Would anyone involved in any communities here be willing to take someone (me) with social anxiety under their wing?
Hi!I’m a native Houstonian who suffers from a ton of social anxiety, for various reasons (people hurting me in the past, making me feel boring/not worthwhile, etc)It’s because of my social anxiety that I’ve never been able to really find community. Even now, three years into college, I haven’t found any community here either. It’s really hard.
I was wondering if a kind stranger who understands my situation would be willing to welcome me to their community in a way that accommodates for my social anxiety. It’d mean the world to me… all I want is to truly get to know people and become less afraid, but it’s so, so difficult just going out there and throwing myself into the mix alone.
Hope to talk soon 🙂 I live in the downtown area during college and then during holidays I’m in the Cypress area.
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Edit: Oh sorry, I might’ve worded things wrong. I guess I was just asking if there would be one person who understands social anxiety and what I go through, to go with me to events and give me the small nudges that can make a huge difference in me opening up to others and becoming a part of a community.
I know that life won’t always have a kind person like that beside me, but I guess the point is that maybe after doing it many times, I become that kind person myself (?). Like I become the person that encourages myself to be brave and to give myself those little nudges.
It’s just right now, as someone with social anxiety, I don’t have that brave voice inside me like most people do. In fact, the voice inside me is negative and berates me for being so boring and ugly.
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