Hi again Rachel
hope you dont mind me answering in installments helps me think

: -Really getting what I need in all
: social situations

Big question .. all social situations... I think I'll be learning forever, but it has turned into fun now!

I believe this is something that just takes care of itself along with everything else while doing the food... some of it is like when the biochenistry has balanced a bit.. I dont mind speaking up these days or being decisive.

and of course your forward planning will also be a skill that will help with gatherings, like how I can turn up with falafel / fruit plate/stuffed eggs.. something for me

Is there a particular social situation that is challenging? like friends, eating out?

Had one over the weekend... DH wanted Chinese*. I said ok, lovely... you go to that takeaway and I'll go to the Indian takeaway and we'll meet up at home But no, he wanted us to be the same .... Now, at one point I would have felt bad/ given in/ spoilt my night etc etc, but with my biochemistry all happy, guess what, he went out to fetch kebabs instead LOL and they were really nice

*ps nothing wrong with a well-planned Chinese meal in theory I just havent persuaded my local ones out of sugar and msg - yet