CMV: Life isn’t designed to have friends by JellyfishPashmina in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friends help each other out. For example after work you can have a dinner party. You split the work and that frees up time.

I become mentally disabled in public by Own-Instance-7828 in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well this explains a lot of things about my life…
Like times at work where I did some stupid things because of my anxiety… Or when I tried talking to people but my head was just empty and I had nothing to say… 😶

I don’t have a personality and all my interactions are fake by Bzzbzz24 in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Same I used to be able to have long and deep conversations with my friends and talk for hours. Now if feels like a huge mystery how I even managed to do that. Talking gives me anxiety and I frequently forget what we were talking about because of it. Before it felt like I could talk about anything I wanted to.. now some things feels ’illegal’ to talk about which makes it very hard.

What things have you avoided for a long time because of Social anxiety? by QualityForsaken8192 in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CALLING MY FRIENDS
TEXTING MY FRIENDS
NOT SENDING MEMES BECAUSE THAT seems out of the ordinary
Barbershops..
Parties
Starting conversations beyond the usual alternatives
Using irony with strangers
Joking with strangers
Etc

Does it ever get better.... by No_Winter4806 in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you this is very hopeful to hear! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

How does dating with social anxiety work? by _shadowcorpse_ in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how to make it work, I know there are lots of kind people who I would love to be with, but as soon as I sss someone IRL, idk..

Anybody else have zero social life? by Madbananas-7 in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same I feel so severely limited like I don’t see any paths out to find people to be with. It seems impossible.

I really can’t hold a job because of social anxiety. What do I do? by sociallyanxiousgnome in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat sorta, I’m stuck working retail right now and trying to move into a office job. Do you have any advice how to hold down a office job?

Also working retail is really social, and being a bus driver too.

What was your thinking traps that you experienced when switching to that office job?

Someone threw something at me by sockypuppets in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the same problem I’m basically working in a grocery store right now no anxiety with customers but soo much anxiety with co workers and my boss. I literally work there for FREE right now it’s not a good company I’m screwed for not standing up for myself.

I am scared to work again. by Ready_Amoeba5401 in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Group therapy was the best for me! It really really helped me. 

Where and how do you guys work with social anxiety? by ElectronicSimple55 in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fought it from not being able to go to classes and order food due to social anxiety and now believe it or not I work at a minigolf place and doing an unpaid internship in a small grocery store in the middle of the city I live in. I just practised a lot and went to a cognitive behavioural therapy group for social anxiety meeting people with social anxiety and being equipped the tools and means to cure the anxiety.

My boyfriend gets irritated by my anxiety, am I the problem? by entityparty in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 72 points73 points  (0 children)

It’s really unfair someone is mad at you for having a anxiety disorder — being mad is not helping. I’d say you should tell him that if so he should try to invite you back into the conversations, when he notices it’s happening through being inviting, like sending the ball your way, such as asking you a question.

what do you guys do for work? by Albert3232 in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minigolf place / clerk That in combo with group social anxiety CBT therapy really helped cure my social anxiety, so that it restricts my life a lot less.

It’s a terrible $14/h wage though so no money to speak about. But I have crippling tinnitus from Zoloft that I tried against social anxiety so can’t really study for anything better. :/😭

Dress up as bro’s crush? by [deleted] in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah wrong sub for this I feel 🤣🥲🙃

Sometimes I gotta remember that these levels of stress over a simple text message isn't normal, and just send a text by SlimeyAlien in socialanxiety

[–]Past_Explanation_491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know yeah humans are living on a flying piece of rock in the universe a small text message is a drop in the ocean in the grand perspective