Dear people who fake having social anxiety because they think its cute, It’s not cute when you feel like everyone is watching you and judging you when you go out in public It’s not cute when you think someone absolutely hates you because of how you responded It’s not cute when you dread small talk It’s not cute when you stay in the house all the time just to avoid contact with people outside of your family It’s not cute when your only hope of making friends is behind a computer screen SO STOP IT!!!!!! Just because youre nervous about giving a presentation in class does not mean you have social anxiety. Just because you dont like talking to people does NOT mean you have social anxiety. Just because all you do is stay at home and watch Netflix does NOT mean you have social anxiety. I hear people always talking about how they have social anxiety when they have no idea what it is or what it feels like to really have it. To have social anxiety is to live with constant Fear. Apprehension. Avoidance. And Pain. Constantly fearing that you said something wrong. Always worried about others disapproval. Afraid of rejection, of not fitting in. Anxious to enter a conversation, afraid youll have nothing to talk about or youll appear stupid. Hiding whats wrong with you deep inside, putting up a defensive wall. Because of my social anxiety I didnt eat lunch or breakfast at school for 3-4 months when I started wayland. When my dad asks me to go into stores and buy stuff I refuse and immediately break down and cry because I cant do a simple task as to go into a store and buy something. Having social anxiety has caused me to miss out on so many things I desperately want to do. Ive had friendships and relationships ruined over my social anxiety. I just wish I could live a normal life. One without social anxiety constantly running it for me. Ive missed parties and social gatherings because of it. Id tell people I couldnt make it or I couldnt go because I had something else going on. When truth is I could go, I didnt have anything going on. But its easier for me to not go than to go and have absolutely no fun at all and just sit and constantly worry. Honestly this does not go entirely in to depth about how living with social anxiety is like. I just thought Id share a few points.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:05:57 +0000
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