@Roberta,
I ain't no child nor kid, but ya I get your point.
You see, it's a completely different scenario when you're picturing someone like myself meeting someone for the first time and their interpretation of me. My first impression don't always go exactly how I'd like them, I've improved, but it's nothing wild or out of the ordinary such as this reckless behavior to a degree I've portrayed. If this makes sense, my anxiety takes over and controls myself, it's definitely a barrier that I have to work around. Once I get comfortable with someone I can take to them fluently and with ease. Sometimes there's some tension and uneasiness when my anxiety takes action. But at the same time it controls, perhaps keep me in line, will in this instance. Sometimes too much until I get it under control and over time I will feel relaxed. Just have to work to it. So essentially, somewhat works in my favor because it keeps things under control. Possibly too much but hey what can you do.