My Blog About Social Anxiety

[Andrew.]

i dont normally blog at all cause i dont have the confidence to do it.

but ive started one, and im probably making a fool of myself but here it is

-accepts any criticisms-

http://anxiousandawkward.blogspot.com/

[King Gizzard]

Not making a fool of yourself mate, I bet quite a few people on here deal with it myself included.

[Ammi]

Not making a fool of yourself mate, I bet quite a few people on here deal with it myself included.

Pretty much what I was going to say.....you'd be surprised how many people feel the same...really well done for explaining it so eloquently Andrew

[Andrew.]

Not making a fool of yourself mate, I bet quite a few people on here deal with it myself included.

aww thanks :)

i was panicking about putting it up, but i thought to overcome the anixety i must do something...

[Andrew.]

Pretty much what I was going to say.....you'd be surprised how many people feel the same...really well done for explaining it so eloquently Andrew

thank you aswell :)

it means alot to know people like it, i was shaking for some reason when i posted this thread i was so nervous!

[Ammi]

thank you aswell :)

it means alot to know people like it, i was shaking for some reason when i posted this thread i was so nervous!

....forget the nervousness...you did it..that's the great thing. Don't think you're different in any way Andrew, we're all different, there's no such thing as normal..all we can do is try to like being who we are

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i dont think i have social anxiety tbh i just think i cba being social if that makes sense, its not like im scared of doing it i just dont want to

[Andrew.]

....forget the nervousness...you did it..that's the great thing. Don't think you're different in any way Andrew, we're all different, there's no such thing as normal..all we can do is try to like being who we are

thank you :) it honestly means alot

[CharlieO]

I have a it. No doubt.

I do endless complicated things to avoid social situations that other people class as 'normal'.
It is a very hard thing to have. Well it's hard for me because I wish I found it easy.

[King Gizzard]

I'm a professional hermit. Hello

[Jords]

Thats a cool little blog, can completely relate to it. I have social anxiety to a degree, especially with relationships/sex (...not done anything also... even though Ive wanted to and been close to but I pull out) and public speaking because I feel like Im gonna be immensely judged. Its ridiculous simply reading out from a book in class makes my voice shake and heart beat raise :/

But then I do strive to be social, part of several groups (none are the 'cool' groups but **** dat ****!) at school. Does take a while for me to feel comfortable around new people though and its really awkward before I do LOL. And even though I fear judgement if I hear a passing judgemental comment I confront it immediately (I think thats something I developed since I experienced bullying in past [nowt major I handled it good] and if I can do this why do I still get so bloody nervous!? :/)

If I lose weight Id know itd be less apparent in my life :(

[Andrew.]

I have a it. No doubt.

I do endless complicated things to avoid social situations that other people class as 'normal'.
It is a very hard thing to have. Well it's hard for me because I wish I found it easy.

i can sympathise with you there charlie... its really not easy

with me im just vile to people, so ill point out negative things, be moody etc, but thats not being depressed, its me being anxious... it effects people in different ways! it never is easy!

[CharlieO]

Thats a cool little blog, can completely relate to it. I have social anxiety to a degree, especially with relationships/sex (...not done anything also... even though Ive wanted to and been close to but I pull out) and public speaking because I feel like Im gonna be immensely judged. Its ridiculous simply reading out from a book in class makes my voice shake and heart beat raise :/

But then I do strive to be social, part of several groups (none are the 'cool' groups but **** dat ****!) at school. Does take a while for me to feel comfortable around new people though and its really awkward before I do LOL. And even though I fear judgement if I hear a passing judgemental comment I confront it immediately (I think thats something I developed since I experienced bullying in past [nowt major I handled it good] and if I can do this why do I still get so bloody nervous!? :/)

If I lose weight Id know itd be less apparent in my life :(

I thought that would help me but it hasn't really :(

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Thats a cool little blog, can completely relate to it. I have social anxiety to a degree, especially with relationships/sex (...not done anything also... even though Ive wanted to and been close to but I pull out) and public speaking because I feel like Im gonna be immensely judged. Its ridiculous simply reading out from a book in class makes my voice shake and heart beat raise :/

But then I do strive to be social, part of several groups (none are the 'cool' groups but **** dat ****!) at school. Does take a while for me to feel comfortable around new people though and its really awkward before I do LOL. And even though I fear judgement if I hear a passing judgemental comment I confront it immediately (I think thats something I developed since I experienced bullying in past [nowt major I handled it good] and if I can do this why do I still get so bloody nervous!? :/)

If I lose weight Id know itd be less apparent in my life :(

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[Jords]

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:amazed:

[Jords]

I thought that would help me but it hasn't really :(

You wernt fat :tongue:

[Jords]

btw following your blog, this is mine if you wanna follow me back: http://perceptivellama.blogspot.com/

[King Gizzard]

Started having the biggest problems when all my friends started ''clubbing'' and going out on the ''lash''

Always hated drink so was left doing naff all and got quite use to it and now do absolutely nothing 99% of the time.

[Andrew.]

Thats a cool little blog, can completely relate to it. I have social anxiety to a degree, especially with relationships/sex (...not done anything also... even though Ive wanted to and been close to but I pull out) and public speaking because I feel like Im gonna be immensely judged. Its ridiculous simply reading out from a book in class makes my voice shake and heart beat raise :/

But then I do strive to be social, part of several groups (none are the 'cool' groups but **** dat ****!) at school. Does take a while for me to feel comfortable around new people though and its really awkward before I do LOL. And even though I fear judgement if I hear a passing judgemental comment I confront it immediately (I think thats something I developed since I experienced bullying in past [nowt major I handled it good] and if I can do this why do I still get so bloody nervous!? :/)

If I lose weight Id know itd be less apparent in my life :(

i can completley agree with you there jords! i mean i cant listen to music without being paranoid tat anyone and everyone can hear it!!

and yes i do strive to be social, like i dreamed (i know, dreamed LOL) of setting up the blog, but i just couldnt bring myself to do it, but i bit the bullet and did it

and yes, i was bullied, alot, and that led me to have anxiety, then depression... your not alone!

and another thing, mine is to a degree aswell, i had a waiter job this summer and that helped me overcome so much of anxiety!

[CharlieO]

You wernt fat :tongue:

Not when I still said I was fat like last year but when I was in year 9 I was borderline obese. Now I recognise my weight loss it hasn't really helped.

[Mystic Mock]

I just read the blog OP,I liked it.

[Jords]

Started having the biggest problems when all my friends started ''clubbing'' and going out on the ''lash''

Always hated drink so was left doing naff all and got quite use to it and now do absolutely nothing 99% of the time.

I love drink and the social buzz with it :amazed:

i can completley agree with you there jords! i mean i cant listen to music without being paranoid tat anyone and everyone can hear it!!

and yes i do strive to be social, like i dreamed (i know, dreamed LOL) of setting up the blog, but i just couldnt bring myself to do it, but i bit the bullet and did it

and yes, i was bullied, alot, and that led me to have anxiety, then depression... your not alone!

and another thing, mine is to a degree aswell, i had a waiter job this summer and that helped me overcome so much of anxiety!

Im glad its getting better for you with the job :]

Same about the music! I always just play my 'cooler' taste of music next to people hahahaha

Little steps, the blog thing is great :D

[Mystic Mock]

I thought I had posted this twice lol.

Anyway as I was saying,I don't think I have Social Anxiety but I can have some of the stuff that you just mentioned in some situations like I don't like people looking at what i'm doing if i'm listening to Music.

[Andrew.]

ive finished it now... some anecdotes... http://anxiousandawkward.blogspot.com/

and yes jords, irl follow ya!

[Ammi]

i can completley agree with you there jords! i mean i cant listen to music without being paranoid tat anyone and everyone can hear it!!

and yes i do strive to be social, like i dreamed (i know, dreamed LOL) of setting up the blog, but i just couldnt bring myself to do it, but i bit the bullet and did it

and yes, i was bullied, alot, and that led me to have anxiety, then depression... your not alone!

and another thing, mine is to a degree aswell, i had a waiter job this summer and that helped me overcome so much of anxiety!

That can help a lot because you don't really feel the attention is on you so much and it's easier to be confident in that situation...if that makes sense

[Stu]

I never found a problem being sober in a social situation. Even as a fairly heavy drinker every so often I'll end up out dry for the night and to be honest it's more of less the same. You get to be the quickest person in the room and you'll wake up far easier than everyone the next morning and remember all their filthy, retarded secrets they told you the night before.

I'd go stir crazy if I stayed in all the time. I'm a total nerd at heart and could easily stay in watching telly all day, every day but it comes with this nullifying sense of going absoloutely nowhere.

[LemonJam]

A good read, something a lot of people here could probably relate to. Nicely done :bigsmile:

[Andrew.]

A good read, something a lot of people here could probably relate to. Nicely done :bigsmile:

thank you :)

[fruit_cake]

social situations do get easier as you get older, when I was a teenager I used to be absolutely terrified of everything, now I'm just rather nervous :laugh:

[Niall]

Your blog is pretty awesome. That's really smart of you to start a blog to overcome it. :D

I think I have a mild form of social anxiety. I will do anything to avoid situations in which I have to go somewhere with new people or something similar to that. I hate meeting new people too and being left alone with them. I just try to avoid situations that have any potential to be awkward. It's hard to explain. :tongue:

[Andrew.]

Your blog is pretty awesome. That's really smart of you to start a blog to overcome it. :D

I think I have a mild form of social anxiety. I will do anything to avoid situations in which I have to go somewhere with new people or something similar to that. I hate meeting new people too and being left alone with them. I just try to avoid situations that have any potential to be awkward. It's hard to explain. :tongue:

im glad you like it :D im surprised how many people have had it, i thought i was he only weird child! aha!

i cant beleive 440 views! less than 24 hours

[Andrew.]

bit of a pointless post, but had to get it off me chest: updated blog entry: http://anxiousandawkward.blogspot.com/

[Mystic Mock]

That was a good read Andrew.

[Andrew.]

New post - 'I Have Lost Myself' please read :) x

http://anxiousandawkward.blogspot.com/

[Andrew.]

and thanks once again for the support, it means a lot!

[Ammi]

If you're not happy, and it sounds that you're not, it's natural that you will 'go back' or retreat to a time when you did feel happy, which is when you we're younger. But it's important to keep a perspective too, you can't remain a child forever. You have to deal with who you are now and work out how to adapt to the present and your present difficulties. I know that might sound obvious, but it's important to take what you have learned in the past and use it to help yourself now

[Andrew.]

If you're not happy, and it sounds that you're not, it's natural that you will 'go back' or retreat to a time when you did feel happy, which is when you we're younger. But it's important to keep a perspective too, you can't remain a child forever. You have to deal with who you are now and work out how to adapt to the present and your present difficulties. I know that might sound obvious, but it's important to take what you have learned in the past and use it to help yourself now

yeah you have a point there, i dont deal with change very well :/

your 100% right there!

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

stop listening to lady gaga i think that will help

seriously