Re: School
Having been a teacher myself I think you have to remember that going back 20-30 years ago social anxiety really wasn't well-known. I only self-diagnosed myself with SA around 5 years ago and hadn't even heard of it before then. I don't blame the teachers for labelling me as 'extremely shy' as I imagine that's how I would have come across. Mental health really wasn't a 'thing' in schools or education.
I remember not putting my hand up to answer questions, even though I knew the answers some of the time and I hated speaking in class as it drew attention to myself. I wasn't bullied for my mental health issues though, I was more teased for being a brain-box/nerd.
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