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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Would you understand an absolute fear of snakes? Spiders? I mean, the bite of the more poisonous ones could kill, so it’s understandable.
Now imagine someone who’s been traumatized by a teacher or a parent, emotionally abused to the point where it became extremely important to them to *avoid* ever getting into that situation ever again. Much like the extreme importance of never getting near a poisonous snake. The same response of freezing and fear can be triggered by words or a look of hatred, or a situation where your friends could possibly hate you, etc.
An anxiety is an emotional response, and can’t always be controlled. Your blood pressure spikes, you feel like you need to *get away now*, etc., basically a panic attack. Just like you’d probably have if you saw an actual snake right next to you.
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