Coming to terms with my situation after a specific social event...

Literally, the moment I start feeling confident about my social skills, I fall into a trap that makes it seem like my self-awareness isn't pitch perfect. At the gym someone I know as an acquaintance came up to me to talk and since I wasn't expecting an encounter, I was barely able to talk. He kept asking me if I was alright, and about all I was able to do was nod my head, yes. It was like I was stuck in panic mode. The thing is, if I had some early notification that he was going to come over, I could have been ready. So, it's not entirely my fault. I could have done better though. Now, there is that awkwardness.

I'm like, hmmmm, I don't know where this leaves things after this unexpected and surprising event. It's unsettling and surprising for sure. It's not that I have social anxiety or anything like that, but I can't deny that I seem to have certain tendencies that loosely resemble social anxiety to some degree in certain circumstances... at least possibly. So, there is that. I guess I need to work from that point and think about this some more.