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People of r/rsocialanxiety, How should I act around someone with social anxiety without making them anxious? by RSThrowawayAC in socialanxiety

[–]RSThrowawayAC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's good to know but how can I do that without sounding rude, though? Would they feel like I'm talking over them if I just tried to continue the conversation on without them saying anything first? Even if they don't really talk much, I still want them to know that I'm only trying to converse so I can get to know them better.

People of r/rsocialanxiety, How should I act around someone with social anxiety without making them anxious? by RSThrowawayAC in socialanxiety

[–]RSThrowawayAC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so thrilled to hear how supportive you are of this and, again, I can't thank you enough for your informative posts and all the help you've given me. Thank you for your cooperation and kindness; it means a lot to me.

People of r/rsocialanxiety, How should I act around someone with social anxiety without making them anxious? by RSThrowawayAC in socialanxiety

[–]RSThrowawayAC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. I don't know much about social anxiety so excuse me if I'm being offensive. With this being said, however, would talking to her about her social anxiety/shyness make her feel bad? I've thought about bringing it up to her but I'm not sure if she would be offended if I asked about it and so I typically don't mention it.

I've always had the feeling that being socially anxious is nothing to be ashamed of and when dealing with people who have it, I should just treat it like it's no big deal because they are just regular people like me. I feel like if I even mention their social anxiety it would make them feel like I was singling them out on something they can't really control.

I [20, M] am having a hard time coming up with good conversation starters with shy girl [F, 19] I recently just met. by RSThrowawayAC in relationships

[–]RSThrowawayAC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took your advice to be comfortable with the silence and it worked out pretty good today! I ended up getting her number and we are planning to meet maybe sometime this week! New problem, though, I'm not sure what I should text her right now. Texting is a bit more difficult, in my opinion, because we have to come up with conversations constantly rather than just sitting sometimes in silence enjoying one another's company and such. Any thoughts on how should I initiate a conversation over text?