Office Christmas Party

[shazzabell]

It's my office Christmas party this Saturday and already I'm feeling tense. How can I stop myself getting anxious? I've made a fool of myself in the past, (hasn't everyone? LoL) and quite frankly, I'm dreading it!

[Eels]

Eat something before you go, find a sociable way to drink a bit less than your norm (drink spritzers instead of straight wine for example), use a few drops of Rescue Remedy (from the chemist) on your tongue when you feel worrysome and remember, you're as good as anyone else there!

As someone who gets a bit anxious at any sort of social occasion (mildly agoraphobic I think!) I always find concentrating really hard on being interested in others helps - asking questions to see if they have anything interesting to say is much better than stressing about what my reply will be of anyone talks to me!

[shazzabell]

Thanks for your reply Eels, very helpful. I will definitely do the 'drink a bit less' ! I forgot about Rescue Remedy, so I'll take some of that before I go out as it's helped in the past. Thanks again, I'm starting to feel more confident already!

[ELVIS68]

Go for it and let your hair down,its only once a year, dont photocopy your ar$e though,thats going too far

[justineo]

Be very careful, shazzabell, I got off with a bloke from my office once and we're still together 20 years later!