Unless you are tormented by anxiety you don't know what a gift was given. God bless whoever did this!

One person's simple lunch stop could be another person's Mt. Everest. I'm so glad this person had the courage to speak up & found some really good support. Wonderful.

I only order for from places that have online ordering... extreme social anxiety is a d**k

I had a coworker who would do similar things for me when I wanted to eat or do something different. She is amazing.

I need a link to that, never been to Subway 😅

I saw that.

I hate doing anything for the first time. Kudos to the kindness of this person.

Order online, it’s great!

Me too at 1st attempt go to subway... Kind of complicated

Could have used this in my teens when going to food joints was a source of stress. Too many things on bright, colorful wall menus to read quickly and process, too much noise, and impatient people telling you to hurry up, plus hearing problems and disinterested employees mumbling questions. I just skipped meals if my option was having to order something. Found coffee places to be just as bad. Couldn’t get coffee from a place like Starbucks until I befriended a barista and made them walk me through a standard menu.

This is gold

I didn't go to a fast food drive through until I was in my 30s, and on medication for years.

If only I were so smart to admit that ...

Most of the time that nice person is nonexistent 😕

MY. WHOLE. LIFE.

And in the end you don't watch Netflix because you keep thinking all these!

Not thinking- OVERTHINKING

I also have the best advices for other people problems .... not for mine of course! Shouldn't that be some kind of a super power?

Me coming up with a comeback to an argument that happened ages ago

*currently reading bored panda, listening to 90's pop music, not planning to speak to anyone and imagining myself going out in the evening*

While wishing desperately someone will cancel or a tornado will hit the city and you won't have to go with these plans

Oh God this is so relatable

The poem of my life...

Going home is actually the reward because you went out!

Yes, a certain time, but now I'm out of phones.

Yellow character is an idiot.

I did this…

yep. Just described what happens any time a word comes out of my mouth

Exactly.

Viscount Steve Carell..

Isn't that the standard behaviour? It might be a scam

What ? Being an insensitive bully who uses their tyranical power to publicly humiliate a child does not help them ? How surprising ! /s

I feel called out

Sometimes, I feel like a meeting one-on-one is harder because the onus is on you to make a 50% contribution to the conversation.

My life in just a frame

I'm still thinking about that time I was 8 (almost 40 years ago) and it was my birthday. I got a toy from my parents and was so happy with it, I ran to my aunt when she came in to show it to her and she had bought the exact same present. I still feel bad about it and I know it's stupid, my brain says it's stupid, I have a million reasons of why it is stupid, but I still feel bad. I hate emotions.

Yup.right in the eye every time. And you just feel like yelling " I could do it until you got here, doggone it!" My especial special hate; when I'm painting. I paint for me. If you say it's pretty, usually, I love you so much I will give it to,which I'm told is a pretty cool thing. But, don't walk up and say,after watching and umming for a few seconds, " you need to do..." Whatever. I will smack you with a full pallette in my dreams.

"Everyone else pronounced it 'hear' and I did 'he-ya' oh crap

YASS!!!!!

Sometimes this is why i make plans when I'm in a good mood! To force myself to go out! But I regret it most of the times

*takes phone out and pretends to be busy* Problem solved!

Yeap! You deserve it as a reward

This is absolutely me. When I find myself not worrying I start to worry about not being worried.

Oh yeah

me as a toddler

Why I had such a hard time accepting a diagnosis of depression: I actually WAS happy in bed. Sorta.

Endless vicious cycle: Either way you are sad

water would be nice...

Me, being a different kind of "cat lady".

It actually helps me to know most people probably think about their own failures all the time instead of mine :D

Meanwhile, the people who you think laughed at you (they probably did not) have already forgotten.

This is fine. This is less about social anxiety and more about the energy that is needed to be "on" around people. Three weeks might be a little long, but taking quiet time to recharge is perfectly normal. It can be normal for introverts AND extroverts.

Omg yes what if people think I'm just trying to look cool?

"Can't we, like, have them all killed ? -No, ma'am. -Why not ? -Magna Carta. -Oh... Right... F**k that thing."