Social Anxiety Support

chely12500 · 06-12-2012, 07:35 AM

Camouflage

Waking up daily unconsciously ready to become what I am programmed to be.
A robotic existence without will, a chameleon that blends in for protection.
Often changing colors, desperate to hide.
My voice says something but my body shows another.
Yet something works against me, inside I am drowning.
My truth pours out of me when least expected as I am left with embarrassment.
Paralyzed, horrified at its attempts of betrayal and exposing me.
Frustrated, ashamed I try to conceal it back within and banish it for its misbehavior.
Worrying constantly of the next time it will try to reveal my truth.
Every time it sneaks out I withdraw more from others and I fuel my shame.
Limiting connections frightened and left without energy after each interaction.
It wasn’t until I started to question who I really was
With courage and intention of truly finding out
That I was able to find the answer by embracing my true self with love and compassion
that I am able to face my reality. I no longer have anything to hide.
I am no longer afraid to share my thoughts. I am no longer afraid to speak my voice.
I no longer fear my self will betray me. I am no longer afraid to be.
Because I am true to myself, I am true to my soul.

simpleindian · 06-14-2012, 04:05 AM

great poem......well written.......very true nd inspiring..thanks for shaing it with us.

illmatic1 · 06-14-2012, 11:25 AM

awsome poem

reading it brittened my day

Openyoureyes · 06-16-2012, 09:07 PM

i really enjoyed the poem!
can definitely relate and understand it x

restinfish · 09-22-2012, 04:00 PM

i'll rap this beautiful poem every morning thank you for sharing

Johnsonss · 10-08-2012, 01:23 AM

almost every one of us has experienced symptoms of social anxiety at some time or another: sweating or trembling when we’re about to deliver a speech, blushing or breathing fast when we’re asking someone out on a date, a hammering heartbeat or nausea when we’re getting a job evaluation...

max87 · 03-27-2013, 08:08 PM

A wonderful poem indeed!
This could even be turned into a song!

aplacetobe · 03-29-2013, 05:55 AM

It’s very nice poem dear. I am impressed with you. It’s really a great line said by you & that is the reality of life.

06-12-2012, 07:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
chely12500 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 19	Poem about social anxiety Camouflage Waking up daily unconsciously ready to become what I am programmed to be. A robotic existence without will, a chameleon that blends in for protection. Often changing colors, desperate to hide. My voice says something but my body shows another. Yet something works against me, inside I am drowning. My truth pours out of me when least expected as I am left with embarrassment. Paralyzed, horrified at its attempts of betrayal and exposing me. Frustrated, ashamed I try to conceal it back within and banish it for its misbehavior. Worrying constantly of the next time it will try to reveal my truth. Every time it sneaks out I withdraw more from others and I fuel my shame. Limiting connections frightened and left without energy after each interaction. It wasn’t until I started to question who I really was With courage and intention of truly finding out That I was able to find the answer by embracing my true self with love and compassion that I am able to face my reality. I no longer have anything to hide. I am no longer afraid to share my thoughts. I am no longer afraid to speak my voice. I no longer fear my self will betray me. I am no longer afraid to be. Because I am true to myself, I am true to my soul. max87, littlemisshy, FoundAndLost and 1 others like this.

06-14-2012, 04:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpleindian Status: simply shy Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: india Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 865	great poem......well written.......very true nd inspiring..thanks for shaing it with us. __________________ simplicity is the ultimate form of sophestication..be simple

06-14-2012, 11:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
illmatic1 Status: t(-_-t) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 3,746	awsome poem reading it brittened my day __________________ I was born by the river in a little tent And just like that river I've been running ever since It's been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die Cos I don't know what's out there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

06-16-2012, 09:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Openyoureyes Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: NY Gender: Female Posts: 1,428	i really enjoyed the poem! can definitely relate and understand it x __________________ ask me for my tumblr!

03-27-2013, 08:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
max87 Status: Nowhere Man Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mexico Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 388	A wonderful poem indeed! This could even be turned into a song! __________________ “I swear to you gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, thorough sickness.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky Notes From The Underground "I could have been wild and I could have been free But Nature played this trick on me..." - The Smiths (Pretty Girls Make Graves) "Out of the zone Now that I see I don't need them And they don't need me I guess I'll go home Try to be sane..." -Tame Impala (Why Won't They Talk To Me?)

09-22-2012, 04:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
restinfish Status: pretty glad Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: brazil Gender: Female Age: 18 Posts: 145	i'll rap this beautiful poem every morning thank you for sharing

10-08-2012, 01:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Johnsonss Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 15	almost every one of us has experienced symptoms of social anxiety at some time or another: sweating or trembling when we’re about to deliver a speech, blushing or breathing fast when we’re asking someone out on a date, a hammering heartbeat or nausea when we’re getting a job evaluation...

03-29-2013, 05:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
aplacetobe Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hitchin Gender: Male Posts: 6	It’s very nice poem dear. I am impressed with you. It’s really a great line said by you & that is the reality of life.

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