What Social Anxiety Feels like..

.. Feeling unable and too afraid to speak up.

.. Constantly worried about coming off as stupid.

.. Always stressed about the right words to use.

.. Resentment for not living up to expectations.

.. Thinking everyone sees inside your head.

.. Believing everyone is silently judging you.

.. Thinking you need to be perfect to be accepted.

.. Feeling like you must overachieve and be the best at everything to be considered intelligent.

Situations That May Trigger Social Anxiety

• Speaking in public
• Being made the center of attention
• Speaking to people in authority positions
• Being in a group setting
• A place where you are expected to perform in some way
• Being criticized
• Being looked at by others
• Going to an interview
• Making a call
• Not knowing what to say in a situation

Social Anxiety Symptoms

Emotional

• Worry and intense fear about social interactions.
• Constant replay of social interactions after they happen.
• Anxiety about future events.
• Fear of embarrassing self.

Physical

• Opset stomach
• Sweating
• Dizziness
• Blushing
• Muscle tension
• Shaky voice

Avoidance

• Avoiding social interactions ot events
• Avoiding activities that involve interacting with others
• Cancelling outings

„Living with anxiety is like being followed by a voice. It knows all your insecurities and uses them against you. It gets to the point when it‘s the loudest voice in the room. The only one you can hear.

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