"social anxiety sounds like bullshit. you're just a shy stiff"
our brain literally tells us that speaking is the worst decision possible and only humiliation can come out of it. we associate speaking with negative experiences and we class speaking as a negative experience. it leads to depression, eating disorders, self harm, suicide and so much more. we loose all sense of control within our body.
just gonna say this: if someone has social anxiety and they ask you something like 'are you mad at me' or 'do you hate me', it isn't because they don't trust you, it's because their brain literally tells them that all the time. if someone with social anxiety asks you to do something like buy them something at a shop or order something at a restaurant, they're not being lazy or awkward. they're literally so struck with fear they physically cannot do it.
it's not a personal slight, it's insecurity caused my mental illness.
you could try to understand, however I know not many people have time for social anxiety sufferers but because, "it's just bullshit"
thanks.
