Yes. I was diagnosed with it as a child and again a few years ago, when I had depression due to my social anxiety (I moved to a different country and had to go to a different school where I didn't know anyone) it really sucks. That was the worst year of my life but thankfully it got better, I'm a completely different person than I was before but I still struggle with the disorder, I always will. I'm so scared to finish high school and go to university or get a job because of my anxiety and I freak out about that every day

I've never been diagnosed but I'm almost positive I do. I literally shake with anxiety in a lot of social situations.

no actually but I started to have crisis of trust with other people

please revive this thread again, I love reading your stories! It helps a lot

I have it as well. The important part is discovering whether it's actually SAD or simply introversion and shyness. People with SAD are introverted by nature, so I think it's important for us to distinguish, and also to realize that extroversion is NOT the goal. Introverts are completely different in our wiring, so we are "filled up" by being alone, whereas being in crowds and around people in social settings "drains" us. For extroverts, it's the opposite. I've heard advice from psychologists that combating social anxiety might be easier if we imagine ourselves as someone else, if we create a persona that does all the things we're afraid to do. Or if we imagine ourselves as a powerful person, like Madonna or Beyoncé or somebody.

I think so but I was not diagnosed. I try to hide it and pretend it doesn't exist lol whch makes me look even more awkward i'm convinced my family thinks I'm crazy.

It's great that you are seeking help!! I hope it will work for you.

yes, for a couple of years now but only a year ago i realized it
I thought i was over it and i managed to deal with it on summer break until i got this huge anxiety attack in the middle of the store, since then i'm kinda hopeless tbh

A little bit, and it used to be worse.

I am like this and recently been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome so maybe you should see your doctor.If you don't tackle your problems you will just end up in your bedroom for years feeling comfortable but you need to try and fight it..Having alone time is ok but you need to strike a balance because you can start thinking too much, that can cause more psychological problems and have an impact on you physical health if your not careful.Start feeling more positive in yourself.

Yes but I don't really mind it, I'm a private person. Also when I hear the conversations around me in lecture theatres for example I'm glad I don't have to participate.

I'm learning to fix my insecurities and love myself

Yes. It started when I was a teen, I became very withdrawn and shy when we went to middle school and I was around a bunch of new people that I didn't know and it only got worse from there. My classmates got used to me being quiet so they just went along with it, which was probably the worst thing they could've done. If I'm doing something like going to the bank or w/e, I have to think about what exactly I'm gonna say beforehand and then I feel nervous the entire time until I get there and I have to calm myself down. Even if I'm just talking on the phone I feel like I'm gonna **** myself and I get super anxious. I don't know how people can just talk to someone and not feel nervous at all, I always overthink about how I'm acting and what I'm saying and worry that I'm coming across badly. I feel like I don't know what to say, so my responses are super boring or not enough. Such a struggle. Sometimes I'll walk by somebody I know, and I want to say hi but I get so overwhelmed with nerves that I just ignore them instead When people see me around somebody that I actually feel comfortable with, they say it's like I'm a totally different person and ask why I can't be like that all the time