Going to Concerts Alone, Pt. 2

June 23, 2020 Megan Patsel

Originally published on October 1, 2017

I found myself in a very negative, paranoid place. I’d developed some sort of displaced anxiety or depression, which caused me to start questioning myself in ways I usually never did. Things I normally felt confidant about doing, like going to concerts alone, I suddenly felt lots of shame and hesitation towards.

Going to Concerts Alone, Pt. 1

June 23, 2020 Megan Patsel

This post was originally published on September 21, 2017

Plenty of people wouldn’t dream of going to a concert alone. There are really tons of reasons not to:

How do you hold your ticket and your drinks and your jacket at once?
Who do you turn to to *check in* emotionally?
What do you do after the show? Just like… go home in silence?

But for me, NOT going to the concert was never an option. I have a crush on the music I like, and when I have a crush, I crush HARD.