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Old 19th November 2022, 00:27
ryan2032 ryan2032 is offline
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Default Re: How did school impact your social anxiety?

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Originally Posted by biscuits
^ chronic blushing was awful for me, but people found it cute. I did not. That’s what lead to avoidance for me. That heat and feeling mortified. No one ever said anything cruel about it, it was more about how awkward it made me feel. I can’t imagine what it was like for a guy that blushed. It shouldn’t be different, but that’s not the reality.

How do you find the blushing now? I rarely blush. I remember getting cans of drink from the vending machine at school and rolling them over my cheeks before anything sociable!
I can relate to the heat, and even though I could never see the blushing myself it must have been noticeable for other kids to use it as a weakness and make every day a living hell. I actually think the blushing was the start of everything, then came panic attacks, anxiety and depression.

I can't remember the last time I blushed so I guess I rarely do now like yourself.
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