What's the weirdest thing you've done as a result of social anxiety?

Not sure if this qualifies. But, I was recently (last couple years) at a low key ‘get together’ of close friends actually involved in a conversation. I was half paying attention because of my GAD and I was thinking to myself that I needed another trip to get away. I went home and looked for serene places on the interwebs and read about Angels Landing in Zion National Park. I thought ‘what a great place away from everybody to go to’. If you’re familiar, it is not by any stretch a low-traffic trail and, while it’s not super difficult, it’s not without its technical hiking challenges. Ended up having a mild panic attack on the trail because of all the people trying to pass and the heights to some extent. I actually laughed it off and it was so worth it to sit at the top. I saw two people actually having a full-on panic attack on my way up and down, so at least I knew I wasn’t alone. I offered to help (I had Xanax on me but didn’t use or offer it explicitly) but I’m not sure what I could have done to help the others, they had someone with them. Thought it was relevant because I thought to myself at that moment how crazy far I would go to get away from people.

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