-crowds and busy streets
-sometimes answering the phone but mostly making phone calls
-greeting people because I feel awkward doing small talk because it seems so pointless but I feel compelled to make small talk anyway. then I'm afraid that people will see through it and think I'm rejecting them and then they'll reject me as a result.
-walking past people on the street (mostly women)
-in social situations (when I'm sober) when I have to be around, meet or talk to new people
-when people look at me. mostly women (one is enough to make me anxious) or two or more men make me anxious.
-when I walk past people who are laughing (I always think they're laughing at me)
-when I walk out of the house (I live in the center of downtown in a large city. I feel safer if I'm wearing sunglasses and people can't see my eyes.)
-when people ask me questions about myself or I'm ever at the center of attention
-authority figures
-dealing with people who are mean to me (I can handle rude but not mean because mean is personal)
The list goes on.
-sometimes answering the phone but mostly making phone calls
-greeting people because I feel awkward doing small talk because it seems so pointless but I feel compelled to make small talk anyway. then I'm afraid that people will see through it and think I'm rejecting them and then they'll reject me as a result.
-walking past people on the street (mostly women)
-in social situations (when I'm sober) when I have to be around, meet or talk to new people
-when people look at me. mostly women (one is enough to make me anxious) or two or more men make me anxious.
-when I walk past people who are laughing (I always think they're laughing at me)
-when I walk out of the house (I live in the center of downtown in a large city. I feel safer if I'm wearing sunglasses and people can't see my eyes.)
-when people ask me questions about myself or I'm ever at the center of attention
-authority figures
-dealing with people who are mean to me (I can handle rude but not mean because mean is personal)
The list goes on.
