i'm tired of people saying they have social anxiety but ultimately they're still able to approach people, talk to others, sign up and participate for activities and such, makes me wonder why the fuck am i the only one unable to do anything, i just fucking feel frozen
genuine question how do you stop doing the thing where you have fake detailed conversations with people (often arguments) in your head and you cant seem to shut them out
i still don't have the guts to go out there and meet people and i think both social anxiety and parents' expectations for my friends to only come from school (aka a "proper" way to meet people) contributed to it
it takes so much self control to not doomscroll, especially when around people who do, because it's so easy to convince myself that it's okay because others are doing it too