Reframing Social Interactions

Throughout this process, I've been treating social interactions as a process of courage, that I need to muster up the courage to talk to people and be social. The whole concept of "social anxiety" centers around this. It's either overcoming fear or "making fear my friend."

It's been a LOT of work.

Then the other day as I was discovering my mindset, I thought "what if I just turn this around?" What if, instead of seeing social interactions as risky and something to fear, I saw them as an opportunity and something to look forward to. What if I saw the whole meeting new people as nothing but an opportunity for fun and new experiences and just didn't focus on the whole "courage"thing?

I mean, doing courage is great and all, but does everything have to be a struggle? What if the problem is just how I perceive it? What if meeting people was just this fun, who-gives-a-shit experience and I did it because it's fun and interesting? I could find other uses for courage, and it sure would free up a lot of energy.

I think it's time for an attitude adjustment.