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Social Anxiety

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Don’t you just hate when anxiety takes over

And starts digging up shit for you to think/worry about!

My old social worker just bumped into me and said "No more medication for you" the nerve she has!

The meds are helping she doesnt know what she is talking about

Checking my exes’ social media pages periodically is my favorite method of self harm

Take me back To The night we met

How do you combat anxiety?

Sometimes I wish I had a larger social circle

I guess I should be grateful for the few close friends I have who have been there for years, but sometimes I wish I had more people in my life. It’s so easy for me to go days without talking to anyone. I’ve tried to change that…but there a lot of...

Am i the only one with social anxiety

I feel so scared to talk to new people and my anxiety get even worse if i have to do some presentation or adapt to new environment Am i the only one who feels this way?

Looking for some friends

Hello. I would like to make new friends. I would like to be able to talk to someone about my anxiety. I was hoping to find someone here who would understand. I'm trying to do things that are out of my comfort zone and would possibly like to find an...

Mother's Day Brunch [I Struggle With Social Anxiety]

I am a mother of a grown son and my husband sister wants to have a get together for mothers on Mother's Day but I don't want to attend. I want to stay home and be alone. I am I wrong for feeling like this? I can be really anti-social at times not...

Today I didn't know I needed to wear a mask and nearly made myself have a heart attack. [I Social Anxiety]

We just got out of a three day lockdown and I assumed that we no longer needed to wear masks. I don't watch the news because it makes me feel sad so this one is on me. I was the only one not wearing mask and I felt 100x worse than I usually do....

Be ourself [I Social Anxiety]

I don't want you to tell me I need to change I need you to tell me I can be strong just the way I am

Is covid19 vaccine safe [I Social Anxiety]

Nervous for having to go eat thanksgiving dinner at my wife’s friends house [I Social Anxiety]

Yep admitting it. Eating at someone’s house just makes me nervous. Brings on the anxiety and it’s tiring having to small talk all day.

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Chance to be a manager and only one thing stopping me [I Social Anxiety]

5 years at this job and learned a lot. Lots of chances to move up in the company but the fears are stopping me. Every negative scenario pops in my head when thinking about the responsibilities. Deep down I know these fears are not rational but this...

Any tips to overcome this? [I Social Anxiety]

I know the obvious just go out there and start socializing but anything specific you do that helps? Thanks

So I Somehow Got an Interview For a Retail Job

It... didn't go well. Like, at all. Pretty much everything that could've gone wrong did. Traffic made me run wicked late to start, which already made me an anxious mess before walking in the doors. Thought the entire interview I was a stuttering...

I Have Social Anxiety

I love it when my stomach twists and turns when I have to do minor things outside even though I've learned to get out on my own.

I Have Social Anxiety

I prefer to be by myself, I just don't like people. I have always been one to go off and do my own thing. I do like to watch people, from afar, but that is it. My work is often after me telling me I need to get out more and do fun things, 80% of...

I Have Social Anxiety

It is very strange for me. My anxiety is on the severe side, where i don't dare leave my house unless it's important. But here is the strange part, when i do go outside, i am usually pretty lively. I hit on strangers i find attractive, i talk with...

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