coriander1992
Well-known member
Hi
in the last few years I have developed into a very shy person, and I was wondering wether I have social anxiety.
I do have friends, and am quite confidant when around them, and people I know well, but just being around people I don't know causes me to get stressed out because I think that they are judging me, and that I am not worth being around them. This occurs more when i'm around teenagers around my own age.
I am familiar with some of the mentioned "symptoms" of social anxiety, my main ones are:
- Avoiding eating infront of people, and when I have to I find that I cannot lift a cup to drink because my hands shake, and I constantly think people are looking at me.
- I cannot walk down the street like a normal person. I have to be holding bags, or something so that my arms aren't hanging by my sides because I feel uneasy and anxious when I have to walk without anything.
-I can't look people I don't know in the eye when talking to them.
-I try my hardest to get out of going anywhere by myself, or doing anything by myself.
-I am really shy of people.
Do I have social anxiety, or am I just shy?
comments greatly appreciated
in the last few years I have developed into a very shy person, and I was wondering wether I have social anxiety.
I do have friends, and am quite confidant when around them, and people I know well, but just being around people I don't know causes me to get stressed out because I think that they are judging me, and that I am not worth being around them. This occurs more when i'm around teenagers around my own age.
I am familiar with some of the mentioned "symptoms" of social anxiety, my main ones are:
- Avoiding eating infront of people, and when I have to I find that I cannot lift a cup to drink because my hands shake, and I constantly think people are looking at me.
- I cannot walk down the street like a normal person. I have to be holding bags, or something so that my arms aren't hanging by my sides because I feel uneasy and anxious when I have to walk without anything.
-I can't look people I don't know in the eye when talking to them.
-I try my hardest to get out of going anywhere by myself, or doing anything by myself.
-I am really shy of people.
Do I have social anxiety, or am I just shy?
comments greatly appreciated