I have social anxiety!

the problem with ANY anxiety, is when you assosiate a setting with a feeling, your body re-creates that memory…

using cognative behaviour therapy you would be expected to look at the thing your scared of…so in this case..public speaking…and think, what am I scared of?

making a mistake…in truth, most people arn’t paying attention so you are the only one likely to notice.. if someone does notice…what does it matter? REALLY? what will happen to you? if you forget something, you are the only one who knows what you forgot..if in a real bad position, just aim at someone in the audiance and ask them what their opinion is?? this will being everyone out of their semi-concious state and pay attention, more than anything, it will remind you that you CAN interact with the audiance and it makes you feel less pressure…

you are always in control in these settings…you need to look at the things your scared of and think ‘so what’…as for your friends…if they’re real friends, they will help you…get one of them to have prompts in presentation settings, so if you get lost, they will pipe up with a quesiton…

but anxietys are a nightmare, they’re like viruses that spread if you don’t tackle them and address them…trying to live your life around them is hard, you need to look at the problem in a real light…

have you ever read harry potter…the fred and weasley twins are ALWAYS mucking up, they don’t get embaressed, they laugh at their own mistakes…how can someone hurt you if what you did you don’t find embaressing, but amusing?

I used to have major problems with presentations until I thought, what does it REALLY matter what everyone else thinks? you are the one in control and the one setting the rules while your up there..and people have to bend to what your saying…it’s a great position to be in really…you can say whatever you like and put your case foreard without anyone arguing with you…

I have social anxiety too. At one point it was so bad that I had to be homeschooled and I wouldnt leave the house. If I were in a place with more than 5ish people I would have a panic attack and start shaking. I started counseling which I would recommend if your anxiety doesn’t improve and I also take medicine my doctor gave me whenever I have a panic attack.

Think this if these people dont like me or accept me then I dont need them. They will listen to you though they have to in class lol. Im sure you have lots of ideas and some will like you and some wont, thats life

think one thing I DON’T Care!!! you rule your life what reason should you care aabout the world around you and if your a girl I just think thats realy cut if your a guy I think you have to be string mentally