What social anxiety can look like in school

Social anxiety is common, and treatable. If you are struggling, consider reaching out to a trusted adult, or your doctor. Please do not self diagnose!

About Me:
Name: Jake Goodman
Degree: MD, MBA, PGY1 Psychiatry Resident

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- Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer.
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[hadleigh]

I'll be stressing for a week about how I said "here" in attendence..

[vizuren]

It feels like you're an alien and you're trying to learn about people, but it's hard.

[goobsics]

Not just presentations, It’s anxiety before talking or interacting with people

[Starglaze]

The worst part is when you walk in your classroom and everybody just be looking at you judging you

[damascus]

Im glad there’s other people who feel like me! Honestly sometimes the internet makes me feel better than real life.

[darkgamer]

My mom always says "your just shy" but I have really bad social anxiety

[ravenghost-khgy]

me having social anxiety: *act normal to avoid attention*

[nsanejane]

My social anxiety is why I hated school I wanted to be home schooled.

[bordeaux]

I have had social anxiety for most of my life and the worst part is people don't understand how crippling it can be.

[ikinyuuta]

When We have to dress in a certain outfit I get so nervous and I start stressing and I go “is today the right day?” “ will I be the only one?” And stuff like that

[realdreamz]

The worst part about having social anxiety is that the people around you simply won’t understand. They will tell you to just “not care”. Gee thanks that really helps! I wish more more could understand the way social anxiety can make you a passenger in your own skin. It’s hard to be around people, even people o know and love. I can’t talk to strangers at all, I can’t even look them in the eyes. I try so hard to act strong but honestly I don’t know how much longer I can keep going….this is paralyzing. I want to live my life the way I want to. Not the way I think everybody else thinks I should. I don’t know how to not feel this way. I wish my family would understand me.

[Discountbeans]

Sometimes, I start crying after presentations because of how bad I think I did. Everyone is staring at me. I hate it

[vanessa-jjvv]

The “obsessing over something you said” and “feeling sick before presentations” are so accurate for me

[gb_]

sometimes I'm feeling confident during class, I say things that normally I wouldn't say and that really aren't wrong but as soon as I get home I start to think about everything and regret it, feel bad and start to panic just thinking that "tomorrow I have to go to school again".

[_obsessed]

Once when I had a presentation, I literally was shaking before I had to start. I felt like I was going to cry. And then when I went, I kept stumbling over my words and my legs felt like jello. I remember my teacher commenting on something I said and I was so embarrassed that I felt like I was going to cry in front of everybody. I hate presentations, they are torture. Period.

[popzzzvideos]

I am 15 and I can extremely relate to this. Sometimes when there's any event or smth in School I would always go to the toilet and stay there, i don't care how long it is, i would sit in a corner and make sure nobody's coming and I cry And when it's over or time to get back to class I come back, I don't know why I just feel really good and better when I'm alone.

I was an extrovert 3 years ago but then people started deceiving me and I got into this condition, I used to hate being lonely but nowadays I love loneliness and feels like loneliness is the best thing for me.

"gets nervous before presentations"

I get nervous by just ging to my really good friend's house

[MintyHotChoco]

I literally still beat myself up mentally about something from when i was 5

[Jxxlss]

Every time I talk to someone literally the minute after I think about what I could’ve said better- 😭

[raini]

I cried watching this because it’s so hard going through stuff like this I feel like I can barely live correctly. I tell myself it’s fine there’s no reason to be anxious but my body responds differently I hate it so much