3. Social anxiety is destroying my life

Social anxiety is destroying my life

I completely relate on every level. I essentially had a break-down recently because I lost hope. I've been fighting this for a long time. I often feel like my life is pointless and useless. I'm weak and I don't contribute anything because I'm too anxious. I don't have friends or close bonds.

I have no choice but to get back on my feet and just try my hardest to tough out my life. Some days/weeks/months are harder than others. Take any opportunity you can to enjoy the small things, no matter how small or brief they last. Whether it be a sweet animal, a pretty tree, a scent you enjoy..

I wish I could find a social anxiety group to get together with, we'd probably all need a facilitater to help guide us through discussion, but it'd be so nice to know some real people who can relate. We could have a "safe place" ( I hate using that word because it's so loaded these days) to at least break through our barriers and befriend each other because nobody would think the other person was weird.

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