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I have heard this topic come up more and more lately. I know a few people that suffer from this. I have seen some discussions in the Dad Facebook groups about it. And then I recently saw a brief clip of Henry Rollins on the Joe Rogan podcast in which after Henry got done saying all of these things about himself, Joe says, well it sounds like you have social anxiety.
On a tangent, if you know of Henry Rollins, it’s a really interesting interview. He has no friends (or very few, no family, no wife, etc and prefers to be alone. He gets on stage and has no problem performing in front of thousands of people but doesn’t want to be “with” people…only performing, it’s much easier.
Social anxiety is a disorder, it’s social phobia. And some say it is the most common mental disorder. In other words, a lot of people have it and have to deal with it. It’s not just being a little uncomfortable, it’s being really uncomfortable.
Here are a few common situations that can trigger it:
Some people might have difficulty with one issue or many.
I have been lucky that for my entire life, I have been pretty outgoing. However I can see how this could be extremely difficult. So I started learning about it a little more and wanted to offer some help if there is anyone in our audience that suffers from this.
There seems to be a few common fears with people who suffer from this:
Worried about offending someone Concerned about being humiliated or embarrassed Being judged by others
It may show itself similar to a panick attack: