Chupacabra 44
If boredom were a CTB method, I would be long gone
- Sep 13, 2020
- 710
Best psychiatrist I've ever seen told me repeatedly to volunteer in order for me to have some sense of purpose in my life.
I was extremely dysfunctional when she told to do so, and I just couldn't do it, besides from being deep in crisis, for my first/only time ever, I also was running with crushing general/social anxiety. (Posted else where strategies for me that manage this issue). As much as I have a giving side to myself, I just couldn't find anything that would work for me. Plus, I tend not to like others in my age range, and many volunteers tend to be older.
And, while I technically am not volunteering today, I am adding value. With Covid, there is suddenly a huge shortage of blood donors, because some are fearful of donating blood during this time. So, I've been donating platelets every two weeks. At the center, I put on headphones and watch Netflix. Hence, no worries about social anxiety because I am watching television.
Anyway, as the poll question states have you volunteered in the past? Please answer the question and then elaborate in a post explaining what you have done in the past or what you are doing in the present.
For my answer I picked "kind of".
I was extremely dysfunctional when she told to do so, and I just couldn't do it, besides from being deep in crisis, for my first/only time ever, I also was running with crushing general/social anxiety. (Posted else where strategies for me that manage this issue). As much as I have a giving side to myself, I just couldn't find anything that would work for me. Plus, I tend not to like others in my age range, and many volunteers tend to be older.
And, while I technically am not volunteering today, I am adding value. With Covid, there is suddenly a huge shortage of blood donors, because some are fearful of donating blood during this time. So, I've been donating platelets every two weeks. At the center, I put on headphones and watch Netflix. Hence, no worries about social anxiety because I am watching television.
Anyway, as the poll question states have you volunteered in the past? Please answer the question and then elaborate in a post explaining what you have done in the past or what you are doing in the present.
For my answer I picked "kind of".