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SOCIAL ANXIETY HELP
14/f, freshman female.
omg so I always used to think something was holding me back, but i thought it was shyness and by doing some quick googling i think I have social anxiety WHICH IS SO MIND BOGGLING. because I used to be really OUTGOING and actually, I still am.
i actually LOOK FORWARD to making speeches/presenting projects/any other things that involve me speaking in front of a large group of people with ALL attention on me and what im saying. but when i'm in 1-on-1 with people more outgoing than me, i freeze. if somebody makes a negative (joking) about me publically, i just freeze and i cannot think of a comeback, and usually the comebacks i create are lame, not funny, or insulting..but I CANT THINK! and then after i talk to the person i feel as if i sounded stupid..and then i go over the moment over and over in my mind..ahh. this sucks..it's prevented me from getting a boyfriend (he kept flirting with me but i couldnt think of anything clever to say, so i didnt say anything) and making more new friends this year.
i never used to be like this until this year. HOW DO I OVER COME THIS?? will I have to go to a psychiatrist? i hate the thought of telling my parents, because it's kind of embarassing [even though 15 million other americans have it according to some help site]. help please. thankyou.
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honestly girl i dont know how you can and i mean it sounds bad but i dont think anyone else knows either. its just who you are. but realize you can talk to a bunch of people, but when it comes to one on one you cant. try thinking of it as "who care what people think.. i am me" not getting a boyfriend because of it.. well then you havent found the right guy yet. and talking to people about it, might give them a better understanding of who you are which can lead to guys understanding and liking you or you being able to actually start opening up.. do you know what i mean?
telling people just might be what you really need.
hope i helped girll.. (:
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