I’ve been getting requests for workshops for over three years before I finally started it. I told Ponggo that I might be the introvert of introverts because while everyone already had their watercolor and lettering sessions, I was deathly afraid to face people. Well, apparently, introverts can be trained. As long as I get to stick to a structure, I guess I’m fine. (Speaking of workshops, you may find the new scheds here.)
Anyway, I still find myself having some sort of anxiety before meeting a bunch of people especially when it’s a party. Ponggo is usually annoyed that I always bail out last minute or I get agitated and restless before we leave when we have to face a new crowd. Questions like these run through my head:
What do I actually say?
What if I end up randomly blurting something tactless or senseless?
*Well, I usually do anyway. Come to think of it, what is there to fear, no?*
What do I do?
What will happen when there’s dead air and Ponggo is nowhere to be found? (You know, he can be a social butterfly on cue).
Anyway, if & when I get past that stage when I decide that it’s okay to go to a party, I end up enjoying it anyway. Sometimes, I even end up being the most talkative person too. 😛
I know that half of you might probably find this weird but if you’re an introvert, you totally get what I mean and you’re most likely the type who looks for a fellow agoraphobic soul whom you can cling to the entire time you’re in a public setting. 🙂
Good luck to us on the next party! 🙂
XOXO,
Tipsy 🙂
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Haha I get what you mean! I also tend to find someone to cling to, but I’m quite glad I’ve become a little bit more outgoing than my younger self. Whew, events can be quite tiresome for introverts, don’t they? 😀
Yup, I’m also relieved I’ve pretty much evolved through the years but I still get anxious. Oh well. Hahahaha.
I totally get what you mean Tipsy! As weird as this might sound, I see parts of myself in you. It’s exciting when you find parts of yourself in someone else. ^_^ The difference is that what you express with your art I express in words. I think. I am an introvert myself and I used to be so scared and anxious about parties and social situations where I might end up like a wall flower. Oh and yes that much irritating dead air. Tsk. That somehow changed when I got myself to attend an event and fly all on my own for the first time. I got anxious but it ended up awesome! Maybe we should have an introvert party so we can meet up with kindred souls? But that sounds ironic though. Haha!
Actually, any blogging event or a gathering of Instagrammers is technically an introvert’s event.
Well, that’s just my theory because upon close analysis, I think all those who enjoy sharing stuff online are people who have noisy minds or are socially-evolved geeks and nerds–myself included. 🙂
You’re right! Most of my blogger chums are introverts themselves. Cheers to us!
Thank god for the internet.
Even if we can’t be that noisy IRL, we can still share our ideas online. 😉