I never really understood the whole ordeal with social anxiety and I am kinda ignorant when it comes to what it involves how does it shut people down . I understand when someone is shy they just need to warm up to come out of there shell where I’ve heard that social anxiety is not the same
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I am not a psychologist, but I think social anxiety is when you have an irrational and extreme fear of social situations. I remember one time I decided to attend a work party that was on a hill. Anyways, once I got there I was overcome with nerves and decided to hide in the bushes. I called my friend and talked to her for awhile and then decided to hike down the hill and walk to the train station. It took me like 2 hours to get to the train station and then I went home. In hindsight it seems ridiculous to me. I think social anxiety can be in varying levels as I didn’t have too issues going in public places, but if I had to talk to people, it really stressed me out. I have instances where I would make a lot of excuses to not involve myself in social situations and even go to some great lengths to avoid them. Now, I just tell myself that they’re people and there’s really nothing to be afraid of at all.
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