What do you do when you go to a party?

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I haven't been to one in a long time. I get pretty stressed having to be surrounded by a whole load of strangers and I don't even like being around people I know because they usually get drunk and act all odd. The last party I remember going to, I ate lots of food, felt awkward, then sat with the guy's little brothers and watched them play computer games.

So now I make excuses. People probably think I'm a dick for it but it'll save me a night of discomfort.

I hide in a corner until I'm drunk enough to either come out and play or fall asleep!

Stay for the minimum period then leave. I hate parties.

Ed Almos

I went to a party last night, and virtually everyone was about two generations older than I am. There were no people my age there.

I just try to find someone I know, but I prefer to not go to parties. I only have one friend IRL and I don't really talk to anyone else. Social occasions are too pointless to be worth enduring hours of akwardnese and going home feeling worthless, embarrased, and stressed.

That reminds me of one I went to 15 years ago ( don't go to parties often ! ! and remember them all , more or less!! ) where ended up spreading hundreds of lego pieces all over the floor of one of the party rooms , in some sort of design . I started off in one corner , just arranging a few, and then as I worked people moved out to another room , think it was for food , and so I just carried on. Unfortunately that was also the party where I offered a joint to the children which they very sensibly of course ( ! !) told their parents about straight away.

"Otherwise" (! !) I get tipsy ( not drunk anymore , it's too submerging) and do the horrible party " oh yes , me too, how amazing, wow, that's brilliant, smile, smile, oh really, gosh that's interesting , smile" etc etc stuff that seems to go down alright with them. Though I usually feel pretty nauseous afterwards!( sort of emotionally sick)
(Smaller groups is alright , a meal or something , can keep quiet until there really is something to say , especially when there's others starting to risk exposure of their special interests as the evening advances. )
If I don't drink and if it's not impersonal enough an event to just be able to stand and watch it, like a wildlife programme,( which I did recently at a bookshop reading event the owner invited me to) I tend to wish I could go home without offending anyone, sometimes go anyway.( a wedding recently ; just went , somewhere around the entree!)
Had problems with family of son's papa cos they keep being hurt that I don't go to most of the huge family gatherings.

I don't go to parties so... if I did go to a party I'd probably sit down and then soon probably leave

I usually just stand around in the corners and drink and if I don't want to drink any more I just get water so it looks like I'm drinking. I usually do better later on after a lot of people leave or are too tired and drunk to talk. Then there aren't as many people anymore and I can actually listen in on conversations and even participate. It also seems that people become more interesting when they get tired and drunk. Or maybe being tired and drunk makes it easier for me to enjoy boring chatter. If it's too crowded or noisy I'm pretty useless though.

I usually don't have the energy or motivation to go to parties though. I also hate having my sleep cycle all screwed up so I can't sleep at night for days afterwards. This always happens to me if I stay up all night one night.

Oh wow. I wouldn't even know what to do. I guess I wouldn't go unless it was really low-key and mellow without cigarette smoke.

LOL. Guesss that means I gotta throw my own...hmmm. I could do that. Might be fun actually......
keyword: low-key

I never get invited to parties any more because I hate them and just stand around not doing much.

I generally stay close to the person I came with and I'm very quiet. Thankfully the last two party type things I've gone to, I was with my current boyfriend who understands why I react the way I do and I didn't feel I was required to talk. Which made me much more comfortable than I usually am.

I haven't been to a party in like 3 years. Not an officially labeled "party", anyway. I usually just cling real bad to someone I know and try not to freak out if they leave my side. I'll usually find myself talking to the most friendly person I can find, someone I know is safe and will not only keep me busy, but will not be offended by my strangeness.

Parties suck anyway.

Usually I disguise myself as a bartender and serve people drinks. If I can't do that, I will start brooming the floor and cleaning things. I had one party where the only thing I did was serve people drinks and clean the floor with a mop. People didn't even realize I was a guest, the only reason I came was because my mother forced me to go.

I take a tablet to help me to relax - then I follow my husband like a leach. I hate, hate parties ...sometimes though I have to make the effort.

I'll have a drink or two to get buzzed if I can. It helps me to loosen up a bit and talk to people without being drunk.