I'm too nervous to go to Subway. If my daughter wants to I just give her the money and let her choose my sandwich. Luckily she knows exactly what I like and so far I haven't had any weird food.

I’m ACTIVELY trying to make friends, but the actions that take me extreme effort to do are apparently natural for everyone.

YES!!! These people are genuinely some of the best people! We ALL need people like this in our lives!

Or when you finish a assignment in class and you wait for someone else to turn it in first so that you know it's now okay to go turn it in too

Your mom felt that

"Imagining myself in situations that will never exist" seriously like 25% of my life is me reading a book but accidentally going off-track and not realizing

There were/are so mqny of us!! 🧡

I think it’s because social anxiety centres around you personally, and when it crosses over the focus shifts on someone else and it’s not about you anymore, it subsides and you can do the thing, probably how i feel too

All. The. Time. Lol - 2nd hand embarrassment is the worst

Country roooads take meeee home 🎶

I've done this. It's hard maintaining relationships when you don't want to be a burden to the other person. I feel you.

Try me, 8 YEARS later still thinking about it... Stupid brain

Sequel to unsee juice, forget juice

Noted

With MY voice?? As in, the one I have?? To USE OUT LOUD????

Good point!

Seriously! Where did they get my picture?? Every dang one of these is so relatable.

That’s my life. Because when I signed up for it I really wanted to do it lol times comes for it and I hate myself for signing up for it.

Oh yeah, totally ADHD over here

Felt this in my soul

I just hide behind my friends and let them talk for me

Yup, and then belittling then for not interacting or interacting awkwardly

I was a painfully shy kid growing up. Now I'm a teacher. I NEVER force anyone to talk. Usually they get comfortable enough to start sharing and other years they don't. I don't push them. If a colleague tries to force them to talk, I will step in and just tell them the kid doesn't have to because it makes them uncomfortable.

One more reason I love being homeschooled

I was a "shy child". Turns out I was/am autistic. I got PTSD from teachers like this. Thankfully there were a few who accepted and affirmed me as the person I was. Where I live at least, there is a lot more recognition among most teachers of this sort of thing.

EXACTLY!!! I don't know why people don't understand that it makes it worse. It's very easy to be understanding and not force them.

Yep. So true. I ignored assignments if I had to speak in front ofclass.

Studies have shown that children forced into uncomfortable situations are 20% more likely to develop telekinetic abilities and use them to write messages from the teachers' deceased relatives on the board.

Any time a kid makes any effort to participate they should be met with kind enthusiasm. No pushing for more!

And specific teachers.

yep

I can remember saying I didn't know to just get the teacher to ask someone else, even when I did know. More than teachers though it was my mom who used to push me into social situations like going to dances and parties and stuff when I really really would have liked to stay home by myself. I hated it but it did teach me some things. I think she was scared I would end up with no social skills whatsoever if I was left to do what I wanted which was nothing.

Is it bad that I recognized that Roxicet 5 mg/325 tablet? (not addiction, just pain prescriptions over the years)

*inhales* can we stop blaming teachers so much?? The reason they call on kids is to see if they're paying attention/what the teacher is saying makes sense *during the lesson in real-time*. If you're shy and would prefer to not be called on, PLEASE TELL YOUR TEACHER. I get it can be difficult, but teachers wouldn't have chosen that job/gotten hired if they were just gonna be mean. They can't read your mind and it can be hard to tell the difference between shyness/genuine anxiety. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

THIS!!! This is so true..... I'm gunna go cry now cus this is calling me out

Steve Carell

Just go

Take my money. All $73.04.

I can relate to this

I miss CollegeHumour. The comments section was constantly full of jerks and trolls and jerk trolls but their content was great - especially the comics.

*me thinking about jt 3 years later at 3 am*

that is not a hyperbole. If I was weird at 60 yrs old I would still be thinking about it for 20 years after I die

That is exactly why I got 2 hours of sleep last night

Why is this so TRUEEEEEEE!?!?!!?! Seriously, as soon as I'm comfortable being around you, I am so freaking annoying.....

I have been known to duck into a corner when I hear other people coming…. Not for any particular reason, just because apparently seeing strangers on the street is scary

I know I already said this but all of these are so relatable I am actually crying. People actually get it somewhere out there! (edit) thanks to all of you in the comments!

Yes! Just yes! I cannot express how much I relate to this

My dispatch from my last job had no caller id. So it always came up as ''unknown'' worst time of my life. I was obligated to answer every call that said ''unknown number'' 🫤

My friends parents think I'm such a good influence but they just know the awkward, socially anxious side of me and not me when I finally open up to you

This happened to me and I cried

Naw, this is just me in the mornings before school after sleeping peacefully

I think everyone can relate to this anxiety or not

Being depressed and alone is less embarrassing than having a panic attack in public. Please don't ask me how I know.

Some day I will be brave enough to hit the decline call button.