How Social Anxiety Makes Me Act
Okay, so I know I just made a video, but no harm in making yet another one, right? =)
This one is about various ways my social anxiety makes me act, like:
- Not being able to make eye contact with people
-”Losing” my personality when I’m uncomfortable
-Finding it hard to focus on conversations
-Talking too quietly
Grrr…I wish the sound would sync with the video properly!!!!
Duration : 0:8:26
Tags: anxiety, LavendarSkies1, phobia, quiet, shy, situations, social
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
always so nervous!! …
always so nervous!!!! please keep the videos coming and maybe you could say how you handle this situations or something like that..thanks so much!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
omg! everything you …
omg! everything you said is exactly what i do. i feel like everyone notices im always nervous and i always look down and cant look at the person! this really does suck its not only talking to people. when i walk in a room i will just automatically look down and ive had many times where my friends have told me my face got completely red when i walk in the room, even if nothing embarrassing has happened! i love this video because i can relate to everything! i say the stupidest things because im
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
I can totally …
I can totally relate to what u said too, all these behaviours I had it and still have some, 1st I thought i would be able to improve and to change if I kept exposing myself more and more but the anxiety was still there. You have to find a therapist to help u change these habits. Sometimes u can’t change by yourself, it’s good to have s.o else’s perspective.
Making this video is already a big step. Good luck on your efforts
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
your hot
all soc …
your hot
all soc ial anxiety makrs me is sexually very huingry omg
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
No your videos are …
No your videos are totally helpful!
I can relate to everything you said in this video. Especially the part about how you start acting like your friends… I always do that automatically w/o realizing it.
In actuality I think other ppl would appreciate it more if you acted just like yourself. Cuz over time during the friendship, your true self will probably come out eventually. Better to be honest in the beginning. It also helps to attract the ppl you truly get along with.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
lol. a pause botton …
lol. a pause botton? thats a good idea.. that will give us time to calm down…
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
its not a game… …
its not a game… fix it. do what you gotta do. get a job where you can focus your attention on other people..like a gas station job. a customer walks in and u help them. each new customer gives you the oppertunity to build self esteem
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
just like me but …
just like me but get a grip on it before it overtakes you. dont live in fear. or the robot you speak of will become you. you will truly lose your personality that you know you have and will feel completly empty inside.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
just like me. but …
just like me. but get a grip on it before it overtakes you more.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
I can relate 100% …
I can relate 100% please keep posting
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
great vid. thanks. …
great vid. thanks. have you looked up aspergers disorder?
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
I can relate to …
I can relate to many of the things you said except for the eye contact. Don’t have a problem with that. Great video!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
I have trouble …
I have trouble making eye contact with people bc I figure they are mad at me for something they probably don’t even care about. Then , they will get mad at me when I don’t make eye contact.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
One habit I have is …
One habit I have is someone will start talking to me, and I can’t process what they’re saying, so I’ll say “what?” as if I didn’t hear them. Then they’ll say, “why do you keep saying ‘what’ all the time?”
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
ok sorry
ok sorry
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
Omg you are so …
Omg you are so pretty. but yep I have anxiety and the eye contact problem I end up looking down anywhere and women always assume Im looking at their chests when Im not trying to or guys have asked me if im trying to get a glimpse of their privates. and people usually assume the person not making the eye contact is untrustworthy when its not true. its not fun at all.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
I had the same …
I had the same feelings too. Sometimes when I stay in a group, they all keep talking and laughing but I just sit and thinking how to fit in. I try to be like them but I cant. I’ve tried to crack jokes but it still wont work instead people laugh at me and they keep ignoring me. When that happens i feel like just wanna sit at home, my frens keep calling me but i simply ignore and they think I’m mad or something. This is suck. I feel very terrible
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
you pretty much …
you pretty much took the thoughts in my head and voiced it here. i totally understand what you mean! such as the robot and “mimicking” =A=
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
you obvously dont …
you obvously dont understand the depth of this disorder. dont assume you know everyone. we are being extra conscious about it , we cant help it. i say we cuz im speakin for all the people with social anxiety disorder.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
i have social …
i have social anxiety as well but inside of talkin quietly i will open my mouth but my voice “wont work” i cant get myself to talk. no fear i cant make eye contact either. its terrible. most ppl prob think that isnt a big deal but to us it is.
(: get better !
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
re: sound sync
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re: sound sync
go to your camera settings and disable lowlight boost. try that
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
Yeah.This is not …
Yeah.This is not helpfull at all. As a social phobic you can act one way alone in front of a camera. But when you are face to face with others in a social situation you just collapse.This is like when you tell people you have known all your life that you have a real problem engaing strangers in conversation & they say: well you seem pretty normal to me. So it is really a comment you should not make to social phobics as it only makes it worse. Then you think I really must be just antisocial.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
you seem pretty …
you seem pretty normal to me
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
you’re just …
you’re just imagining things. MagiMysteryTour is right. Try to worry less and just have fun!
Plus, you’re beautiful so you have even less of a reason to be worried!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:26 am
You’re describing …
You’re describing things that are normal for everyone in social situations, you’re being extra conscious about them.
People are afraid to express opinions that may seem different.
Looking at someone when you’re talking to them is something people always keep at a minimum.
The more self-conscious you make yourself by thinking too much about these things, the more anxious it will make you.