Social situations make me feel awkward. I try not to avoid them though.
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It’s not your typical social anxiety. I’m not afraid of saying the wrong thing, or offending, or anything. If you want to imagine my version of social anxiety, 1) HUGE element of paranoia towards others 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLlvoZA-bD0 Look at Syd (a schizophrenic he’s the one who is talking mostly on this video). Imagine that face, zoning out at a dinner party, not speaking at all. It isn’t as much of wondering about saying the wrong thing, it’s more a thing like I’m zoning out always, not thinking or feeling anything.
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I feel overwhelmed in social situations lots of times - too much going on for me to handle calmly.
I was never officially diagnosed with social anxiety, but I have GAD, panic disorder, OCD and Agoraphobia - lots of other anxiety issues going on.
For Christmas Eve I had to isolate myself and stay away from the crowd of the gathering - just too many people and I was way too depressed and anxious to handle it all.
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Yes, I can’t even talk to my roommate. Shower, or use the kitchen, when she’s home.
I basically hide downstairs till she’s at work.
That’s the best approach. You’ll be hamstrung if you can’t be around people.
I still find I’m socially awkward half the time, even when I’m not anxious. As long as I don’t become a recluse, I’m fine that way.
i think i had every emotion ever known
Often, but sometimes I can have fun and not be so worried in public or around others
It feels like I am aware of every single person in a room, and what they think of me. I was never this aware before diagnosis.
I was diagnosed with SAD many years ago. Now I’m diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia.
I’m still confused, can I have both?
I normally just don’t go to them because I just look completely uninterested and bored. Everyone is like “What’s wrong??” and Im just like “Where do I start.”
I avoid social situations, my reason for this being I’m normally depressed and my minds blank when it comes to a conversation. I walked in a shop today for a sandwich on my way to my mam’s and the woman serving me said I looked sheepish and like I might pull out a gun. Bit wrong of her to say that.
Generally considered among professionals to be the best therapies for SAD:
Schematherapy – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_Therapy
Learned Optimism – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_optimism
Standard CBT – http://www.beckinstitute.org/what-is-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/About-CBT/252/
DBT – http://behavioraltech.org/resources/whatisdbt.cfm
MBBT – https://www.newharbinger.com/blog/introduction-mind-body-bridging-i-system
That was my whole holiday season - even christmas day. I just did what I had to do and went downstairs. Didn’t help that I was trying to listen to an existent conversation and a non-existent sub-conversation 
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Yes my friend I have social anxiety however this has decreased lately because the psychotherapy has helped me.
Tolteca
I have it. experienced it today. did my best