Hi Everyone. I am new to this web site. I am just now starting to deal with having social anxiety. I've had it my whole life. It's gotten worse since I've gotten older. It's sucks feeling like a shy little 2 year old, or unintentionally rude, at age 24! I never knew what it was until very recently. A couple years ago I found out about Asperger's Syndrome and thought that that's what my prolem was. But I talked to a psychiatrist about it and she said that I just don't fit the description and told me that I have social phobia. Which is so much better than the word shy. I used to get so peeved at people who would call me shy or ask why I am so quiet all the time. Ugh! Anyways, I hope to make new friends on this forum especially ppl with social anxiety that I can relate to.
-Angie