What exactly is social anxiety, you may ask?
Social anxiety is the fear of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, inferiority, self-consciousness, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression.
Pretty much the story of my life.
Ironically, what used to plague me around people I didn’t know has done somewhat of a 180, and now I tend to be more bothered by this sort of anxiety around the people I actually do know.
Weddings, showers, reunions and work functions ALL add up to the same thing: