Social anxiety. It can develop at any point in life but it usually stems from something, like a really bad social experience or several that fucks you up so much you start avoiding social situations to the point where you become so nervous it turns into a phobia.
It sucks but there's therapy and there's ways to practice it yourself too. Basically you just gotta identify your anxious thought patterns to change them and also start socializing more little by little to practice and get more comfortable.
Why do I get anxiety in social settings? Why do I get so awkward?
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Social anxiety. It can develop at any point in life but it usually stems from something, like a really bad social experience or several that fucks you up so much you start avoiding social situations to the point where you become so nervous it turns into a phobia.
It sucks but there's therapy and there's ways to practice it yourself too. Basically you just gotta identify your anxious thought patterns to change them and also start socializing more little by little to practice and get more comfortable.