I wanted to see if any other ATRLers have social anxiety. I have a really bad anxiety, I can barely talk to anyone and find it incredibly difficult to make new friends.

what about you? I think there should be a thread for tips and stuff, share your stories

go out as much as possible, it will be hard at first put it will get better. If you're still in high school then I understand, but if you're done with high school you should start practicing and start meeting new people. It will be tough, but risk in and you'll get better at being social with time.

I don't have anyone to go out with

I have no friends at school, and I only have one friend outside of school. I barely talk at school, but outside of school I talk to my family a lot. I hope to make more friends when I am out of high school.

I do have really bad social anxiety. It's improved immensely in recent years, but I'm still extremely self-conscious and struggle with anxiety. It's helped me to just learn to be more comfortable with myself and remind myself that how others perceive me really doesn't matter. Putting yourself out there and trying some new things with which you might not be entirely comfortable is helpful, as well. I think, even if I'm judged, rejected, or ridiculed, it's not the end of the world, it's not the worst thing that could happen, and I'm just going to "be" without worrying how others "see" me. Thank you for making this thread and reaching out.

I didn't have any friends in school too
I had some friends from some pop music forum but not anymore lol.
I finished high school so I literally have nothing to do with my life rn

thank you for sharing
My social anxiety has really improved as well. I used to think something is wrong with me, and didn't understand why no one is talking to me. then I realized I was being indifferent and made people think i'm a snob or something. but i'm just super shy and anxious. I finished high school so it's too late, but hopefully I'll find a chance to make great friends in the future.

Go collage. It's literally life changing.

I have it too. It used to be really bad during 2014-2015* but it's slowly getting better now. I also speak to my counsellor about it.


* - During that time, I blew my opportunity to getting to know my crush in college back then despite him trying to show interest in me. Up till this day, I still think about him.

Idk what I wanna study yet.

Yes for years now Thankfully it has gotten better for me though <3

I've struggled with this since I was in 6th grade. I don't even mind the thought of going out or meeting new people/making more friends. But when I'm in public there's like a miscommunication between my mind and body and they both start to panic.

Don't believe the people who say college/university makes it any better, I've been at university for 1 and a half years and still speak to nobody. It doesn't suddenly get easier to talk to people just because you aren't in high school anymore, if anything I have found it more difficult.

what helped was when i walked in public. I would walk with my head held high and look towards a fixed point way in front of me. like a billboard. Then I would walk at a slow pace to give the illusion of being confident, it also eased my anxiety as i wasn't focused on who was looking at me.

Also finding people who shared like interests helped me branch out more

Hi

Yep. Since i was at least 8 or 9. Im 26 now and its still a significant problem for me. I have 0 friends in real life and stay at home unless i have doctor visits, or family events to go to. I also have PTSD and depression. My medications make me a zombie. And i always feel like such a loser. Lol

I have it. Getting a job has helped, but I'm still not there.

And no, College did NOT help me one bit with my social anxiety. People still had their groups there, and I haven't really found mine.

honestly, since I've joined the gym, I didn't have that much of social anxiety