Social anxiety or normal schizo-behavior?

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hey.

so i’ve lately been feeling really afraid to go into the public. not because i have paranoid thoughts or anything, but because i am afraid of what people think of me. i am constantly afraid to do anything when in big groups of people, because i might do something embarrasing. i also get the feeling that everyone is watching me, like i’m walking in a wierd irregular way or like i’m wearing a big green sombrero… so i was wondering if i have something like Social Anxiety or if it is normal schizophrenic behavior. it might just be normal behavior, as i am only 16 and still in the ‘‘worst’’ phase.

i also cannot sleep unless i check the mailbox before i go to sleep. but that’s just me being me. :slight_smile:

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I have that too, i believe its social anxiety and low self esteem from having been psychotic. Its painful for me to go out in public because I feel like a wierdo. People say hello to me usually and its scary if they only knew who they were talking to, but really its in our own minds and a lot of people have a lot of problems I guarantee they aren’t laughing at you like I think they are doing to me. Its social anxiety ask your doctor about taking an antidepressant as it should help this.

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