I selected ''Social Anxiety'', which also comes under Social Phobia. I worry too much of what others think of me, which makes me be someone I'm not. I can't help it, it's because I am too self-aware to not care about making a fool of myself, and I also fear social rejection and humiliation. I enjoy one-to-one conversations, and I do like chatting, and I like to have friends, and I'm not that bad at making and keeping friends, but what I do avoid is night socialising. I avoid parties, bars, anything like that, because that's when young girls are all dolled up with make-up on and are drinking and dancing and you're more expected to be social because that's what those sorts of environments are specifically for, and because I'm quiet and anxious, I fear that young people will sense this and might take the piss. It happens when I walk into a fashion shop, so it's bound to happen when I walk into a bar full of obnoxious youths. It just is not the environment that suits me, because I don't like drinking (it upsets my stomach), and I don't enjoy dancing, and I'm not very good with grooming myself and I'm no good at dressing up. I'd rather stay home, and just socialise with my own friends in the day (who are older than me and like me for who I am), and have nice peaceful nights in my house, which I call my ''comfort zone''. Well, I shouldn't have to explain myself here because other Aspies must know how I feel about this.
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