I was prescribed with Social Anxiety back in high school, I was never out of place though, although I got really annoyed with the stupidity of some of the individuals. I'm not sure if there's a correlation between this and Social Anxiety; but I also hate being in large crowds of people, like I literally hate it so much

I just literally don't like people. I prefer to go home and relax rather than going to hangout with people I consider ""friends"" irl. It takes a lot of effort for me and i'm just not committed enough to do it.

It may also be a factor that I don't really like any of the people I consider my friends. They're obnoxious and annoying a lot of the time - hopefully in the future when I start to associate myself with new people this will change, but as for rn I don't care for them.

lol sounds like you're the problem and not them. it wont change btw.

I cannot say any word starting with the letter 'F' to strangers. I have no idea why, I just end up stuttering so I have substitute words and phrases.

And as for the groups thing, I actually prefer large groups. I feel more comfortable.

im probably part of the problem - i could definitely go out more and be more sociable. the thing is, i have made friends i actually like on here though.

my fault for not choosing better friends i guess? idk

People scare me. They could hurt me, they could use me, they could do all sorts of things. So I choose not to make friends. The problem is, everyone irl is drawn to me. Thus causing anxiety. In the back of my mind Ik most people who try to befriend me mean well, but the rest of me feels like they could hurt me physically or mentally. I'm stuck in a cycle, I have 4 close friends irl, and a bunch of people who try to be my friends.

choosing friends online is easy, irl is a different story. you just gotta try to somehow fix yourself first.

I might be wrong, but from what I've seen of you on this forum I honestly doubt that unless you're 12 years old.

mental disorders aren't real. anyone who claims or has a doctor claim they have something like social anxiety is just a nerdy fuccboi

Man if ya would've talked about OCD you'd get WAYYYY more self diagnosers.


That's normal. If your at a new school you'll fit in eventually.

I have four really close friends, and we all chill and stuff. I mean I'll go to party's and ****, it's not like I limit myself. Sometimes I just get annoyed, only when I'm surrounded by stupidity though.

Most people talk like social anxiety (or any anxiety for that matter) is easy to overcome. Those people usually either don't have social anxiety that bad or at all.

I've had anxiety since as long as I can remember and everyone always told me to basically get over it and do things that my anxiety prohibits me from doing. It's not as easy as "making small talk" or "going out more" because that's exactly what social anxiety is, so why say it like it's that easy?

I get anxious when I'm around people that are strangers, friends, or family. If I have to talk to them I draw a blank. Phone calls are even worse. It's effected me my whole life and 21 years later it hasn't gotten much better. There aren't many people I feel comfortable being around even now. It's not an easy thing to overcome and people should stop acting like it is, especially if they've never experienced it.

I've had severe social anxiety, if not the worst especially with autism. I didn't say it's easy to overcome; but the only solution is to believe in the little steps and make them easier little by little by planting seeds of courage, which in time and with hard work will blossom into a garden—or you will never make progress—ever.

This is a passive-aggressive form of calling someone unlovable; that is the most abusive things you could ever do. I don't think this thread is a place to beat people's positivity out. You aren't helping anyone's anxiety by telling them that people aren't drawn to them, and that others assume this to be true. Just because you have cut yourself doesn't give you the right to cut others

i actually meant he's not that funny lol