Social Anxiety

[ShortRoundChief]

Originally Posted by Big Smoke

Panic attacks, not being sociable, and avoiding most social situations.

It is all mental and most likely due to setting too much importance on a single event. Force yourself to ask someone how they're doing, look them in the eye, and if they reject you (and if so **** em anyway cause it sounds like you're better not knowing them). If you feel a panic attack coming on question every negative thought that enters your mind. Look at it reasonably and make yourself assign a percentage of probability to the worst possible scenario occurring then focus on the much larger percentage that it won't. Most importantly deep breaths or get a glass of water if you can. Accept those negative thoughts, realize there is a slim chance, if any, of it being that bad. Don't repress them because trying to force them away gives them strength (seriously negative thoughts are like a loanshark you owe money to) let them come, analyze their realism, and they will run like the wind.