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What a great read. Very relatable. I think one of the most difficult aspects of having moderate-to-severe social anxiety is that people often misinterpret the

What a great read. Very relatable. I think one of the most difficult aspects of having moderate-to-severe social anxiety is that people often misinterpret the anxious quietness as standoffishness — then of course after you've experienced that enough times you learn to compensate by being overly friendly or enthusiastic which ends up weirding people out just as much.

Snhr 11y ago
When you're attempting to be social and someone brings the attention to how weird/awkward you are and then pauses like they expect you to respond to it when you're just trying to float around in the background.