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Social Anxiety
Anyone ever have issues with social anxiety before?
I've noticed myself being uncomfortable with large crowds of people as far back as 3rd or 4th grade. Recently though, I'm noticing it around people all together. Yesterday we had a medium size group for Easter dinner, mostly family, and I didn't really talk to anyone. Sometimes I have difficulty going to class because I'm afraid I'll be judged, or God forbid the professor puts us into a small group to do an activity. Any thoughts or opinions are welcome. |
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How would your rate your self-image/esteem?
It may be a matter of loving yourself first, and then the rest falling into place.
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Masturbate more
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You know me better than that...
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It depends. Sometimes I'd say average to good. Other times it's very, very low. I'd say it's very low most of the time.
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What are some of the thoughts you have when you feel this way? It could be something stemming from a bad situation earlier in life (therapy needed) or it could even be something as simple as a chemical imbalance that can be fixed with a prescription.
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No body image issues. I played baseball all through high school, and right now we'd be playing games, which I miss. I have had some bullying issues. Both at home, and from school. But they both went away by the time I was a freshman in high school. Well, the being bullied at school did anyway. |
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Do you get anxiety attacks when you're about to enter social situations or are you just not sociable in those situations?
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I used to get it really bad though my teenage years. Then I started drinking and became an extrovert in social situations. Interestingly, I'm now pretty extroverted all the time, not just when I'm drinking. I do still get in scenarios where I feel awkward and tend to get introverted.
I'm not suggesting to start drinking as a way to combat your social anxiety, but it did actually work for me.
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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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