Wholesome strangers
When I was 18 and attending college, I was a suffering from bad social anxiety, and I’m sure everyone knows that means you never want to draw any kind of attention to yourself and avoid conversation with strangers as much as possible. One day I was crossing a large road in Dublin City to run for a bus and I fainted suddenly, landing flat on my face in the middle of the road with cars coming towards me. Quickly people ran to grab me and pull me back to the path. My nose was bleeding, people offered me tissues. I was crying and in full panic attack mode but one lady offered to take me to a cafe to help calm me down. She called into work telling them she’d be in late. She bought me a coffee and sat and chatted with me for half an hour, asking what I’m studying and managing to calm me down. She was so sweet and made the whole situation so much more bearable. I got into college late but I didn’t mind because I was in a much better state and I appreciate that lady so much..
Don0303 