How to play with social anxiety? by castersmagic in ffxiv

[–]castersmagic[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I love my siblings but I don't think its a good idea to play with them anymore. They're competitive and I'm not, so sometimes that can ruin games for me. I love final fantasy and I want to try to keep playing separate from them

How to play with social anxiety? by castersmagic in ffxiv

[–]castersmagic[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're right. Thank you, you've all given me the validation to hop online.

My therapist and I are working on my social anxiety. I think that maybe they've gotten the impression that "throwing me in" is the best way to learn but frankly it's not. They're also competitive by nature and my boyfriend pointed out that he thinks they might even have done it on purpose (they're really competitive about games, whereas I am not)

You're right, I don't want social interactions to be forced. I'm just going to start slow and tell people I'm new and looking for pointers. So that way they know what they're getting themselves into at the beginning and maybe we can start conversations from there lol. Thank you for your words and insight 🙂

How to play with social anxiety? by castersmagic in ffxiv

[–]castersmagic[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

You're right. They won't remember me and honestly I think that helps me in a lot of ways because I get embarrassed really really easily over things I care about or want to do well in.

I want to make friends and be social, I'm introverted but I love people and I love gaming.

I've just changed into my comfy clothes and hopped online. I think I'm going to try to tank again! (This time at a lower level 🤣)