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I am devastated to have been made redundant from my workplace.

I have suffered from social anxiety for as long as I can remember. I have lost the best job I’ve ever had and the best therapy I have ever had for my anxiety.

I passed my first ever interview (I’m 32 years old now) to get a job that was perfect for my anxiety, because I had a small office with two people I ...

Hi everyone!

I already wrote this as a reply on another post, but I feel it's also more it's own post.
Hoping to hear many other very similar stories and also possibly some tips/explanations on why these things happen like that :)

I used to be a very popular person in that I had so many friends and so many people were always the first ones to ...

I've always been really shy and anxious around others. But when people get to know me, they become surprised by that because they assume the exact opposite with how outgoing I always am. :o

I've never been comfortable around people. There have been many, many, MANY times where after I was all done mingling on some social setting, I had to stop and gather myself with how ...

For about two years, when there is someone who is likely to see me, whoever they are, I hide my face.
I would like to know if others are doing it too.

My therapist is telling me to avoid looking at people at all because we both agreed that I’m looking at peoples faces to see if they are giving me a disapproving look. It causes insane anxiety basically just walking past people, but since avoiding people’s faces it isn’t getting any better... is this not avoidance in itself?

What do you think of this suggestion he made? Do you think it’s beneficial for me? Personally I ...

My therapist is telling me to avoid looking at people at all because we both agreed that I’m looking at peoples faces to see if they are giving me a disapproving look. It causes insane anxiety basically just walking past people, but since avoiding people’s faces it isn’t getting any better... is this not avoidance in itself?

What do you think of this suggestion he made? Do you think it’s beneficial for me? Personally I ...

I wAnt to hide from my problems. I left my girl at her house alone on very little to starve. I thought I cared. But she forgave me for a rape I did 10 years ago. I can't face her or help. Just torture cause she needs to be better off with homeless to keep her company. She wants to hit me
But I'm scared of myself and how I can be myself once more. ...

I struggle from social anxiety. I am trying to get over it by doing behavioral experiments. There is a problem now with social distancing certain types of experiments with approaching stranger are being advised against. Anybody dealing with social anxiety this way.

Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, I wasn't really sure where else it would fit and technically I have been diagnosed with social anxiety. Anyway, today my issue is that I don't get myself at all. I'm a walking contradiction. On the one hand, I'm terrified of winding up old and alone, on the other I tend to avoid human interaction and be extremely introverted. It's like I want to have ...

Does anyone else feel this way? It seems like I easily get embarrassed by my body's biological needs. For example, if my stomach growls around others. I suppose that one's fairly common, but it seems strange to me. Why get embarrassed over something you have no control over? Why get embarrassed about being hungry? I know it's irrational, yet I get embarrassed anyway and try to hide it. This also goes for other biological needs, ...