I have a great deal of social anxiety, so I can relate to what you are saying. I am proud that you have decided not to be a doormat anymore. This may run off the people who were using you as one, but any new people you meet will meet this new you and you will eventually find people who accept you for who you are.
I really wish you good luck on this. I don't have any friends because of my anxieties and what I believe is my weirdness. I hope you are able to break the cycle.
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"School is shortened, discipline relaxed, philosophies, histories, languages dropped, English and spelling gradually gradually neglected, finally almost completely ignored. Life is immediate, the job counts, pleasure lies all about after work. Why learn anything save pressing buttons, pulling switches, fitting nuts and bolts?" Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 p 55-56
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