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Do you often feel anxious in social situations?
Yes 94%  94%  [ 51 ]
No 6%  6%  [ 3 ]
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Ashwina
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08 Mar 2008, 4:06 am

Sora wrote:
Do you think that this social anxiety is your main issue or do you think that your autistic symptoms concerning your problems to interact socially with NTs hinder you more? Which of the two is worse/hinders you more?


I think it's the fear of making a social blunder because of AS that causes me the most problems. If I wasn't AS, I don't think I'd have social anxiety although it's hard to know for sure. My fear is of being rejected because I sometimes unwittingly make odd remarks, so I find it very difficult to be relaxed around people.



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08 Mar 2008, 10:53 pm

I have social anxiety because I fear that people will think I am the dumbest person on Earth and they are able to read my mind. They also talk about me. So, yeah I don't like crowds. Small groups of humans are easier to deal with and I have no problems. Just dealing with one person at a time is the best for me.



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09 Mar 2008, 12:04 pm

I am Like a deer caught in the headlights in a social situation.I always try to avoid it,but it is not always possible because of social compulsions.I am very uncomfortable in a social gathering and anybody near me can see that.small talk gives me panic attacks,I always try to steer the converation into safer waters like politics or the stock markets or science where i am very proficient.



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09 Mar 2008, 12:27 pm

survivor wrote:
I am Like a deer caught in the headlights in a social situation.I always try to avoid it,but it is not always possible because of social compulsions.I am very uncomfortable in a social gathering and anybody near me can see that.small talk gives me panic attacks,I always try to steer the converation into safer waters like politics or the stock markets or science where i am very proficient.


same here but I try to move the topic onto video games, books or movies most of the time.



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09 Mar 2008, 1:17 pm

oh yeah...but I'm so far out in the country that I don't have much social interaction...;)