Going Away - Advice?

[hippychick]

Hey

Firstly, I want to say thank you to everyone who has replied to my posts lately. As it's getting darker outside my anxiety gets worse and I tend to need a little more help, so thank you for all the replies so far.

So, I'm going away tomorrow. Firstly I'm going to Cardiff and then on Friday my friend and I are driving down to London for a convention. It's actually like last year (If anyone remembers) It's a convention for people who watch the L word.

I'm super excited as a few of the girls will be there Kate Moenning (Shane) Mia Kirshner (Jenny) Laurel Holloman (Tina) and Leisha Hailey (Alice). I also have a ticket to a meet and greet thing which means I get to sit and talk with the girls.

But Oh. My. God I could not BE more nervous about it. I guess my main fear is that I'll be so nervous I'll throw up or faint or do something to embarrass myself. I know it's a bit late in the day to be asking for advice but I'm wondering what you all suggest. I know that they are just people like everyone else, it's not really the celebrity aspect of it that bothers me. It's my emet anxiety that is troubling

It's anxious in general, I'm sharing a room with 2 people and there will be over 800 people there. Yeah a big thing for a former agoraphobic lol

So, Help anyone?

[emily7]

oh my god hippychick !! the l word is my favorite show in the entire world!! u are beyond lucky..i wanna give u a little advice (well advice is a strong word)


in april of this year, i bought some tix to go into manhattan(i live in the burbs of New York) to attend a off off broadway play that Katherine moenning starred in(she was phenomenal by the by) my gf and I waited outside the theater after the show and i met her. She autographed my tix and i spoke with her for like 1-2 minutes..she is an angel..she is very easy to talk to ..looks u right in the eye and of course is white hot!! my gf however froze up and as Kate was walking away she brushed up against Val(my gf) and stopped looked her in the eye, apologized, smiled and said hello(in that deep voice of hers) val then preceded to make a mumbling noise that sorta sounded like hello but really could not be understood as such(this i think is her biggest regret)


relax- have a blast and say hi to Kate for me and ttell her she rocked in Guardians back in April in NYC!!

[glitta_fairy]

NO WAY!!! I'm absolutely in love with Kate Moenning! She's my ideal girl... ESPECIALLY in the L word... I wish Shane were a real person lol


Emily I can't believe you've spoken to her... I feel like such an obsessed freak saying that lol, but still...omg!!! She's the HOTTEST girl in the world.


Hippychick, you're gonna be fine- you're probably just so excited you're getting anxious... But you're not going to get sick. If I were in your position I'd be the exact same way... It's awesome that you're taking this step, especiallywhen you used to be agoraphobic. I know you're nervous about it now, but when you're there you'll be so distracted and have so much fun, that you probably won't even think about it. I'm SURE you'll be fine. And when you get back just think of how good you'll feel about yourself, knowingthat you faced your anxiety like that!


I'm kinda in your position next weekend- I'm supposed to go three and a half hoursaway for the weekend with friends. And I'll be driving a couple of them down there, so I can't just take off if things get bad... I hate that trapped feeling. We're sharing a hotel room too, so if one of them drinks too much, I'll be stuckin the same room...[img]smileys/smilies_10.gif[/img]But at the same time, I'm determined to do it, because it'll help me in the long run. I spent a long time avoiding everything, and I'm determined to change that- and face things more head on. And I know you can do it too!


Make sure you tell us what happened the second you get back!I wantDETAILS lol[img]smileys/smilies_09.gif[/img]haha... It's gonna be awesome, girl! Have fun!!!


Kayla

[emily7]

Kayla-


It was cool to meet her but i think i handled it well cause(although i realize and totally agree she is very sexy) im not into her that way now if it had been Jennifer Beals? I would have been a total mess!!


Hippychick..have an awesome time!!!

[rubysoho120]

You going to have a freakin awesome time!!! I love th L word. Seriously
dont worry about it. Bring everything that helps you feel calm and know
that you can always freak out before, but once youll there you will
forget about it and be so happy. Have a great time!

[hippychick]

Last year at the con it was Laurel Holloman, Meredith Mgeachie (Tonya) Anne Ramsay (Robin) Eric Mabius (Tim) and Rachel Shelley (Helena) I was nervous then but not quite so scared because I'm not completely in love with them like I am Leisha Hailey.

That said. Anne Ramsay was so completely cool, we chatted for ages and I love her to bits.

Last year I was really anxious though I didn't let it stop me, but I also didn't eat very much at all and I was exhausted by the end of it. I'm hoping I'll be a bit better this time because my friend Hannah is coming and she takes care of me haha

I'm so excited you guys and I will tell all the details, I know that I have to do this because I refuse to let emet spoil all my fun. I spent 2 years indoors not doing the things I wanted to do.

Thank you so much for the advice so far, and good luck on your weekend too Kayla!
Agh, I can't believe I'm doing this haha

[emily7]

its gonna rock ur gonna have an awesome time!! so jealous!!

[tcsarah]

Go for it girl - have a fab time! We, of course, expect to hear all about it when you get back!

[glitta_fairy]

Thanks hun! Next weekend I'll probably be needing some reassurance too lol


You're gonna have the best time... And you've definitely got the right attitude about it as well. It's so good to see you're not letting emet control your life... By the sound of it you've come a really long way! Have fun!!

[shiva]

i just want to say have a wonderful time.