Imagine waking up one day, and all the fear and the struggle had gone away.
That's what it felt like happened to me yesterday.... went out for one hour to do five approaches, just to keep the AA at bay. I did my new plan of 3 warm up sets. It took me 6 minutes - just see the girl and bang. I ejected from them all, cos I dunno why, maybe in my mind I'd committed to doing that before i approached.... they were just warm ups.
next an English girl, older than me, I kept in till she ejected... She led the conversation more than i would have liked, i was a bit at a loss for words.
Next approach - finnish girl, tall blonde. Not near as good looking up close.
She tried to walk off immediately, "I have to go", but I told her to tell me her name, and reeled her back in.
Talked rubbish for 2 minutes, then ran out of conversation so "You have very nice blue eyes"
She replied "You too"
I ejected then, shook her hand before I left, she held it tight and wanted to be closed. i didn't and realised later how shit it must feel for a girl to be approached by an awesome guy who then doesn't take her number.
I didn't want to to do any more approaches so went home.
It feels like my pain period has ended. the biggest issue now is just getting out of the house
Victories Approach anxiety was at a new low, like it's been completely blitzed - doing those warm ups is KEY I always knew that doing warm up sets was vital, but I wasn't at a level previously where I could do them easily and get myself into a more confident state. Now i am.
Lack of AA means i can actually just open fuckloads of sets - I don't even need any game, I can just approach till a girl likes me - Obviously thats not the goal though.
I will also be able to rack up new reference points more quickly from now on as I can just do set affter set after set till I smash my sticking points.
Lessons Do warm ups immediately. Stay in set longer... even if your talking total bullshit..... Its ok if you dont open a girl immediately when you see her - it's no reason to talk yourself out of doing the approach.
i can open seated / standing sets. The way you do it is ..... you just do it.
What's next?Well for sure i need to go out one day and open 20 plus sets, and work on my sticking point of the first 2 minutes hardcore. And also to keep AA at bay
Today will not be that day though cos I've been with my friend all day, and have a date with a gorgeous girl soon.

Tomorrow perhaps. Life is good.