Social Anxiety?

@Itsjustme6 Social anxiety can be burdensome, it may make use feel broken, frustrated, and tired. I have my own social anxiety in which I also fear other's opinions of me, which has led to avoid interactions if possible becase what if? What if we embarrass ourselves? What if are disliked or judged? While these can be scary, I am also slowly learning that at the end of day, nobody thinks of me as much as I think they do. We all are somewhat concerned with how other's view us, and that's okay but for me, I have started valuing how I view myself more. While we may have anxiety, we are still beautiful and lovable and it takes time to love oneself but it's worth it. It also helps to put things in persepctive, at the end of our lives, does it really matter how others viewed us? Not at all, so we should focus on living the life we desire which can be a loaded word. But I trust that you and I can learn from these expereinces and that even if it's tough right now, we are strong and can make it through this :)

@Itsjustme6

Friends are a good start. If you have one or more good friends, "use" them in the good sense of the word, hang out with them in social situations, even accompanying/helping them to shopping or other normal activities. Like talking on the phone: "hey what are you foing? I have to go wash my car. May I come with you?"

Don't worry about conversation, social conversation is 90% mumbo-jumbo😊, an implicit thing😊, just nonsense but people relax talking. In social first contacts alvohol helps relax, that's why you are offered a drink when welcomed somewhere. It is ok to take a shot of a strong nice tasting drink before going out in society, it relaxes you, puts you in a good mood and just that bit of boost of confidence. Learn to accrpt yourself, so what if your hands are trembling, most people have smth peculiar about them, trembling hands as being nervously amxious insociety is so common that everyone understands😊. I am sorry about this and hope you will overcome your social anxiety...