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Social Anxiety 😅

For years and years as long as I (19yo) can really remember. I have struggled with anxiety and always feeling different from people. I’ve never had the confidence to put myself out there and make new friends. When I got pregnant with my 17 month old I made a promise to myself for her that I would try and come out of my shell as it wasn’t fair on her to miss out because her mum was too riddled with so much fear to do anything. 17 months onwards and the problem is still there. It wasn’t as easy to over come as I thought, here and there I’m improving but it’s still a huge struggle. It gets so upsetting. My 17 month old and I attend a play group and see other mums and their tots getting along but I never managed to. Last week I tried my hardest but I saw everybody giving me funny looks. Maybe I’m paranoid that the world out to get me I don’t know 🫠 help??

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After my son was diagnosed with autism, I also suffer from social anxiety, but I'm trying to help myself by getting busy and trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle since I only have one child.

Aww, it's difficult feeling anxious, but just remember everyone is anxious on some level, and most people are insecure also. It's fine to be how you are, tho. When i go to play groups with my 17 months old i always think the moms are looking at me funny too, but it may be because my child is running wild tbh lol and she wont play along with me like the other children because she just wants to run free which if i look at the other mums starts my anxiety off but i bet they dont realise their looking at you funny. I'm not sure if this helps, but no one is any better than you.Try to put yourself out there as much a possible ( asyou said you are) you deserve it and it will prob start to feel better the more you do and dont look to see if the other mums are looking. Just feel good you took your little one out xxxx

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