All joking aside - what are you saying “No” to because of social anxiety?

  • CurseBunny [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been really longing to feel some sense of community and meet new people for a while now, but when I think about joining a group/club it just feels impossible. I’d really love to make new friends but it would be great to be able to skip the “talking to a group of people I don’t know” part.

  • freamon
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    1 year ago

    “Okay everyone find a partner” are the words I least want to hear at these kind of things

  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My partner got over this and I couldn’t be more proud of her. She started by taking one community college course with a friend from a local meetup and now she’s taking multiple courses and running the meetup. Sometimes, all it takes is a push!

    Usually, it’s not so easy, and this is where I still am.

  • contrary_k@fedia.io
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    1 year ago

    Not exactly social anxiety but sort of: streaming a game on Twitch in a second language and commentating in the same language.