Social anxiety be gone!
Were all desperate to make more friends and build intentional community offline, IRL…but how?
Stay with me herethis is where smaller intimate gatherings like dinner parties come in.
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“The most important thing while entertaining and minimizing anxiety is how you feel while doing it.
If you feel good, your guests will, too, says food and lifestyle expertChadwick Boyd.
You don’t need a huge group of friends either.
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Just trust me, read on, and get your nice wine glasses down from the top shelf.
This is inevitable for any party but myrejection sensitivity dysphoriastill reared its ugly head.
All that to say: hosting a party, especially a dinner party, can be scary.
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But that shouldn’t stop us from doing it!
Instead, life is busy and complicated and free time is a scarce resource.
But these things shouldnt stop you from feeling confident about your ability to make friends in adulthood.
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It just might take a little more effort to find people you click with.
Read on for more tips.
Then we convince ourselves well have nothing in common with anyone and decide its probably best to stay home.
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Starting conversations with new people can be super intimidating because we all know first impressions matter.
Luckily, its easier than you think.
The key is to ask lots of questions and prompt discussions that are open-ended and encourage curiosity.
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This article will help.
The benefits that cooking can have for your mental health are less often discussed.
Now, where to begin?
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So we need to try and be a littlemore compassionatetowards ourselves as well.
