where you scared as a child ?

Falkor

Falkor

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Hey,

A very interesting question came to mind :)

Where you scared / socially anxious as a child / in your childhood ?

I really wonder, if others did have this too.

Or just shyness or were you extravert ? :)

(this could tell, if social phobia comes from genes/birth/amygdala, or from your invironment and experiences)

Greetings,

Falkor
 
xDreamseller

xDreamseller

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I was really shy around everyone that wasn't my age or younger, apart from my parents. I'm still like that, fine talking to people younger than me, but not older.
 
lilmutegirl

lilmutegirl

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I have been anxious as long as I can remember (since age 3 or 4). I was terrified of practically everything for years. My entire life was ruled by fear until a few years ago.
 
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laure15

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MNM322 said:
Nope, I had tons of friends and loved being the center of attention
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Me too, only many of my so-called "friends" weren't actually really friends. When I was a child, I was carefree and sort of oblivious to my environment. But when I hit puberty, I became more self-conscious.

Actually, I forgot to add that when I was in kingerdarten and 1st grade, I was very shy and scared to leave the house. I had trouble making friends probably because my language skills were underdeveloped.
 
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jryden

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YES. It was worse. Atleast as I got older, I learned to control myself in public. I cried and cried on my 1st day of school. Not because I was going to miss home, my mom but because I was scared of the kids. I didnt know this then.
I could go into many stories but yea I had it bad as a kid. I learned to fake it when I got older.
 
JackOfSpades

JackOfSpades

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I was afraid of abandonment and dying. I didn't understand how grown ups lived their lives and aspired to things knowing they'd die.
I wasn't socially anxious though or avoidant until later in life, and by that time I'd learned to cope with and get passed (to some extent) those childhood fears.
 
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laure15

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My brother was so clingy and phobic during his childhood. When he first started school, he wouldn't let go of my mother and clinged to her so hard that the teacher had to pull him away before my mother could leave the classroom. This happened several times and it was hectic.
 
JackOfSpades

JackOfSpades

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laure15 said:
My brother was so clingy and phobic during his childhood. When he first started school, he wouldn't let go of my mother and clinged to her so hard that the teacher had to pull him away before my mother could leave the classroom. This happened several times and it was hectic.
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This sounds so much like me.
 
Starry

Starry

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Yes I was like it as a child. I hated going to school with a passion and often complained of feeling ill before going (I don't remember if I actually felt ill or if I was trying to get out of school during the early years, but it was a mixture of both in later years). I wouldn't play in the park if other children were playing, I wouldn't talk to other children at school (though, polite as ever, I would answer if they spoke to me). When I was very young I clung to my mother all the time and hid behind her when people tried to talk to me. I gained a little bit more confidence between the ages of 10 and 12, then it all kicked back in again...
 
Phoenixx

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I was pretty bubbly as a child and I too kind of liked to be the center of attention, only around other children though. When it came to adults, I was extremely shy and adults in authority (like my teachers) intimidated and scared me.

My childhood was fun though, and my shyness didn't completely hold me back. I didn't have a ton of friends, but I still loved to socialize with other kids. I wish I could be as bubbly around people now like I could when I was little. I'm still a child at heart, put a Disney movie on tv and I get as excited as I used to when I was 5. ::p: That bit of bubbly-ness I have left though only comes out around my family though and a couple friends. With anyone else I'm extremely quiet, too afraid to say anything or even express myself.
 
DeadmanWalking

DeadmanWalking

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I wasn't scared as a child, far from it actually::p:. I loved being the center of attention; I loved talking to people and making friends. I was still shy around girls that I liked though, but who isn't::eek::? But then, things happened in my life and everything got turned on its head.
 
Gaucho

Gaucho

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i had some friends and was confident, but only because i knew i was accepted and maybe "cool" because i was good in football, which i was proud of, and was the only important thing in my life. BUT! i never wanted a family member to come watch me play a football match(scared to play bad/fail), i always was scared that i was asked in class by the teacher, etc. so i would say, i always had it, but because i was accepted i was confident. but over the years this confidence disappeared drastically and everything escalated until now. which is the bottom a person in my situation can get.
 
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Hellhound

Hellhound

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I was very scared of everything. My family didn't help by scaring me on purpose for their own amusement.
 
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JuiceB

JuiceB

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I wasn't scared as a child though I was very quiet because of speech. Still had some hard times because of awkwardness but I also had a small circle of friends and I wasn't afraid of doing something that made me look foolish either. I became more and more socially anxious as I grew into adulthood.
 
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