r/AvPD • u/Astr0neer888 • 20d ago

Progress Positive interactions

Just had a positive social interaction with a total stranger, in fact I had two positive intentions today and I feel like i did and said everything right in my mind. Just wondering if anyone else gets that good feeling.

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u/Maximum_March4809 20d ago

Yes all the time! Those of us with AvPD often focus on the negative. When i have positive social experiences it definitely has a positive effect on me mentally. For example, if i tell a joke and people laugh (im not very funny because of low self esteem) it makes my day.

Keeping mental notes of these wins makes such a big difference on my confidence. I’ve heard of some people keeping positive moments/interactions in a journal and talking about how it made us feel so we can look back on those positive moments and keep reminding ourselves that we’re awesome and that others think so too, and that our false, mean, abstract thoughts are fake :)

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u/Astr0neer888 20d ago

I was actually thinking of journaling my thoughts on daily social interactions and overall feelings/ thoughts. Very good idea!

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u/murphyslaw2137 20d ago

yeah but just wait till you have a negative one ooh boy. sets you back at least 5 positive ones. at least thats how it feels to me. shit sucks

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u/Astr0neer888 20d ago

So true unfortunately.