Just thinking about things that make me uncomfortable makes me a little uncomfortable and I am probably skipping some biggy that I don't want to think about right now, so here are the 3 main things that come to mind.
1) speaking in front of groups - in high school I just refused to do class presentations and told the teachers I would rather take a zero. In college I was determined to face down this fear and purposely put myself in positions where eI would have to do it, like taking a voice class where we had to sing in front of the class by ourselves every day, and trying out for the play of The Patient - I got the title role, and was supposedly in a coma throughout the murder mystery until the last scene where I got to scream). These days I have to speak in front of groups, presentations at staff meetings, and open houses at school etc. but it still makes me shaky and sweaty.
2) feeling inept - I am willing to try and learn new things, but I do get uncomfortable when I feel really inept at it. I used to try to play volleyball with friends at the pool, and one time a teammate referred to me as "the weakest link"(back when that TV show was popular), and that was it. I could not bring myself to play it anymore.
3) being too hot - I think I feel about this the way most people hate the cold. I can't stand being hot, and sweating through my clothes, having my hair stick to my neck. All I can think about is jumping into cold water. If you don't like cold you can always put on more clothing, but there is a limit to what you can take off - at least if you don't want to be arrested. Sweaty clothes make me feel miserable unless I am in the middle of some kind of workout. I have been known to get out of bed and go sit in a tub of just cold water to cool down enough to sleep. And that is with the AC on too!
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