forum Ways social anxiety can mess with a persons day-to-day life?

Started February 17, 2019 by @jantz

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I have a character with a severe case of social anxiety and i want to write more about the ways it messes with her. help?

Can you give me a bit of background? Like, how old is she, what kind of school does she go to, does she go to school – is she homeschooled?

She's 24, turns 25 in December.
The only kind of education she ever got was lower elementary. She lives on her own in a little shop she owns in a fictional city in New York.

She would be scared of eating in front of people, maybe? Also, speaking to strangers, telling people about herself, showing off some skill she has, she would rarely leave a house and would purchase her groceries online.

She would be scared of eating in front of people, maybe? Also, speaking to strangers, telling people about herself, showing off some skill she has, she would rarely leave a house and would purchase her groceries online.

thanks. that helps :)

https://m.activebeat.com/your-health/the-signs-symptoms-and-causes-of-social-anxiety-disorder/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=AB_GGL_US_MOBI-SearchMarketing&utm_content=g_m_294895787744&cus_widget=&utm_term=severe%20social%20anxiety&cus_teaser=kwd-298128337663&gclid=CjwKCAiAqaTjBRAdEiwAOdx9xq9lXrU2imuomrbCaSede0zPstXsnOYBq_-Os5_a_4UGrbk-u6lZyxoC80MQAvD_BwE

I hope this helps :)

https://m.activebeat.com/your-health/the-signs-symptoms-and-causes-of-social-anxiety-disorder/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=AB_GGL_US_MOBI-SearchMarketing&utm_content=g_m_294895787744&cus_widget=&utm_term=severe%20social%20anxiety&cus_teaser=kwd-298128337663&gclid=CjwKCAiAqaTjBRAdEiwAOdx9xq9lXrU2imuomrbCaSede0zPstXsnOYBq_-Os5_a_4UGrbk-u6lZyxoC80MQAvD_BwE

I hope this helps :)

thank you so much :)

Obsessing over everything you say and over analizing everything they say, thinking your never good enogh, shy.

Possibly shakiness, reserved and untrusting of strangers, shallow breathing when in a highly social setting. Owning a shop would definitely not be the best idea for her, but if she has ways to cope with her anxiety, she'll do just fine as long as any of her triggers aren't present.
XO, Jay

A debilitating fear of (official) phone calls