as an anxious person who had their first “outing”, I promise it’s not worth it! thought it would be a dinner of 7 or less, ended up being 15+. shared chip bowls/food? disgusting. swimming pool? revolting. masks? not one to be seen, even on kids! so me? first one out the door

this isnt meant as a slight towards the group, either!! I made the choice to attend even without knowing all the details first. and I didn’t know there would be more ppl, shared food, swimming, etc because a) i wasn’t told which happened in part bc b) I didn’t ask, unfortunately

my anxiety was so focused on successfully & safely going out, i didn’t consider the details of the destination or the people. so as we continue living with COVID, take this thread as me saying: GET. ALL. THE. DETAILS. FIRST!!! it will save you a LOT of worry before & after