Thanksgiving for me today was me and my friends, as they're my family. I don't ever spend the holidays with my biofamily, for the same reason ^_^

Oh look I'm not alone. Well I don't do anything with any one because of my social anxiety :C

Dude, everyone I'm sitting with is here because they won't see their family during the holidays due to it causing mental and emotional issues :P

And I understand the social anxiety. My husband DMB's got high level social anxiety due to a number of reasons, and so does Connor. I'm used to having to order food for them both, speak for them both, etc when we're out in public. I'm hoping when they both get enough money to, they can get themselves medical tags. It would help diffuse a lot of situations when I'm not around.

So trust me, I get it. They luck out in that I'm a high functioning extrovert due to my own disabilities, so it syncs up pretty well :D

;A; Dude I'm so glad you understand. Most people just tell me to suck it up and get over it, like it's not going to hurt me at all. I have't talked to anyone outside of my family in years. My mom always orders my food when we're out at McDonalds or some other restaurant/fast food place. I get called a mute at school a lot too. It's tough.

Biggest hurdle for me tends to be making people understand that Ian does not talk unless he feels he has to, or unless he's around close friends. Because either they'll try to make him talk now and then, or they'll assume his lack of talking means he doesn't like them.

It took a while for me to get friends with emotional disorders and anxiety issues to understand that your job can not fire you or penalize you for having to take care of yourself to address those things. To do so is illegal.
It's why I'm thankful I work where I do. People understand and respect that stuff.