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How to Use Nootropics for Social Interactions

A couple of weeks ago I had a pizza, which I rarely do. A couple of hours after that meal I was on a walk in nature listening to an audiobook, as I often am. I met a couple walking their dog, nothing out of the ordinary. In the part of Sweden where I stayed, people tend to say Hi to each other, so I said Hi, and so did the couple.

Contrary to what I had experienced every time for the past couple of weeks of the summer when saying Hi to people walking by, this time I became really anxious to not seem weird. I had this feeling flowing through my mind that impaired my performance. Instead of getting a 10-second mood boost from smiling when saying Hi, I had a 5-second low-level panic attack prior to the verbal output. I didn’t know these people and don’t care what they think about me if I consciously think about it.

I used to be like this all the time. I believe poor sleep, poor nutrition, relatively poor exercise, and no mindfulness were the big inhibitors of feeling well in social interactions with people I didn’t know during my childhood...