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I am afraid

Reader Stories: My Daily Struggles With Social Anxiety

From pkd88

Updated May 29, 2010

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What I struggle with.

I am very afraid when talking to people who I am not comfortable with and that is almost everyone.

I struggle going out to socialize. Actually I don't struggle. I don't do it.

I am afraid that people don't like anything about me including my looks, my weight, what I do, what I smell like, my behavior on and on.

What a typical day is like for me.

I wake up, go to work, I talk to as few people as possible and only really talk much to the guy who sits in the cubicle next to me.

I am very nervous that I will be exposed as a bad employee, an incompetent person, and a mistake that they hired.

Tips and Tricks

  • I don't think I have any tricks or tips, I actually think I am getting worse even though I take meds and go to therapy.

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