CatherineM Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I have to go to an event tomorrow, that I really don't want to attend. I'm required to go. I'll be expected to go. I've agreed to go. Everyone apparently knows that I don't want to go, from the number of women who have called to offer me rides. My husband has told me I can do anything I want in the morning. He's trying to bribe me into not taking a runner. In college when I had stage fright, I just got drunk. I can't pull that one anymore. Maybe I should see what kind of bribe he's willing to give me to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel's angel Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I always just remind myself of how little time it actually is. Like, by the time you wake up on Sunday it'll be over. Think of how many difficult things you've done in your life and how you got through them all. It's just 24 short hours that you have to get through (actually, less than 24 hours if you think about it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 xanax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 [quote name='rachael' post='1759600' date='Jan 23 2009, 07:00 PM']xanax? [/quote] I have some ativan. The problem with that idea is that the sidewalks are pretty slippery right now, and if I go stoned, I might fall. On the other hand, if I fall, that's a perfect excuse to ditch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_lol Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 are you doing public speaking? or just attending a boring event? go bungee jumping in the morning, fight a bear or something ridiculous in the morning. then you will be able to do anything later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyP89 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 You could be really mature and pass notes...or you could smuggle in your yo-yo. Or bring a rosary...if you do all fifteen mysteries you'd [i]really[/i] blow some time. (I do it in my head using my fingers to count when I get bored in class.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1759629' date='Jan 23 2009, 09:11 PM']I have some ativan. The problem with that idea is that the sidewalks are pretty slippery right now, and if I go stoned, I might fall. On the other hand, if I fall, that's a perfect excuse to ditch.[/quote] ativan is no where as good as klonopin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilCook009 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Personally I tell myself how easy it will be and if I start to have thoughts of failing I start to make a joke out of it. For instance I had to recite a poem for an English class and I began to think about what would happen if I forgot a line. Then to counter act that I added to the hypothetical situation. At first I forgot a line and then a freak earthquake happened. Then I forgot the line and a freak earthquake happened and a rabid crow flew into the room. Then I was so focused on the outrageous situation I stopped concentrating on my fear. After that when ever I thought about messing up I would think of that funny situation. I know it sounds really silly but I have been doing it since my freashman year in high school and it really works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 [quote name='Jesus_lol' post='1759633' date='Jan 23 2009, 07:13 PM']are you doing public speaking? or just attending a boring event?[/quote] Book club. Normally not threatening, but this time it's my book. I hate these things. People fawn over you, and ask embarrassing questions. It's like having to discuss your toilet training in public for two hours. I'd rather eat dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 [quote name='MissyP89' post='1759635' date='Jan 23 2009, 07:13 PM']You could be really mature and pass notes...or you could smuggle in your yo-yo. Or bring a rosary...if you do all fifteen mysteries you'd [i]really[/i] blow some time. (I do it in my head using my fingers to count when I get bored in class.)[/quote] The yo-yo and rosary go with me everywhere in the same pocket on my backpack. I'm not allowed to play with it in class anymore because I almost took a seminarian's ear off with it last semester. If he hadn't been wearing his house shoes to class, I would have seen him coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 can you bring a notepad to draw on? that will usually occupy my time for a while, and it looks like i'm actually doing something worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 I could bring a text book, and look like I'm studying. Maybe that would keep the groupie gunk to a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1759590' date='Jan 23 2009, 08:57 PM']I have to go to an event tomorrow, that I really don't want to attend. I'm required to go. I'll be expected to go. I've agreed to go. Everyone apparently knows that I don't want to go, from the number of women who have called to offer me rides. My husband has told me I can do anything I want in the morning. He's trying to bribe me into not taking a runner. In college when I had stage fright, I just got drunk. I can't pull that one anymore. Maybe I should see what kind of bribe he's willing to give me to go.[/quote] I've had to do something similar (kinda) before. I don't know exactly what will happen, but I usually find that after I am through there is at least one person who through some miracle (literally) heard something that I said and took heart because *similar* things had happened and they felt lonely and stupid and lost and scared and such. I don't like saying "i was molested for years" to anyone. I like talking about in a room full of people worse (and I probably won't for a long while) but what gets me through it is that I am pretty sure that for some reason, I am an instrument. Maybe there's someone in that book club that needs to hear something that you have to say. Prayers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 Honest to God, the last time I did one of these things, people wanted to see the scars on the back of my hand. They make the letter G in Morse Code. That was fascinating to find out. You'd think it was the stigmata the way they were carrying on. I don't like being the center of the attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1759683' date='Jan 23 2009, 06:30 PM']Book club. Normally not threatening, but this time it's my book. I hate these things. People fawn over you, and ask embarrassing questions. It's like having to discuss your toilet training in public for two hours. I'd rather eat dirt.[/quote] This is probably too late, but I'll throw my two cents in anyway. Stephen Colbert said something once in an interview about how for his work he can't be worried about his dignity. For something like this, I might try to over-prepare with notes and discussion points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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