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we ARE enough

1.1K views 10 replies 5 participants last post by  Baysal  
#1 ·
How can we be in relationships when second guessing is in our nature? I make excuses like "they're so out of my league, I'm not their type" so that I would never have to face my fear and try and make a relationship work.

So often we second guess ourselves and convince ourselves of minuscule reasons of why something might not work out. When we DO happen to get into dating and the possibility of relationship, we start jumping off cliffs to conclusions that takes the fun out of it.

IT IS THE ANXIETY TALKING! We are all so special and unique in our own way. Because of our anxiety we do have some tough relationship characteristics but also some awesome ones.

For example: I am highly sensitive to social cues so I rarely get on other's nerves, in a dating and platonic environment.

What do you think makes you special about your SAD that is a good thing? WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER!
 
#3 ·
Omg I loved this. I never could understand why I never wanted to be in a relationship with anyone. I always assume the worst and I feel as tho I can't give this person all of me and allow myself to receive their love because I am so self conscious and my anxiety is so bad
 
#4 ·
I had a panic attack before the first time I was supposed to meet my boyfriend of last year's parents. My therapist made me realize that anxiety is triggered by fear, and then I realized that that person was never right for me in the first place (I found out about a month later he had a secret addiction to xanax, no wonder my anxiety triggers were going off!) Although our anxiety can seem detrimental, it can also save us from detrimental situations!
 
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#6 ·
and she's famous.
So even if she will react my feelings with the same, even if I will succeed in making her love me, I don't think I'm at her level.
Please, I need advice
a celebrity? Might be hard to get to a person of that "caliber"?
 
#5 ·
All people have flaws so..... yeah.

Normies are often terrible in relationships. Ever checked the divorce rate for your country of residence? Yeah.