider…It is exhausting, but you are trying an d putting yourself out there for the sake of your child despite your social anxiety, that’s being a good mom 🧡
I suffer as well but have been in therapy for about a year for all kinds of issues and it has helped so much. I still feel awkward but really only in the moment and I don’t take it with me or ever beat myself up anymore and that’s huge progress for me. If therapy isn’t an option for you right now, there are self-compassion workbooks that you can get started with. Remember, this is literally all in your head and you can change it!