What do you think is one of the worst things about anxiety?

For me it’s probably overthinking every time I speak to almost anyone. I’ll try to replay what I just said in my head after I finished speaking and then I’m like, “did I say that right? Did I not think long enough about my response and it sounds stupid or wrong now that I’m thinking again?”

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SW-User

The fact that it gives me a bad stutter and my hands shake and become clammy and I feel like everyone knows I’m freaking out and I feel like everyone is staring at me.

Thebestof1995 · 26-30, F

@SW-User I use to hate that I thought everyone could see me cringing and slightly trembling. I thought everybody could see and read my body language so clearly. It made me feel like I was literally in the spotlight and I was making an ass of myself, but at the same time struggling to control it.

SW-User

@Thebestof1995 Yeah and it’s horrible feeling :/ it doesn’t happen too often anymore but that sensation never fails to me feel like an idiot