Is it just me or does ADHD and social anxiety go hand and hand...eg. like you genuinely have social anxiety, but you use your unrelenting craving for stimulation to appear sociable and likable? But in actuality unless your comfortable, your sweating balls...this happens with almost every interaction

I almost never have social anxiety in the moment, only social discomfort during awkward moments that I can largely ignore, so I've always been okay with things like public speaking and stuff. Because of this, I've never really been able to relate to textbook social anxiety.

Thing is, if the situation was particularly awkward, or I've been stressed out in general, later in the day, I'll be just chilling at home doing something boring and suddenly have Vietnam flashbacks about the situation, and it's really hard not to overthink them afterwards, especially if I've been doing some stupid ADHD stuff like accidentally talking over people again, which is legitimately pretty annoying. Sometimes these flashbacks and overthinking have gone so far that I've apologized to people for behavior that they didn't even notice or remember. Their confused faces can get pretty hilarious, and give me a well-deserved reality check.

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