I Have Social Anxiety Stories of Experiences (Page 7)

Realized this morning that I spent ALL last year trying to deal with my anxiety & make my spot in the world. All that time struggling & pushing myself has meant really nothing because I honestly have not progressed .. a whole year...

I suffered from social anxiety to the point where i isolated myself from all but a very select few. I was an outcast in my own mind. It took a year or better to break out of that cycle and now I socialize rather well.

I thought we'd be very understanding of each other.
And we could venture out from there.
I guess you could face stagnation but that's only when you are not willing to try.
Does social anxiety (scared of having a relationship) ever...

I spend all my time on the computer alone. My past two weeks have been different blends of computer time at the coffee shop, in my room, and on campus.I mean, wow, this is winter break. Everyone else is partying but look at me. I'm just...

I want to overcome my social anxiety in 2013. This is my goal. And I want someone to do this with me so that we can support and encourage each other whenever one of us has to go out to a party, group meeting, etc !
If you're interested...

I was recently invited to a holiday party that one of my co-workers was having. I felt bad saying no to her face because she is so nice, so I said yes. I was excited to go until the day came. The hours before the party I started...

i experience very high anxiety when meeting groups. my bf wants me to meet his friends, but i know ill just freeze up n say nothing. help.

When being with people it's kinda taking a lot of tool on me.
It's really stressful and bothersome, but I deal with it more or less as long as I get alone time.
The best stress reliever is being alone, gaming or simply acting like a cat...

Social Anxiety to me is the worst fear possible for numerous reasons. One of them is because people are fucking EVERYWHERE!!!
it is difficult to not keep away from people and when you do, you get lonely. The other is because other...

I was recently diagnosed with Social Anxiety.
My friends never understood,
my mom will never understand,
and teachers will never care.
I've been feeling stuck lately.
I feel stuck in a place where no one truly feels the way I feel...

I'm working on becoming more social, it's kind of tough for me since i've been out of school for 4 years and pretty much spent that whole time in front of the computer and dealing with family drama.
I go out all the time but find it...

I'm not a girly girl at all I'm a tomboy I find it hard to relate to girly girly or hold conversations with them. It takes me hours of preparation before I can go to social events to gain the courage to speak to people without fearing...

Ever since I can remember ive been extremely shy always kept to myself and never talked. It was so bad my teachers would call my mom and make sure things were ok at home because I could go days without talking. I think it stems from...

Hi I have or I think I have social anxiety. Here's my story:
When I was 8, my family moved and I had to move to a new school. That's when it started. I was REALLY shy. It got so bad I went weeks without saying anything all day. I...

I lived once, many years ago as a infant child. Until a warm September day i urged for that other side of life. Eating a grip of hydrocodone surely proved that other side too me. I vividly recall on the abysmal horrors and the epitome...

Please can someone tell me////How does a person overcome social anxiety when...... where ever, when ever, how ever, who ever, what ever I am around the public, there is always comments made to me. For example; your the type of person...

My whole life I have never been able to speak outloud in groups in highschool always stayed after to present and everything.If I had to speak outloud I would get sick.

Well I have been very stressed. Two jobs never enough money, living...

And i overcompensate for it by coming across as extremely confident and strong. Imposter.

Hi everyone, I been suffering from anxiety all my life. I just wanted to share a site the helped me a great deal. This is not a site selling questionable products or magic pills for anxiety but a social network for those suffering from...

I feel that alot of people who are shy and some people on here with social anxiety(Including my best friend who is shy but doesn't have social anxiety) feel that it is easier to talk online to people vs. in public. I have the worst...