Social Anxiety: My Story & How to Cope
Hello, welcome.
I'm going to guess you clicked here because you have social anxiety yourself or you know of someone who does or you were just curious.
Let me start by saying my story.
I was diagnosed with Severe Social Anxiety. I ended up dropping out in the middle of tenth grade. It was too hard for me to force myself to get up everyday and go. No one really understood or could relate. It's also very hard for me to verbalize how I feel.
However I am going to school for pet grooming so that's a step up.
However I still find it difficult to even talk to people. Talking to people in person, on the phone, even online like this.
Even typing this up and then posting it is going to be difficult for me.
When I was first starting to have difficulties in social situations, namely school, whenever I would tell someone what I was feeling, I was ignored. Eventually I just stopped talking. I'd just shut down, stop talking, I wouldn't do anything.
I eventually got sent to a different school, and that was going good for about two years then it hit the fan so to speak in tenth grade.
How to Cope
I'm not a doctor or anything, but here's what has helped me a little so far.
Trying to just be more social. I don't overdue it though. Just talking or saying hi to people in forums like here on weasyl.
Going out in public sometimes, like shopping with my mom.
I'm still very anxious around people and talking, but I'm working on it.
I suggest looking things up online on how to cope or even talking to a doctor about it.
If you want to talk to me privately, you can message me here or add me on my skype and send me a message (Just be sure to let me know who you are!)
Uhm this is one of my own personal attempts to try and push myself a little so.