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Working on defeating my social anxiety one awkward interaction at a time. Any tips ?
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Anonymous 1w

I told myself that no one else would know I’m anxious unless I told them or let it consume me, so I started faking it til I made it

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Anonymous 1w

Ask people questions about themselves if you’re stuck. People are actually pretty self absorbed and love to talk about themselves it’s helped me a great deal. And if some people are off standish/rude it’s ok to end the conversation and walk away. You never know if someone is having a bad day and just don’t feel like talking. I can bet you 9 times out of 10 it’s not you it’s them!! And if it is you, they’re not worth your energy and time.

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Anonymous 1w

Lots of going into restaurants to order instead of using the drive-thru

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Anonymous 1w

Start wearing the craziest shirts possible, I guarantee no one will laugh at you, but rather at the shirt. Just think about all the times you see people wear obviously stupid shirts, you never think anything bad about the person- if anything you compliment the shirt

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

I don’t like ordering in general and I tend to have other people order for me often, but I’ll try to start doing it myself. Thanks!

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

You’re right, I might just be overthinking it and I really hate feeling like I’m bothering people but I will try it out. This is such good advice though thank youuu!!

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