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Originally Posted by NewChief
Some of my really good friends have social anxiety (they're also pot heads, and I think pot has a tendency to make people want to stay in the comfort of their own worlds after prolonged use).
These two friends are interesting, though, because they're extreme extroverts in social situations. Like they are the life of the party and everyone loves to have them around. They're completely "on" when they're in social scenarios, and I think that's why they have social anxiety... because it's exhausting for them to be in social situations. I think they also tend to "lose" themselves in those types of social situations and dislike losing control, so they prefer to stay at home and in control of their actions.
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This is me to a T. I am extremely extroverted when I need to be but honestly it is exhausting and would rather just stay at home. It is even worst now with my job because I have so be social 24/7 there. By the time I get home I really don't want to see anybody.
Pot can also play a factor with long term use in social anxiety. I don't know if its more of a chicken or the egg conundrum. Did these behaviors draw me to pot or did pot help bring out this anxiety. I have been clean for about 7 months after 10 years of use. I can honestly say my anxiety has gone down but I still can be a hermit.