alternative title: sudden bouts of anger lead to long text posts no one reads

it seems that to claim to have a mental illness at the moment is a trend. just because you have a symptom of something doesnt mean you have it!!! feeling nauseous can be a sign of pregnancy but it doesnt automatically mean youre pregnant!!!

the one thing that gets me the most is people claiming that they have social anxiety or similar. to clear things up, as far as i am aware antisocial means you like to spray paint houses or idk do other mean things unsocial means you dont like socialness (so many people get these the wrong it’s infuriating)

social anxiety is not a nice thing.

it isnt just being too scared to talk to the ‘well fit’ boy in english nor is it not wanting to raise your hand in class. it is a multitude of things.

sure they might be included but i know from experience that it is one of the most horrible things. it is not psychically being able to pick up the phone or answer the door or order food and staring at the floor instead of saying hello. (it isnt just these things though it is a lot of things)

for me it was and sometimes still is running away from my friends grandparents because the situation was too much and being too scared to even ask my own parents for water and constantly being sighed at for not being as happy or as loud as the other children.

i am not the only person who has suffered from social anxiety i am fully aware but i have and before you go and comment about how bad your social anxiety is then proceed to talk to strangers please refrain. because the odds are you dont know shit about it.