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First, I really love the thoughtful and diverse insights that have been posted in this thread.
I’m on my first “alone” Camino. As a person who finds socializing a little stressful, and generally prefer to be alone, I have been so impressed with...
Your post is really compelling to me. I walked the Portuguese Camino and Spiritual Variant from Tui last May/June. I also have some social anxiety and wondered how that would be on the Camino. I remember sitting on the edge of my bed in a hostel...
I don't have social anxiety, but I am flying to Spain tomorrow with someone who does to start a Camino. I will be better able to report after that.
I see a number of people responding along the lines "if you want to be with people, you can; if...
Thanks so much for your account. So many members or viewers just solicit feedback or view threads without engaging again. I can feel the discomfort in the weather, and I personally would have stopped at Valcarlos although, I expect it was busy...
Hello all. Here to give a brief account of my (and many others) first day on the Camino on May 1.
The trip to Roncesvalles was tough. I went Valcarlos route because napoleon was very ill advised due to the snow storm.
I did not have the proper...
An interesting day garlicbread! Glad to see you heeded the advice of the Pilgrims Office and the members here and did not attempt the Route Napoleon. A bit of anxiety is perfectly normal and with that hard first day behind you, you will soon...
We encountered Rubia Gallega cattle with horns on the CF multiple times in Galicia last month. I grew up with cattle, so I knew how to behave but still it is intimidating to have a herd WITH horns coming up the path with barbed wire fence on...
Nothing to indicate the pilgrim did anything wrong and they might have just been unlucky. Maybe the trail went right between a cow and a calf. Wishing them a speedy recovery.
Hopefully they weren't doing something moronic or had a loose dog with...
I’m sorry that happened to you. It sounds like you had a good strategy by keeping your bag on your bed with you. Unfortunately, some people have no values and have a lot of experience stealing from pilgrims. May it build resilience in you just...
I’ve also struggled with social anxiety for the last five years or so, really ever since I gained a lot of weight. I was really self-conscious at first and reticent to meet anyone.
My Camino goal was to force myself out of my comfort zone...
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