6/2/2025: Socialization

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 Huzzah!


It’s a cool June night, I crack open a Dr. Pepper (my favorite) and open the window letting a cool breeze in. I type on my computer after having two grueling long days. Yesterday I had my “I’m done”  party. You should know, I hailed from a smaller Class of 2025, and like many classmates, I too shared my celebration night with a friend. It was two grads for the price of one party!  Everybody came, ate tons of great food, and I saw one of my best friends get a Mustang as his graduation gift. I was so happy to see that his smile never left his face that entire night. After we lit off fireworks and enjoyed a nice bonfire, I said my goodbyes as I went to hangout with a different group of friends (We didn’t go to bed until 4am). 


Fun night, right? Well, for someone like me, social gatherings, shin-digs, and get-togethers can be a very stressful and hard time. I naturally get irritated, annoyed, stressed, and tired when I have to talk to an excessive amount of people. Risking giving others a false sense that I am angry with them or they have done something wrong.  I was concerned about how the grad party would go and how I would handle it.  What also doesn’t help is that being introverted is the cherry on my autism sundae. Don’t get me wrong, I love to conquer the Sandzilla at my favorite local ice cream hole, but this sundae concoction can leave me feeling uneasy and anxious.  


           I have found with the help of therapy, reading and learning more about myself this year I now know that when I feel this way, I should distance myself and take a break, whether that means being on my phone or just simply sitting in a quiet place. Unfortunately, this often wears me out and it can take me hours to recover.  But with time, space and grace I am able to re-engage with others again.  Therefore have the courage to change the way you respond to adversity and never be in denial about your struggles.  It is in those moments that jumping may lead to flying!  As I said goodbye to the lingering seniors, I was able to walk away from my grad party a little lighter and with thoughts of how this dreaded day was not as bad as I made it out to be.  

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  1. AnonymousJune 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM

    I can relate to a lot of what you said. Thanks for sharing your voice with us.

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