I may have social anxiety

Tigerman · Post by **Tigerman** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:02 am

All the way through high-school, I struggled with social situations. When I went off to college, I decided tochallenge my fears and overcame them durig that timespan. I really felt that I had become a new person, more confident and less concerned of how I appeared to others. I am now 28 years old and feel the social anxiety is coming back. I face my fears head on for the most part, but I still find myself overly self-conscious. It is very weird because I will feel fine one time, then very uneasy the next. I even feel this way around people I know well sometimes. I start to critique myself and how I sound or what I say. It drives me nuts! The strange thing is why do I get like this even around people I know or peole I have met a couple times before? Shouldn't the jitters wear off around these people?

stressfree08 · Post by **stressfree08** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:23 am

I tend to be nervous around people I know better. . . just because I really want to keep that relationship and I get worried I'll say something "stupid". If it is complete strangers I figure "who cares"? LOL