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shy/social anxiety
i want to become better friends with some people that are nice to me. they classify me as shy, and sometimes they talk for me because they think im shy. but i just have social anxiety, and i told them that. i didnt really talk to people that much the last couple years, so im kind of socially retarded. i know most things said have some common sense in it, but i get nervous sometimes because my anxiety and end up saying something wrong or something stupid. i take prozackk now, which helps alot and gave me confidence, but i still dont know how to communicate. i think i have a pretty good personality, but i rate my conversation skills about a 3 on a scale 1-10. i can talk and like joke around and stuff, and sometimes when people joke around with me, they think i take it seriously when i know theyre just joking. i dont know. you know what im talking about if you been in my kind of situation. help me please :]
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I had almost the exact same problem, I would shut myself out and avoid any sort of social event/conversation I thought would make me feel like the odd one out. However, I took time to realize that I had a problem. Try telling yourself you are no longer going to let that anxiety control you. You are the power, You are in control of your own feelings. Get involved in conversations more often because it makes you feel uncomfortable and gradually overtime you will gain confidence and you won't feel like you are in a shell. Tell yourself you can do it, Don't judge yourself too much if you do, It will only increase the anxiety and will lower your self esteem. You are who you are, You need to except that and if others don't except that it's nobody problem but theirs. Take control of yourself you can do it. ;)
Best wishes.
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