Venting Social anxiety has ruined my life

[Hahem]

Social anxiety has ruined my life, it's my number 1 reason to ctb, if it weren't for it I may very well have led a happy and normal life.

I really can't explain, I don't think it's even possible to describe my feelings exactly, but I just always felt the odd one out, always. I noticed from a young age I was "different" and suffered crippling anxiety just from being around others.

And yeah, that's been my life basically. Do any of you suffer a similar problem?

 

[LaVieEnRose]

Yes, it ruined my life too.

 

[pollux]

Yeah. Made me a loner essentially. It became egosyntonic though, so it doesn't bother me that much nowadays.

 

[KillingPain267]

Social anxiety has ruined my life, it's my number 1 reason to ctb, if it weren't for it I may very well have led a happy and normal life.

I really can't explain, I don't think it's even possible to describe my feelings exactly, but I just always felt the odd one out, always. I noticed from a young age I was "different" and suffered crippling anxiety just from being around others.

And yeah, that's been my life basically. Do any of you suffer a similar problem?

Yes, I can't even work because of it. Throughout highschool I sat at lunch alone saying no word to anyone.

 

[user127679866]

Yes, I have terrible social anxiety that Ive isolated myself and basically have little to no social skills anymore.

 

[Vicolo cieco]

Social anxiety has turned me into a vegetable. I couldn't even graduate because of it.

 

[lostmeaning]

Definitely feel your pain. I never let it stop me from most things, but regardless it wears on you not being able to fit in and that greatly affects every aspect of living and not being able to survive as easily. Where is starts to really be a problem is keeping a job, since you need to fit in to an extent to keep one without being bullied out of it or fired. However my current issue is my chronic health condition stopping me from living now.

 

[AkaRed]

Social anxiety is one of those things that just controls you regardless of your input some days. I'm not as bad with it as I used to be, but I will still have days where I just completely cease to function with the most basic of tasks I know I've already performed before.
It's held me back from so many opportunities as well, and drained a lot of my energy. It fucking sucks.

<3

 

[ilovemydog]

I feel inferior to almost everyone

 

[710]

Social anxiety has turned me into a complete loner and has caused me to miss out on so many things in life. I've never understood how to meet people and even if I did, I would be too shy to do anything.

 

[MatrixPrisoner]

Yup. I don't have the energy for it anymore. COVID didn't help either. I just want to die already.

 

[lnlybnny]

definitely. it's one of my reasons for ctb. I've always felt different and just can't fit in, I wasn't made for all of this

 

[cowboypants]

Yes, I can't even work because of it. Throughout highschool I sat at lunch alone saying no word to anyone.

I started eating in canteens since middle school to avoid it, and also I was overwhelmed by the smell of the foods. I did it right through college

 

[Shiva_Story]

Its funny bcs nature pushes us to connect to each other but with social anxiety its nigh impossible and to go through life alonel is boring

 

[QuietLake]

I'm so sorry you're dealing with that. I hate my social anxiety too. It makes so many things that are easy for others a challenge for me.

 

[Beyond_Repair]

Yeah you pretty much hit the nail on the head for me.

 

[ThatStateOfMind]

Social anxiety has ruined my life, it's my number 1 reason to ctb, if it weren't for it I may very well have led a happy and normal life.

I really can't explain, I don't think it's even possible to describe my feelings exactly, but I just always felt the odd one out, always. I noticed from a young age I was "different" and suffered crippling anxiety just from being around others.

And yeah, that's been my life basically. Do any of you suffer a similar problem?

I agree, if there's one thing that has made my life even more difficult, it was social anxiety. I got diagnosed with it a few years back, I dont want medication for it though

 

[Ligottian]

I'm in the club.

 

[Superdeterminist]

Who says that if you had been in more social situations, that they would have turned out positively? People can be bullied or left out when they attempt to connect with others, so social anxiety may be justified in fear of those terrible things. Like the opposite idea you put forward that social anxiety ruined your life, it is not something which can be proven, but should be considered. Anecdotally, there have been instances when I have attempted to socialise, only to suffer.