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"I grew up with social anxiety"..."diagnosed" Remember when that used to be called 'being shy'?
by dalacv 12y ago
"I grew up with social anxiety"..."diagnosed"
Remember when that used to be called 'being shy'?
- markeroon 12y agoNo, I don't remember that. And I really hope that you're not a founder.
- jawngee 12y agoSocial anxiety != being shy. Social anxiety is a very debilitating and tortuous thing, as is any form of chronic anxiety.
- jtheory 12y agoI grew up "shy", and while it was sometimes stressful, there were definitely no suicide attempts, panic attacks, etc. involved. It's insensitive/cruel to mock someone's diagnosis when you know next to nothing about the details. There are larger arguments about overdiagnosis in the US, etc., which is all interesting, but if you're talking to an individual about painful experiences in their past, bear in mind that generalities cannot become rules.
- bdcravens 12y agoI have Cystic Fibrosis, and therefore I cough a lot. A lot of people cough. CF also makes me skinny. A lot of people are skinny. I get tons of "advice" on how to reduce my cough or what to do to gain weight, but most of it is naivety at best, stupidity if they know I have a bona fide condition.
- PhasmaFelis 12y agoYep. I also remember when suicidally depressed people were told to just get over it, and autistics were caged in asylums. We can do better.