Socialanxiety

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A safe space for people to discuss their experiences, feelings and thoughts on social anxiety and socialphobia.

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SorryforSmelling@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Let's Bust Myths: What Misconceptions About Social Anxiety Do You Encounter? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by SorryforSmelling@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/socialanxiety@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I think we all had these annoying situations where an uninformed people doesn't know what they are talking about. Do you have any particular one that grinds your gears?

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[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

"You don't seem like an introvert!"

"but you're always so good at talking to others!"

Thanks, it took several public speaking and performance classes, an institutionalized-isolation style leadership seminar, 20 years of public speaking and livestreaming, a degree in psychology, and countless books on self actualization, positivity training, etc. to be able to hide it and keep it from negatively effecting my life most days.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be sitting alone in my room. Tell my wife I said, "Hello."