Social Anxiety Help

My anxiety stems from Social Anxiety or Social Phobia. Social Anxiety as I stated before is a constant fear of rejection or criticism by others.

One thing that helps me is to have a safe person with me in stressful situations. A safe person isn't a person that is big and strong and will protect me. What I mean by a safe person, is someone I know, like my kids or husband, etc., that can be with me in public. That way, I have someone familiar, and that I feel comfortable with. No, I don't take them out to the mailbox with me, that would look foolish. LOL

But living with social phobia is very depressing, embarrassing, and just plain crap. I can't talk to anyone about it because then I will look like a freak. Or someone who should be locked in a padded room.

But I'm not. I have been told I am a happy, fun, a little nutty (in a good way), person. So, I must do a good job keeping that mask on. Writing about it here is one of the hardest things I have done, but I must move forward.

I will be sharing some of my experiences living with social anxiety which some of you may or may not relate to. If you can relate, feel free to post. If you can't, well, you are probably going to think I'm a little nuts, unless you are a sensitive person.

Until next time...