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Terrified of people and social situations help

I don't know where this thread should be going sorry.

Im a pretty shy person, within my friends I most likely come across quite confident and chatty once I know somebody really well than I can open up a bit and be a bit loud so to say and have fun. But I suffer from crippiling insecurities and as a result I cant deal with social situations.

I cant talk to strangers because I panic, im dyspraxic and I know what I want to say but it never comes out right I say something stupid which makes me look thick or I get my words muddled up. Im not one of those people who can think of replies quickly etc and I just think people think im a bit dense and slow. Im not at all I know what I feel and what I want to say but I just cant express it. As a result im terrified of making a tit of myself so end up never talking to strangers, at parties I just cant talk to people I just freeze even if I try to say something it comes out all jumbled and nobody bothers with me. Im 20 and uni is horrific I only have 2 friends as again I was basically to scared to socialise but even my friends take the piss out of me for what I say/do.

I had to meet my boyfriends friends last week and the same thing happened I just couldn't speak I just froze, I start to shake and get clammy. I don't know whats wrong with me or why im like this but I just cant help it I feel so lonely and unpopular but know its all me holding me back . People just take the mick out of me constantly because I know I have no common sense I do laugh at myself but I feel because I never want to offend or upset anybody and let them laugh at me they just do it all the time. I feel like nobody takes me seriously and myy life is just a joke to them. I want to be successful deep down I have a really big desire to do well but it just doesn't come across like I do.

I have work experience at a massive company starting tommrow and I haven't slept for weeks through worry that again nobody will like me or ill come across a thick idiot. I just panic constantly and even basic tasks like photocopying I know ill muck up.

Does anybody else feel like this or anybody know why im like this or have any suggestions as to how to improve this ?. Im literally just terrified of social situations and don't know why or how to combat it.

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