Social ineptness

There are days when I feel like my social skills could be vastly improved and today was definitely one of them. It was the annual barbecue for the am-dram group which I’m involved in, and was one of those social situations where I’m not entirely at ease. Unfortunately, when I’m feeling uncomfortable, I have a tendency to turn into Ms Hyde, put up the barriers and keep everyone at arm’s length. I did relax after a while and enjoyed the barbecue overall but definitely could have been less prickly at the beginning. Sigh. I really must try harder next time.