is it because of Social anxiety I enjoy early morning walks when not many people are around
This post some shots of an early morning walk I took, but the thoughts I will shared are kind of inspired from a chat with our Grand daughter the other day and as such I will use the thoughtful daily post tag created by
But lets start with a photo this is just after I parked the car where I often do for my early morning walks just beside the pier.
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Now me and Zoey my grand daughter often talk about all kinds of things, often with some light teasing and fun but sometimes more thoughtful, or sometimes is in the case I am sharing now she says something that makes me think.
As it happens this discussion took place a couple of days before the New Bedford Half Marathon, which is happening today as I am preparing the post, but a little over a week ago when I wil share it.
And She dais she didn't know anyone who could or had done a half marathon, and I mentioned I had done a couple and a few Marathons, and the conversation continued as we drove past the spot where I took these photos and i mentioned i often go for morning walks here, early when not many people are around and how I love the peace and quiet at that time.
And she said perhaps that's because I suffer a little with Social anxiety.
I am not sure I had heard the term before so I looked it up
Social anxiety
Social anxiety disorder is an intense, persistent fear of being watched and judged by others. This fear can affect work, school, and other daily activities. It can even make it hard to make and keep friends
And I have thought about it for a few days, and I can see perhaps I do suffer from it a little but I would not say it is intense and perhaps not persistent.
I am uncomfortable around crowds of people and kind of nervous and quiet when in a group or meeting new people, but once I get to know people I open up a lot, more so when I used to enjoy a few drinks in social occasions.
So all in all I would say I don't suffer from Social Anxiety as it is defined and perhaps I could be best defined as an Introvert....
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And introvert can be defined as
An introvert is a person with qualities of a personality type known as introversion, which means that they feel more comfortable focusing on their inner thoughts and ideas, rather than what's happening externally. They enjoy spending time with just one or two people, rather than large groups or crowds
and that fits well with why I love early morning walks as so few people are out and about, where as Sunset walks there are more people about and people more likely to start a conversation with me when I am out taking photos.
And there ends that line of thought but lets share another photo and then go into my thoughts part two
Looking the other way from where I parked you see the end of the Hurricane barrier wall, and the fence on top on either side of the walk way
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Now the other thought that came to my mind is at 62 the term Social anxiety was new to me, but my 12 year old grand Daughter knew about it, and I am not sure if that's bad on my part that I had no clue what it meant, although just from its term I had a rough idea, or is it bad that a thirteen year old does know about it?
and I will leave it there and get back to my walk, which took me past this tree
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Walking around the Cisco Breweries Restaurant I looked back for this next image
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And a couple of shots from another walk that I never shared, the tree again
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And just down the coast a Little is this Irish Cross
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And that’s all folks
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