being shy is butt

not just shy but socially anxious and prone to blushing. strangers talk to me and i stare at the ground and try to calm down cause i can feel how red i am, and i can barely talk so the conversation dies immediately lol

family pictures finally seem to be done, and i went to get a wrap from the car since it's cooling down and i'm hiding in here for a minute lol

then i'll sit down and eat with my dad 🙂‍↕

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matsplat02 · 46-50, M

Any anxiety is an adverse fear of the unknown. Social anxiety is no different but can be very debilitating. However, there are self-help books and very good YouTube channels (as long as they are by a registered phycologist). My phycologist said most people really are in their own world. In school kids and teenagers are judgmental and bully over the slightest thing. In the adult world nobody really notices or analyses too much, they are mature, busy, have to balance their time. So, the test he told me to do was to go to a store, pic something off the shelf and drop it on purpose, like a can of beans or something. Then see how many shoppers in the store notice. Probably no one and if they did, they are more likely to pick it up for you, than judge you. I.e. it's not as big a deal as you fear. The only true way to deal with SA is to keep pushing and learning and know mistakes are normal part of learning that everyone experiences. Your journey will hit some bumps but start with baby steps and drop a can of beans in the store. 👍