LeaningIntoTheMuse
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What did she say?
LOL, I can't see what she's writing. She's on my ignore list.
But I am not looking for people to understand my social anxiety. I have had problems with social anxiety since I was in preschool, that's what my mom said. I used to have mini panic attacks on the playground.
That being said, it hasn't stopped me from having friends. I still have plenty of friends. They know about my panic attacks, because I tell them. I don't sugarcoat things. The few people that haven't understood, I have cut off from my life...I still have a close circle of about 10-15 friends, who understand that I sometimes need to be left alone, and they respect that. My best friend from high school, who has been my friend for 15 years now, still calls me and we get together every now and then. I have friends going back 20 years, back to when I was 9, and they are still my friends.
However, whatever easy issues I have with forming friendships, it eludes me when it comes to forming romantic relationships. I used to go at both in the same manner, thinking that a relationship would just fall into my lap...same as I easily make friends. It's not been my experience, and I am at the point where I honestly don't know whether or not I should turn to PUA (Pick Up Artists) manuals, even though I detest the idea of tricking women.
LOL, I can't see what she's writing. She's on my ignore list.
But I am not looking for people to understand my social anxiety. I have had problems with social anxiety since I was in preschool, that's what my mom said. I used to have mini panic attacks on the playground.
That being said, it hasn't stopped me from having friends. I still have plenty of friends. They know about my panic attacks, because I tell them. I don't sugarcoat things. The few people that haven't understood, I have cut off from my life...I still have a close circle of about 10-15 friends, who understand that I sometimes need to be left alone, and they respect that. My best friend from high school, who has been my friend for 15 years now, still calls me and we get together every now and then. I have friends going back 20 years, back to when I was 9, and they are still my friends.
However, whatever easy issues I have with forming friendships, it eludes me when it comes to forming romantic relationships. I used to go at both in the same manner, thinking that a relationship would just fall into my lap...same as I easily make friends. It's not been my experience, and I am at the point where I honestly don't know whether or not I should turn to PUA (Pick Up Artists) manuals, even though I detest the idea of tricking women.
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