so I'm hosting a grt together for the first time on my own

[gnull]

Hi everyone I've been suffering with anxiety and depression for most of my life and for some reason I got it into my head to have a smash bros party in just over a week (smash bros is a video game, for the uninitiated) I'm told I need to socialize more, but whenever I do I just feel more isolated. It's like I feel more alone the more people are around me. I hope it goes well at anyway. I've also arranged a dnd day for wed (think complicated board game) but I'm worried I won't be able to explain the rules well enough to the new players.

[Neil_1]

Hey gnull

Good on you for giving these two things a go.

It’s obviously something that you really enjoy doing and so it would be the same for the others who are coming along.  I guess the thing with these kinds of things, is that there’s no need for mindless banter about anything – you can get into the game and speak ‘game lingo’.

With your other concern about the explanation of the other board game – ok, yes there may be newbies there that will need a bit of a crash course in it – but would it be possible to have another ‘mate’ or ‘friend’ who’s knowledgeable in the game as well;  and just speak to them beforehand, saying, “Just wondering if you’d be able to give me a bit of a hand with the explanations to the newbies about it?”   “You know, I sometimes get a bit tongue-tied, so if we can sort of do it together or that you could add in, perhaps things that I may miss, that’d be awesome”.

Something like that.

Well done again for taking on these two very positive activities.

Neil

[gnull]

Thanks I'll let you know how it works out. Someone who knows the game will be playing today too. I was a bit panicy when he said he might not make it.

[gnull]

Well at first I didnt think dnd night was going well but everyone wants to play again so thats good might even become a regular thing