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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
Anxiety. It's very draining.
I want to be more open and outgoing to make more friends, but my anxiety always holds me back. Basically, I constantly worry what other people will think of me, and I'm afraid of doing something stupid that I'll regret. So, I tend to keep to myself. That's probably a large reason why I don't have friends anymore. I went from having a large handful of friends to having none. I tend to shut everyone out when I'm anxious.
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I have been there many times in my life.
Social anxiety is a tough thing to overcome.
These days I am down to two friends and they are
not what I would call close friends.