I'll be stressing for a week about how I said "here" in attendence..

It feels like you're an alien and you're trying to learn about people, but it's hard.

Not just presentations, It’s anxiety before talking or interacting with people

The worst part is when you walk in your classroom and everybody just be looking at you judging you

Im glad there’s other people who feel like me! Honestly sometimes the internet makes me feel better than real life.

My mom always says "your just shy" but I have really bad social anxiety

My social anxiety is why I hated school I wanted to be home schooled.

The worst part about having social anxiety is that the people around you simply won’t understand. They will tell you to just “not care”. Gee thanks that really helps! I wish more more could understand the way social anxiety can make you a passenger in your own skin. It’s hard to be around people, even people o know and love. I can’t talk to strangers at all, I can’t even look them in the eyes. I try so hard to act strong but honestly I don’t know how much longer I can keep going….this is paralyzing. I want to live my life the way I want to. Not the way I think everybody else thinks I should. I don’t know how to not feel this way. I wish my family would understand me.

me having social anxiety: *act normal to avoid attention*

When We have to dress in a certain outfit I get so nervous and I start stressing and I go “is today the right day?” “ will I be the only one?” And stuff like that

Sometimes, I start crying after presentations because of how bad I think I did. Everyone is staring at me. I hate it

Once when I had a presentation, I literally was shaking before I had to start. I felt like I was going to cry. And then when I went, I kept stumbling over my words and my legs felt like jello. I remember my teacher commenting on something I said and I was so embarrassed that I felt like I was going to cry in front of everybody. I hate presentations, they are torture. Period.

I have had social anxiety for most of my life and the worst part is people don't understand how crippling it can be.

"gets nervous before presentations" I get nervous by just ging to my really good friend's house

I cried watching this because it’s so hard going through stuff like this I feel like I can barely live correctly. I tell myself it’s fine there’s no reason to be anxious but my body responds differently I hate it so much

My father: "You need to stop being so shy or your never going to get anywhere in life" what a great life it is.

The “obsessing over something you said” and “feeling sick before presentations” are so accurate for me

sometimes I'm feeling confident during class, I say things that normally I wouldn't say and that really aren't wrong but as soon as I get home I start to think about everything and regret it, feel bad and start to panic just thinking that "tomorrow I have to go to school again".

social anxiety sucks like it’s a unwanted suffering no one asked or needed.

I am 15 and I can extremely relate to this. Sometimes when there's any event or smth in School I would always go to the toilet and stay there, i don't care how long it is, i would sit in a corner and make sure nobody's coming and I cry sometimes..... And when it's over or time to get back to class I come back, I don't know why I just feel really good and better when I'm alone. I was an extrovert 3 years ago but then people started deceiving me and I got into this condition, I used to hate being lonely but nowadays I love loneliness and feels like loneliness is the best thing for me.

I literally still beat myself up mentally about something from when i was 5

Every time I talk to someone literally the minute after I think about what I could’ve said better- 😭

My mom doesn't help it either she just says "you got to talk to people, it's not that hard" and I'll be sitting there like😐😐

Your not alone, we understand you❤ we are all together dealing with this

I can't even read one paragraph in front of my class...

I’ll be thinking about conversations I had for the whole day regretting or wishing I had said something differently or whatever 😂 Edit: y’all gotta stop saying same. I’ve replied to a few that had more content to them that I felt like I could help with or add to but the other 160 “same” replies 💀

back in 7th grade i felt sick every night before school that i would cry all night and i hated school so much that i would barely eat at all

Im 17 just this year I finally got over my fear of just going outside of my own house since I live literally right in front of a freeway. My anxiety makes me nauseous and shaky and people, including my friends and family, keep telling me I need to grow up and get a job and stuff. They say they know what I’m going through and then act like I’m just a lazy, immature person who never tries. Ive tried getting a job and I try and try to finally build up the courage to go to an interview and get outside, just live my life, but I still haven’t been able to get accepted and I still don’t have a job. It’s unfair and I wish I could control it but it seems like no matter what I do it always finds a way to get worse. No matter how hard I try my efforts and struggles are never seen. How is this treatable when no matter what I do it just gets worse.

My dad: "You're just overthinking it!" 😔

I still remember the time when we were given candy in class by the teacher because we were working so nicely in class, but me and my partner didnt get along well because of my social anxiety, i wouldnt talk to her and i did the work separately from her (so if i got something wrong only i would be blamed). So she was doing her work too. But since she was more of an outgoing person, she got blamed for the non teamwork. I was seen as the quiet obedient one, so i got a snickers and she got ridiculed. In my senior year, it ate me up inside that it happened because of me, and so it took me some months to get the courage to apologize, and she told me she didnt even remember what happened and that its okay. I still think about it. Its terrible.

Me in school: not eating till i go home cuz i cant deal with ppl seeing me eat and feeling sick all day

All of these!! But omg when it was the day before a presentation I would lose soooo much sleep, I just couldn’t calm myself down and when summer would be close to ending I would get extremely anxious thinking about the future presentations that I would have to do! I honestly wish the school system would maybe do something a little different for the people with anxiety like if it’s a known thing that you have it you should be able to do your presentation solo with just the teacher but I know that’s probably too much to ask.

I had really bad social anxiety but then I got a job (im 15) and it just felt a lot easier to talk to people like taking there orders and I just realized that I was always scared people were gonna judge me for something I said in a presentation, but I found out how 90% of people aren’t bad. You just got to muster up the courage to overcome it I believe 🙂

What anxiety really feels like “Just out dreaming and thinking about you’re stupid things you did in the past and still think what will happen if you didn’t do it”

I have social anxiety and I have to present a presentation and I’m terrified that everyone is gonna judge me for my project

My teacher let's me get away with skipping presentations. They understand.

Whenever I’m on my way to school my stomach starts to hurt :(

Tbh society has pushed the label introvert on people with social anxiety and it’s just wrong

i've had a high level of social anxiety since i was a kid but just throught i was shy. turned out it was social anxiety and i've tried to mkae myslef more confident till this day.

I literally *DREAD* having to think of how to hold a conversation with literally anyone, even my closest friends. You can imagine how horrified I feel when I have to present in front of class or get noticed by more than 4 people in class doing literally whatever.

Teachers: "you'll be fine everyone gets nervous"

I accidentally said “I swear to god” in school yesterday and someone else said “what?” Now i think they hate me

There have been several times where the teacher explains we have to present something to the class and I’ve straight up started crying because the mere idea terrifies me. Everything becomes to loud and I can’t focus.I can’t breathe and my heart picks ups. And there’s always this miserable feeling in my chest that squeezes and just leaks revulsion and terror and that’s what pushes me over the edge

I can relate to this so much. I’m in college now but I don’t even know how to make friends still. Everytime I talk to someone I’d overthink about it later or I’m literally always shaking while talking to them. And kinda jealous with people who have a friend group because I kinda used to wish I’d be more confident and talk to someone without being anxious but it’s so hard. And also I have a resting bitch face so, being quiet and having an rbf, people used to judge me a lot🥲 I wanna overcome this thing so bad

I'm overthinking every jokes, every conversations that i have lol. And also, for no reason. I feel like i'm dying whenever i'm gonna have presentation lmao

People calling themselves "introverts" when they have social anxiety. Being shy doesn't mean knowing yourself more.

Everytime I'm gonna have a presentation I start to feel sick and like I'm gonna throw up and I feel like I'm gonna faint and can almost not talk cause I'm so anxious

I have ADHD and autism so I struggle in crowded environments as well as having social anxiety and mental health problems I struggle with body image and have attempted to end it all multiple times. I'm also anorexic from extreme bullying that went for three an a half years until somebody ( a friend) noticed on my school camp that I refused to eat properly. My recovery journey started about six to seven months ago

*it’s one of the reasons I absolutely hate going to school, or out anywhere…I’d prefer to be in the comforts of my home watching Tv.*

this is very accurate, I always isolate from everyone unless it's my friend asking me a question, otherwise I stay quiet. I also have trouble with presentations, I usually stutter a bit. The worst feeling for me is the thought of everyone looking at me, laughing at me, and talking about me without me knowing

SCHOOL Is THE REAL DEFINATION OF HELL IF YOU HAVE SOCIAL ANXIETY!

I had/have this. In the late stages of secondary school I had it fucking bad. It was post-lockdown and I’d been a shy before covid but it just mega amplified it. I grew my hair out to hide in it (male), had it fully over my face for a few months. I wouldn’t talk to anyone, wouldn’t smile, wouldn’t approach or hold a conversation. I was terrified of doing anything ‘wrong’ in a social situation, the worst part is I wanted so desperately to talk to people but I just couldn’t. I had 3 friends that I stopped speaking to once I left. Luckily it’s not as crippling now but it’s still not exactly under control. I go out of my way to avoid people during walks because I feel like I’ll say ‘hi’ wrong (wtf??). On the upside though I made a bunch of friends at college, ditched the hair and go out more. I still don’t go out often but it’s better than it was before

In ELA class, our teacher introduced us to a project that we would be presenting to the class. When I heard this, I felt so mortified knowing I was going to be talking in front of 40 some people (yes, I have a big class.) What made this even worse was that our teacher announced that our presentations had to be between 5 and 15 minutes long! Everyday right when class started, our teacher made us go in front of the entire class, 1 by 1 to deliver a speech of just 1 or 2 sentences in front of the podium. As I neared my turn, I felt like I could not even talk. My throat was so dry and i could feel my head vibrating like crazy. As I went up to the podium, I looked up and I saw EVERYONE’s eyes on me. I thought that if I messed up any of my lines, it would be the end of me. Well, this situation ended TERRIBLY. As I started to talk, my voice literally sounded so hoarse and like a whisper I could not even talk! The teacher told me to sit down and that she knew I was nervous. Everyone passed by me saying how I was “brave” to go up and how I “tried my best.” After this situation, everything has gotten way worse. I’m in 8th grade, so we have to do A LOT of presentations before we go into high school. Today, I just opened to my mom about my anxiety and I am finally getting the treatment I needed for so many years. After the project in ELA, I was so relieved after opening up to my teacher about my anxiety and she let me present to only her during study hall. Remember, its okay to be scared and seek help if you think you have symptoms. I can’t wait to start my long journey and I appreciate everyone looking at this comment. Have a great day/night!

When I'm gonna speak in class I will always have a bad feeling in my gut. Scared to be next. Heavy breathing, panic and feel like crying. I'm just scared that people are looking at me and think that I'm weird. When I was a kid it wasn't this worse but now it's so worse. I just wanna be normal

Yesterday when I was at school I had anxiety I cried in front of the class because of how I was suffering my substitute teacher helped me and I felt better

My stomach did backflips just when someone could see me when I was doing volleyball

Whenever feeling socially anxious , just turn your attention to some random sounds around you, it diverts your mind from focusing on how you are perceived by others

Feeling light headed and just staying quite when my friends talk-

My social anxiety was raging in sixth grade. I wanted to say so much and even though i said it so many times over in my head i wouldn't be able to move my lips to say those words. It's gotten better now but i'm still super nervous because i don't have many friends and i want to make more this year.

SO RELATABLE! Whenever I have a presentation I’m freaking out and sometimes need to tell my HIGHSCHOOL TEACHER that I need to step out and take a breather

one time i had a small presentation that would barely do any affect to my grade but when i started walking to do mine, i started feeling light headed and dizzy, i was also sweating like crazy, not a “i’m nervous” type of sweaty, like a “ i’m very sick” type of sweaty. and i was breathing really heavily. that’s just my experience though

My son has social anxiety disorder plus general anxiety disorder, and finally in the past year he is on the correct cocktail of meds and has greatly improved. He can finally talk to people and can go into a store by himself. He's 27.

I also have this, and I feel like I’m dying😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I have every anxiety, I over think I think something bad is gonna happen I shake every day I’m afraid if something gonna come after me I’m afraid to see a insect in the bathroom I’m afraid to meet new people I’m afraid to tell my crush I like her it’s insanely hard to talk to parents if I forget my homework I feel like I’m gonna die 1,000 times and I believe it’s because of soda, coffee, and sugar.

That awkward moment when you realize you do all of these. And you’re also really awkward around people😅

Why is Runaway just the perfect song for this? When this happens to me I just wish I could run straight home and forgot about everything. Unfortunately I just have to keep going otherwise the social anxiety will win.

This is so true. I am an energetic and an active person inside the house and online, and then when Im around peoples who I don't know very well, I feel like they are staring at me and judging me. This also happens to me at school everyday but I have some friends on my school, some of them I know them a long time (since elementary). When someone talks to me and tells me a story like how he got his injury for example, I just nod at them not know what to response. But I am slowly trying to overcome this. Edit: sorry if my grammar is wrong.

The obsessing over something u said is something I do alot on school days

“Feeling sick before presentations” Well that’s me and my brother 😅

I feel like this, even in online classes and I don't understand why, I mean it's very easy to share your opinion (at least before doing it, in my mind) but afterwards it seems very difficult and all these feelings and thoughts make me feel so bad it really is hard to even explain.

What social anxiety can look like at school: ME

Ok so my school reopened like 3 weeks ago...on first day the tchr asked everyone to give an introduction so when it was my turn my heart started beating and my face legs and hands started shivering. My class teacher is kind of trash she pointed it out infront of the whole class and all kids started giggling and making fun of me. i felt so bad ngl and now she targets me every single day. how to overcome this?

Me feeling sick when the teacher lectures me infront of everyone for being late.

I used to have social anxiety so I started talking, crazy ik but it worked

it's hard because I literally have trouble keeping up a conversation with anyone who tries to keep up a conversation with me, I usually think too much before or after I say anything in social situations or I literally get chills, physically/mentally tense or become shaky, swear it's literally easier for me to talk on the internet than instead of in person 🤦‍♀️

“Don’t look at the whole staircase just take it one step at a time” -a VERY wise person

We had to do presentations in my health class a couple days ago, the first day I requested to present later because I have a bad history with panic attacks and my breathing was starting to get shallow. He took that as me not being ready and was about to give me a zero. After class I quickly told him why I wanted to present later and he just told me to make a video. The thing with that is I hate my voice so much to the extent where I don’t even want to speak if I’m being filmed. So the next day we did presentations I was second and I could barely breathe when I was standing in front of the class… I had brought a plush I frequently use to deal with stress and was squeezing it for dear life. The thing is, I have a problem with writing a lot when I’m passionate about something so I had a ton to read and talk about. By the time I finished I could barely breathe and immediately ran to my seat. I texted my friend what happened and put it off as a joke to try and help me cope. (It’s an unhealthy coping mechanism for me to joke about my stress and anxiety to help me calm down.) She immediately went to my class without any notice and barged in to give me a mochi cookie. She’s one of the greatest friends I’ve ever had and I’m so glad to have her. But, if a friend ever talks to you about being anxious or anything of the sort, if you’re able to get to them quickly and talk to them or even give them something to try and help them calm down, then try it. Even if it’s something small like a cookie or a small drawing/note, it helps a lot. Oh! I forgot to say, on the second day when I was presenting, the teacher started yelling and lecturing the class which raised my anxiety even more… I barely had any time to calm down from that scare before I had to present so it made everything 100x worse…

As a person with social anxiety, i barely answer questions and im sometimes scared of doing a presentation and never talk to someone but now im recovering and i get to talk with my friends and cousins and im getting confidence over time. if you have social anxiety here's my advice: talk to someone and gain confidence.

my anxiety is getting worse every day i can't walk into public without wanting to evaporate

I think everyone gets nervous when presenting in front of people but of course it can be more stressful for some people like myself.

I love how you bring awareness to the mental issues so many struggle with, including those in medical school or doctors. I’m 13 and an aspiring pediatric oncologist, but unfortunately struggle with multiple mental illnesses, included an undiagnosed ED, diagnosed depression and diagnosed anxiety. You give me hope.

Me: “I have social anxiety” Friend: “Stop it we know you want attention” Friend: *Gets Will Smithed*

I have really bad social anxiety, every time I want to talk to someone, I just sit there and wait for them to notice me and every time I try to get their attention, I’m barely noticeable. Every time someone sits next to me, I get even more shy and just stay quiet, hoping that the person won’t judge me or maybe just wanting them to talk to me. I just want one friend that matches me. Just one.

Don’t forget being too scared to ask questions. You just try and figure it out alone, but don’t get anywhere…

I do actually have social anxiety and I often do feel and actually get sick before presentations My English teacher last year didn’t believe me and told me to just stop complaining and do my presentation every time we had to do one. I always asked if I could do it just for her at the end instead of in front of the whole class and she said no and was always quite rude to me. Every time we had to give a presentation or speech, I’d say I needed to go to the bathroom and leave the classroom for about 5 minutes. One of these times, I asked her about the presentation, she shouted at me again, I left for the bathroom and she followed me, and walked in as I was leaning forward throwing up and she absolutely freaked out. When I stood up and saw her I panicked and started crying expecting her to start being rude again, but instead she hugged me and apologised for how she’d treated me

I dealt with all that. You have to fight thru it or go with it. I am 40 and still learning to get thru it. I prayed for help... and God sent me the right people to push those boundaries. I fought and ran into the conflict to resolve what I was going thru even though fear panic and anxiety were gripping me and breathing was hard. The more I did it the more I realized I could do it.

I spent a month panicking about the way I said bye once

School gave me that because I felt like every one around me was toxic and disgusting as I have been back talked before and bullied a few times made me feel super anxious to talk to anyone because I could already feel the judgement and looks they might give me so I can’t even talk to classmates or anyone without being worried of what they think all the time I hate it. I’m now in a less big class thankfully so I don’t deal with these worried overthinking thoughts as much anymore but still. I’m going back to school now ugh let’s just hope I can get through one more year and perhaps start fresh in college afterwards👍

Thank you for addressing this my friends think social anxiety is cringe it’s to sad.

"Social anxiety" Remembering komi can't communicate

I'm worried about giving an introductory speech on Freshers day for us,which is held today.I hope I can overcome it 🫂.

Worst part no one even recognises that there is something called social anxiety 🥺😭

this is so relatable pls

Then there’s me: Hiding my social anxiety and m anxiety in general, just so nobody would suspect anything

The obsessing over something you said is the most relatable thing ever

Anxiety can also look normal on the outside but wants to hide itself so that you can feel more isolated

Started going to therapy for my social anxiety this year. I know not everyone can afford it but it definitely helps and I recommend other people with severe social anxiety to try it out!

“It’s just your menstrual cycle, you’ll be fine”

I do have social anxiety in school. I rethink everything I say, analize how others react in their heads and don't say something loud so not everybody will know what I said. Rarely start a conversation mostly try to join 2 people talking.

I feel this all the time but idk how to stop feeling it Even in lessons I hate it since other people will talk to me but idk what I should do I just get to scared to talk