I get anxious because of my own self-perceived awkwardness. I think this was only based on a few instances I experienced as a child in school. For some reason they stuck with me. Now I almost fear them happening again as an adult. There is an aspect of "losing control" in social situations, being embarrassed, or generally not knowing how to respond.
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"Re-examine all you have been told, dismiss what insults your soul." - Walt Whitman
"Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. The grave will supply plenty of time for silence." - Christopher Hitchens
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience." - Mark Twain
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