Did you think everybody was like you?

[Shyguy4]

When I didn't know I had social anxiety I thought I was like everybody else but for some reason I thought that other people handled it better than I did so I was always trying to put myself in social situations to make myself more confident in being social but now I know that was a mistake because I socialized while still seeing myself as someone who people didn't want to get to know.

 

[Helyna]

A relief from hearing people say they thought they were the only one, which I never could understand!
I think a lot of people are anxious but handle it well. Not everyone, but plenty.

 

[Sad-Kitten]

Yes i to always thought that everybody was like me but just got past it somehow.

 

[dottie]

i always felt different but it really hit home around middle school when the anxiety attacks started. after that i would kind of delude myself and pretend that i wasn't sticking out like a sore thumb, although i was. i wasn't fooling anyone.

in school it was a struggle of blending in and making friends. now as an adult it is a struggle of not only blending in and appearing normal but proving yourself in the eyes of employers for survival. now with all of the lay offs it will be a million times harder to get a job because of the fierce competition. sorry if i am totally digressing, it is a big deal on my mind.

 

[BashfulDoll]

A relief from hearing people say they thought they were the only one, which I never could understand!

I think a lot of people are anxious but handle it well. Not everyone, but plenty.

I am one of the pol that thought I was the only one that felt different. I mean why would normal ppp be scared to death of going outside by themselves or ordering food
over the phone/restaurant??

 

[enmascarado]

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