zalima
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Hello everyone,
All my life I've been afraid of other people, exposing myself to them and being vulnerable. At the same time, I'm also afraid of being alone. When I was a child, I was mostly ignored by my classmates and had no friends. I can't be sure if this was the cause or result of my social anxiety. I've never actually been diagnosed with anxiety, but I feel that I need to find a way to deal with this.
I cannot expose myself to people IRL, so I looked for people online to talk to. I couldn't even expose myself to people in my own country, they had to live far away for me to feel comfortable talking to them. That's how I met my significant other. We had a long distance relationship for a while and I moved to live with him. Now, we're having problems because I never talk when we're around people. I feel afraid to say anything around other people, even his family. Because of this everyone thinks I'm a weird silent creep and my boyfriend feels embarrassed of me. I also wish that talking to people wasn't such a struggle for me, that I could be normal and have a social life. Hopefully this forum can help me deal with these issues.
All my life I've been afraid of other people, exposing myself to them and being vulnerable. At the same time, I'm also afraid of being alone. When I was a child, I was mostly ignored by my classmates and had no friends. I can't be sure if this was the cause or result of my social anxiety. I've never actually been diagnosed with anxiety, but I feel that I need to find a way to deal with this.
I cannot expose myself to people IRL, so I looked for people online to talk to. I couldn't even expose myself to people in my own country, they had to live far away for me to feel comfortable talking to them. That's how I met my significant other. We had a long distance relationship for a while and I moved to live with him. Now, we're having problems because I never talk when we're around people. I feel afraid to say anything around other people, even his family. Because of this everyone thinks I'm a weird silent creep and my boyfriend feels embarrassed of me. I also wish that talking to people wasn't such a struggle for me, that I could be normal and have a social life. Hopefully this forum can help me deal with these issues.