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the worst things for people with social anxiety
the worst things for people with social anxiety
1. bumping into people you know
2. Not being able to look into other people& #39;s eyes
3. telling someone something and they don& #39;t react the way you wanted them so you immediately regret
4. when people watch you doing something
5. phone calls
6. crossing the street while cars are waiting
7. staying silent when you& #39;re sitting in a group of people because you never know what to say
8. Walking through a crowded place by yourself
9. making decisions
10. not wearing the clothes you want to wear
11. not sharpening your pencil because you think other will find the noise it makes annoying
12. someone talking to you while you& #39;re on your way home
13. rejection
14. people telling you that you& #39;re only shy
15. Trying trying to start a conversation with people but you keep feeling that they aren& #39;t interested
16. rapid heartbeat, sweating, heavy breathing when you& #39;re uncomfortable
17. overthinking
18. not being able to talk in a decent way to people you& #39;re uncomfortable with (stuttering even if you don& #39;t have a stuttering problem)
19. Always imagining moments where you embarrass yourself
20. wanting to be invited but not wanting to go anywhere
21. teachers asking you questions
22. inviting a friend over but wanting them to leave asap
23. anxiety causing you to think people are staring at you
24. the feeling you get after someone points out you& #39;re doing something wrong
25. not being able to state your opinion about something because you& #39;re afraid of what others think
26. people telling us to be positive when we struggle to get up in the morning, to fall asleep. when our thoughts don& #39;t leave our mind and we just take it all in.
27. presentations
28. Not being able to stop thinking about a mistake you made a long time again
ago*
29. Thinking that no one will listen to you when you talks so you don& #39;t even try
30. constantly worrying about if you& #39;re annoying people or not
31. when you finally speak and someone makes a joke like "they can speak, i thought they couldn& #39;t?"
32. strangers walking up to you and asking for directions
33. Feeling like everyone is watching you in class whenever you sit in front
34. Parents forcing you to go out to crowded places
35. being called a freak for having social anxiety
36. Choosing your own partner in class but feeling like they don& #39;t want to work with you
37. reading emails
38. having a one to one conversation with an adult
39. waving to a kid but the parent just gives you a serious face
40. eating in front of others
41. Having to film yourself for school projects
42. Doing a presentation and everyone ignores you
43. Asking questions
45. People singing happy birthday to you and calling you ungrateful for not knowing how to react
45. "you& #39;re so lazy" when the real problem is that you& #39;re exhausted from all the stress and not being able to get sleep
46. not being able to control your body in uncomfortable moments (leg bouncing, sighing, picking at your lips,..)
47. opening up and then immediately regretting it
48. opening the door
49. someone sitting beside you in transport and then changing places
50. voice cracking in front of someone
end of thread, please pay attention to these things if you know a person who& #39;s got social anxiety
