Luke Skywalker
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- May 23, 2006
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I am a religious man.
I just came back from a Bible study and there were these two Asian hb 5's there that just visited the church for the first time. I intended to talk to them but here's what happened:
- As I got up from my chair, when people were starting to socialise, my mind focused on a guy hugging a girl there intimately, and I thought, gee, I dont have a chance here. This other guy looked more taller, bolder and attracted than I do and has all the social proof.
- I went towards the food table, another person put a bunch of bibles on my hand, and I was supposed to drop them off in another room. I got away from the group so doing.
- Another girl walked by in the hallway. Basically, I just folded and went on home and even though there was a logical thing to say, such as, hi, you are new here, my name is so and so, I felt that it would come across as unnatural and it would go bad and felt it easier to just go home.
ANALYSIS:
- Either I simply wasn't ready to socialise.
- I've let a flood of negative thoughts enter my mind when I saw a guy with the other girl there, and compared myself to him.
SOLUTION:
- Recycle - try another group or place to sarge.
- Deal with the negative thoughts - and have a counter-strategy when they occur. Do not listen to them, do not give in to them.
I just came back from a Bible study and there were these two Asian hb 5's there that just visited the church for the first time. I intended to talk to them but here's what happened:
- As I got up from my chair, when people were starting to socialise, my mind focused on a guy hugging a girl there intimately, and I thought, gee, I dont have a chance here. This other guy looked more taller, bolder and attracted than I do and has all the social proof.
- I went towards the food table, another person put a bunch of bibles on my hand, and I was supposed to drop them off in another room. I got away from the group so doing.
- Another girl walked by in the hallway. Basically, I just folded and went on home and even though there was a logical thing to say, such as, hi, you are new here, my name is so and so, I felt that it would come across as unnatural and it would go bad and felt it easier to just go home.
ANALYSIS:
- Either I simply wasn't ready to socialise.
- I've let a flood of negative thoughts enter my mind when I saw a guy with the other girl there, and compared myself to him.
SOLUTION:
- Recycle - try another group or place to sarge.
- Deal with the negative thoughts - and have a counter-strategy when they occur. Do not listen to them, do not give in to them.