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Social Anxiety

Here are just a few things that you’d struggle with when it comes to social anxiety.

  • Hearing people laugh near you
  • Not talking because you’re afraid that what you say will be judged
  • Keeping quiet in a conversation with three people
  • Constanlty overthinking EVERY little detail
  • Overthinking
  • Did I mention overthinking?
  • Thinking people hate you
  • Not being able to go anywhere alone
  • Crowds
  • Presentations
  • Being overwhelmed easily
  • Staying inside all day
  • Hating when the teacher asks you a question in class
  • Eye contact
  • School
  • Sweaty palms
  • Basically sweating A LOT
  • Eating in front of people
  • Racing heart
  • Crying
  • New people
  • Biting lips/nails/skin around nails/picking at skin
  • Fidgeting/twitching/shaking
  • Paying for things
  • Asking for help
  • Not leaving voicemails
  • Bumping into people you know
  • Feeling embarrassed ALL the time
  • Walking in front of people
  • Anxiety/panic attacks. Constantly

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What are the Symptoms of Social Anxiety?

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– Dreading going out, especially to social events.

– Feeling uncomfortable in large groups of people.

– Hating meeting new people.

– Feeling as if everyone is watching you.

– Feeling as if everyone is judging you.

– Being terrified of speaking to people.

– Finding it hard to make friends.

– Feeling you would rather be by at home by yourself.

– Often feeling alone and lonely.

– Generally staying quiet and hiding your real thoughts and feelings.

– Feeling ashamed or scared of asking for help.

– Feeling as if you don’t belong or fit in.