Help me, /lang/, I just moved to Japan a few days ago. Before coming, I took language courses for 2 years and am decent with grammar and have a good enough vocabulary.
I'm gonna go ahead an apologize if this is irrelevant, as it's not language specific.
The problem is that every time I have to speak to someone who doesn't speak ANY English, I start to freak out, as in have an extreme panic attack and then go hide in a bathroom for 30 minutes to get away from people.
I know I'm an extreme case, but did any of you ever experience anything like this and, if so, how did you overcome it? I have the potential, I just can't bring myself to do it... :(