Guys how do I manage my crippling social anxiety?

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Genuine advice from a recovered coward: just stop being a pussy, get the fuck up and start doing shit that needs to be done.
The following are things I made up and tried to use to my advantage (some are bad) but they help with anxiety: sleep deprivation, wearing none voice canceling headphones in public, sitting long hours in crowded place just staring at people and getting used to their existence around me. Eventually attempting small talk or even butting in on a conversation I found interesting, and after that come all the big steps of actually making friends and going on dates. Just take it all one step at a time, no need to rush.
Learn to use your fear to your advantage, for example, to stop yourself from doing something stupid or impulsive. You'll learn that fear is sometimes neccessary for survival and that knowledge will make you hate yourself less.
Recovery took me around 2 years and it's an endless process where you have to be prepared for anything and all kinds of reactions from people. Yes, some will see you as a weirdo or even roll their eyes at you and that's ok.
Be prepared to make mistakes and lot's of them. But every time you make a mistake do not coware or give up, keep going like nothing happened. Here's a fun fact about the general population: most people are nervous around strangers and authority figures, and most tend to ignore their fears in the face of important events. Ignoring the majority of your fear is something you have to learn eventually as well.
Good luck, nigger.
 
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Mr Darwin said:
Recovery took me around 2 years and it's an endless process where you have to be prepared for anything and all kinds of reactions from people. Yes, some will see you as a weirdo or even roll their eyes at you and that's ok.
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As someone who actually works in this field: Anxiety is fake and fucking gay. You're not socially anxious, you're just a fucking loser. You don't talk to people because nobody ever smacked you across the face and threw you to the wolves and had the persistence to smack you again when you did something dumb. If you're willing to listen and flex your social muscle, because it's a muscle, you'll be fine. If not, stay a fucking loser.
 
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Mr Darwin said:
Genuine advice from a recovered coward: just stop being a pussy, get the fuck up and start doing shit that needs to be done.
The following are things I made up and tried to use to my advantage (some are bad) but they help with anxiety: sleep deprivation, wearing none voice canceling headphones in public, sitting long hours in crowded place just staring at people and getting used to their existence around me. Eventually attempting small talk or even butting in on a conversation I found interesting, and after that come all the big steps of actually making friends and going on dates. Just take it all one step at a time, no need to rush.
Learn to use your fear to your advantage, for example, to stop yourself from doing something stupid or impulsive. You'll learn that fear is sometimes neccessary for survival and that knowledge will make you hate yourself less.
Recovery took me around 2 years and it's an endless process where you have to be prepared for anything and all kinds of reactions from people. Yes, some will see you as a weirdo or even roll their eyes at you and that's ok.
Be prepared to make mistakes and lot's of them. But every time you make a mistake do not coware or give up, keep going like nothing happened. Here's a fun fact about the general population: most people are nervous around strangers and authority figures, and most tend to ignore their fears in the face of important events. Ignoring the majority of your fear is something you have to learn eventually as well.
Good luck, nigger.
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If you read the OP youd know this was a shitpost about Boogie

But Im sure someone appreciates your experience
 
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like the wise ibxtoycat said just stop caring how other people see you. thats how he records himself talking about HYPOTHETICALLY murdering people on a scooter while driving past a family
 
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Party Hat Wurmple said:
As someone who actually works in this field: Anxiety is fake and fucking gay. You're not socially anxious, you're just a fucking loser. You don't talk to people because nobody ever smacked you across the face and threw you to the wolves and had the persistence to smack you again when you did something dumb. If you're willing to listen and flex your social muscle, because it's a muscle, you'll be fine. If not, stay a fucking loser.
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Post physique faggot.
 
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Party Hat Wurmple said:
As someone who actually works in this field: Anxiety is fake and fucking gay. You're not socially anxious, you're just a fucking loser.
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Apologies for sperging too much under this shitpost.
I agree with you partially. Yes, anxiety is cowardice and running away from life is weakness. I never denied being a coward in the past. But there's also physical symptoms to anxiety disorders that are a much bigger obstacle to overcome IMO. You can't just get over your brain fog or severe heart rate or dry throat, etc. Meds are not for everyone either. Working in the field doesn't give the first hand experience of being extremely terrified of everything. Fear is the most primal and basic emotion us humans experience and if you're conditioned to experience it Pavlov style it can be very difficult to overcome when no one is taking your issues seriously. I won't powerlevel here but you were also wrong about what lead to social anxiety in my case personally.

In case anyone sees my posts here and needs to hear this: no matter how shit your life is there's always a way out. Dig with your nails and crawl out if you have to. Life is a lot easier once you build character and face your problems.
 
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Mr Darwin said:
Working in the field doesn't give the first hand experience of being extremely terrified of everything. Fear is the most primal and basic emotion us humans experience and if you're conditioned to experience it Pavlov style it can be very difficult to overcome when no one is taking your issues seriously. I won't powerlevel here but you were also wrong about what lead to social anxiety in my case personally.
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Sorry, but I just despise that kind of weakness. It makes me cringe.
 
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Look into biofeedback. The pathways of communication between your brain and body are less sophisticated than you'd think and to a large degree the emotional centers of your brain observe the physical symptoms in your body to determine what to feel. You can often signal to your brain that a situation is safe and ameliorate fear and anxiety by miming or engaging in a behavior you wouldn't engage in if you were in danger, such as jacking off.
 
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