Social Anxiety

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Originally Posted by C3HIEF3S

I know exactly how you feel Big Smoke.

Mine mainly stems, I think, from being afraid of being judged. The worst part about going to a party or hanging out with friends for me is the first 10 minutes or so. I need to know what to expect from whatever I am going into. The worst part about going to a party or whatever for me is the fear that I go and don't know anyone and look like an idiot.

That sounds like projection. I know that one real well. The underlying thing is that whether you realize it or not on a conscious level you have a certain ingrained image of yourself, whether it's permanent or just based on the situation you're facing, and basically you expect other people to see you that way, too. And it doesn't even have to be a 'real' thing, some of my favorites are fantasy worst case scenarios that are basically just figments of my imagination.