Time to face a social situation and, once again, you find yourself feeling like you need to flee from a predator. Why does this happen? Taking a social anxiety test is a perfect way to cross one of the possible culprits off your list. Everyone is going to experience feelings…
Some people look forward to social situations and seem to thrive off of them. Many others have a more difficult time with social situations, leading people to cancel plans, skip out on social events, or attend, but find themselves uncomfortable and looking for ways out the whole time. In my…
I’ve lied. A lot. It’s something I do without even thinking. My expectations take the reins and make decisions for me. They tell me that going out with friends is going to be a disaster. It comes from the fear of hanging out with people I’m not familiar with and…
You are SO awkward. They don't ACTUALLY like you. You're just gonna make a fool of yourself. Besides, you know you're going to be in your head the whole time. Just tell them you're sick and save everyone the trouble... A certain degree of social anxiety is completely normal--even helpful. The fear of rejection or…
Not knowing what to say is the pits. It makes me feel like I shouldn’t even be in the room when I’m around friends that are socializing effortlessly. When I don’t speak up, I feel unnoticed, which makes me think I’d be better off at home. I mean, If I…
Does anxiety keep getting in the way of you making connections with the people you’d like to spend more time with? Maybe you’ve just met someone, but are worried that your anxiety will ruin it all. People with anxiety can be highly self-critical, tend to overestimate the likelihood that something…
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