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Hi everyone,
I found this site maybe a week ago, and I'm glad that I did. I'm a 16 year old male and a rising sophomore.
I never knew about "Social Anxiety" or that it was something a lot of people deal with. For the past 9 months I have been stuck at home with not communication to my friends besides school. To be honest, I think it has been around 6 months or so since I've gone out with friends or even talked to anyone on the phone.
I'm never really thought of it as a problem because eventually my friends stopped caring, and my mom is too busy to really notice. Recently I got a text from a friend that really opened my eyes and made me realize that the situation I had gotten myself into was bad for me and my health.
Yet still, here I am at home. Because for some reason, I've just lost the ability to socialize with anybody. I freeze up when I talk to girls, and I can't approach any guys to talk. Before all of this I was on my schools JV lacrosse team ( I stopped going to practice and was taken off the roster), I had great friends (who have since stopped talking to me), and a beautiful girl who I completely neglected. I know this is my fault but hopefully going through your stories and sharing mine will help me get back to my old self. I really am looking forward to getting to know and talking to you guys.
Thanks,
Jason
I found this site maybe a week ago, and I'm glad that I did. I'm a 16 year old male and a rising sophomore.
I never knew about "Social Anxiety" or that it was something a lot of people deal with. For the past 9 months I have been stuck at home with not communication to my friends besides school. To be honest, I think it has been around 6 months or so since I've gone out with friends or even talked to anyone on the phone.
I'm never really thought of it as a problem because eventually my friends stopped caring, and my mom is too busy to really notice. Recently I got a text from a friend that really opened my eyes and made me realize that the situation I had gotten myself into was bad for me and my health.
Yet still, here I am at home. Because for some reason, I've just lost the ability to socialize with anybody. I freeze up when I talk to girls, and I can't approach any guys to talk. Before all of this I was on my schools JV lacrosse team ( I stopped going to practice and was taken off the roster), I had great friends (who have since stopped talking to me), and a beautiful girl who I completely neglected. I know this is my fault but hopefully going through your stories and sharing mine will help me get back to my old self. I really am looking forward to getting to know and talking to you guys.
Thanks,
Jason
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welcome to the forum.
