The Christmas party season is in full swing and your social anxiety levels have reached peak panic mode. Your diary is full, your time is stretched and you’re expected to socialise with people you neither know nor particularly like.
All those tricky how-to-behave dilemmas are weighing on your mind. What should you take for drinks with your husband’s boss that looks thoughtful but not over-the-top? How soon is too soon to exit the supper with neighbours? And how can you