My First Ever Concert (Beating My Social Anxiety 1 Thing At a Time)

went to my first ever concert got to see #AtarashiiGakko #dallastx beating my #socialanxiety 1 thing at a time a experience I never thought I would enjoy #firtsconcert #atarashiigakko #vlog

[@jairouriostegui5468]

Thank you for taking us with you ❤

[@DreFawcett]

Anytime 💯✊🏿next y’all coming with me to outer space

[@_vcctv_]

hell yes! music is life

[@what_dre_doin9]

honestly i feel if music never existed life would be black and white

[@petitbois2272]

I'm a Japanese AG fan. I've been watching a lot of their live videos, but today I found yours. It's so fun to be able to watch videos of people who went to AG's concerts. Because you have found someone who shares the same feelings. They don't care if the audience doesn't understand the language. They said that it would be enough if people who saw their stage performance found it interesting, fun, and felt energized. May the happy feeling of that night come back to you again and again 😊 Thank you for sharing your happiness✨

[@what_dre_doin9]

@@petitbois2272 really appreciate that ✊🏿 I’m for sure see them again there great at what they do frr💯I had so much frr

[@milliondollarmind.7460]

I wish i could super lile this video

[@what_dre_doin9]

hey sometimes just one like is enough haha

[@roberthradek7100]

I went to an Atarashii Gakko! concert by myself also. None of the people I know are into the same music I am. Once the music started it didn't matter if you were alone, you speak the truth.

[@what_dre_doin9]

frr once that intro song toryanse started playing i forgot i was even in public

[@jinggaddi]

Good on you, bro! This must be a very big thing for you. Baby steps, dude. You're getting there. 😊

[@what_dre_doin9]

@@jinggaddi thank you you right I enjoy the little steps tbh 💯

[@jinggaddi]

@@what_dre_doin9 I also dig how AG makes great things possible. They really know how to spread positive energy to people. 😊

[@niamh-delrosefranklin3846]

You’re so brave!!!! I have concert tomorrow and the social anxiety is creeping up on me. I’ll be thinking of you! 😂

[@what_dre_doin9]

Thank you💯✊🏿all most ain’t go because of it but trust once the music start playing you be forgetting all about the social anxiety I was singing and dancing like mf 😂

[@niamh-delrosefranklin3846]

@ yeah for sure I think I’m most nervous about waiting for the show to start 😩

[@what_dre_doin9]

how did the concert go hope you had fun plan on doing it again

[@niamh-delrosefranklin3846]

@@what_dre_doin9 it was awesome! I took a tablet called Propananol before and who ever made them tabs deserves AWARDS! I recommend if you suffer with physical symptoms of anxiety like throwing up or sweating !

[@niamh-delrosefranklin3846]

@@what_dre_doin9 sorry I don’t know if my reply sent! It went real good. I took a tablet for my anxiety called propranolol that takes away sweating and nausea and had the time of my life.

[@aresef]

Social anxiety is super relatable. I live with it too. I'm glad you broke out of your comfort zone.

[@what_dre_doin9]

@@aresef thank you 💯✊🏿I be trying every day

[@Pastor_Disaster]

I got social anxiety too, bro. I've had 55 years to find the coping mechanisms and proper prescription levels, so I'm making it. I'm proud of you for taking that leap. That's a huge step! Don't let your self-critic tell you otherwise!

[@what_dre_doin9]

@@Pastor_Disaster thank you do you mind sharing your ways it might help me or someone else reading the comment but I appreciate it 💯✊🏿

[@Pastor_Disaster]

@@what_dre_doin9 That's awfully kind of you, man. I tell you what, number one thing is that it'll be different for different people and different for different events and different for different seasons of your life. So you collect a whole arsenal of coping mechanisms to have at your disposal. And if one doesn't work in the moment, toss it back on the shelf and grab the next. For me personally? Let's see...well, my biggest one is that my best friend was an extrovert. So he'd come get me and drag me to stuff that I'd never get up the courage to go to on my own. I don't know if you ever watched "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," but he was Ferris to my Cameron. Second, it was almost never the event itself that set off my panic. It was always the buildup to it. The anticipation of disaster. The "but what if...?" thoughts. When that happens, I try to stop and consciously think of a previous time that was a success. Like, family reunions are a big source of strain. I love my family, but we have really different life experiences and interests, so sometimes it's hard to find topics of conversation. When I start to panic about the next one, I stop and think, "Remember that time I made my sister almost pee her pants because she was laughing so hard at my jokes?" And then just replay that one conversation in detail in my memory, to replace what my anxiety was telling me could happen. The last thing that comes to mind is telling my friends I have this disability. I usually have to make it clear that it's not anything they're doing wrong, and not anything they necessarily can fix. It's just...you know, a thing that happens. Most of the time, they're pretty chill with it. And what I find happens in my own head is that I am now relieved of the fear of disappointing them. If I have to leave a party early, they'll understand. And that knowledge alone often takes away my need to leave the party early. Again, I want to reiterate that YOU ARE DOING IT! In this one video, you (a) acknowledged your social anxiety, (b) planned and executed a concert attendance mission successfully, and (c) posted about it online. And you're already paying it forward by encouraging others to follow suit. That really impressed me. Also, chase your dream about performing on stage! I have been an actor, a juggler a pastor, a college teacher, all with social anxiety. I love being in front of an audience, and I bet you would too!

[@telemperor]

Congrats and it was the greatest band on the planet too

[@what_dre_doin9]

@@telemperor your not wrong 😂😂be giving me the energy to do anything 💯