Over the last few years I seem to have developed a bit of social anxiety in certain situations. It’s like a little voice inside says ‘oh no, what a terrible time this would be for you to get in a fluster’ and my heart will start getting faster, my face feels like it’s going bright red and occasionally it gets so bad it can make me feel like I can barely speak.
I take propranolol before certain situations that I know it’s likely to happen and it helps. I’ve never taken it when drinking but I’m going to have to at my wedding in a few weeks. I’m just terrified I will launch into one of these mini panic attacks mid ceremony, it could so easily be triggered by stories of how we met etc as I might feel embarrassed. It sounds so daft but I’m just trying to pre-empt it before I’m standing there with it happening to me 🙈 Is there anything else I can do or any tricks anyone can suggest to help? I’m almost planning just to completely zone out to try and get through it, I really shouldn’t be dreading it this much!