I'm 17 and have had really bad anxiety for probably the past 5-6 years. I never told anybody and I just became very anti social. This caused me to lose a lot of my fun, comforting, outgoing personality.
I've actually just begun to come out of my shell a little bit. I don't get as nervous talking and I actually like to hang out with my friends again. I am also a more positive and funny person.
The one thing I've always hated about my personality is how laid back I am and I don't know why I feel this way. I think I get frustrated because I try to show how excited or happy or mad or sad I am about something but my anxiety holds my emotions back and I just look like I don't care. Its my anxiety that makes me laid back not because I actually feel that way. I hate when people notice how laid back I am because I'm actually not on the inside.
I don't know if I just WANT to be a outgoing person or if that's who I actually am except with anxiety. All I know is I don't like being laid back and I want to be able to express myself without feeling weird or annoying.
I just don't know what to do to help this..... I've been working on this for like 3 years and it's really hard and annoying because for some people it's come natural to just express how you feel through actions or words but it's hard for me because I don't want people to think I'm weird in a bad way....
I've actually just begun to come out of my shell a little bit. I don't get as nervous talking and I actually like to hang out with my friends again. I am also a more positive and funny person.
The one thing I've always hated about my personality is how laid back I am and I don't know why I feel this way. I think I get frustrated because I try to show how excited or happy or mad or sad I am about something but my anxiety holds my emotions back and I just look like I don't care. Its my anxiety that makes me laid back not because I actually feel that way. I hate when people notice how laid back I am because I'm actually not on the inside.
I don't know if I just WANT to be a outgoing person or if that's who I actually am except with anxiety. All I know is I don't like being laid back and I want to be able to express myself without feeling weird or annoying.
I just don't know what to do to help this..... I've been working on this for like 3 years and it's really hard and annoying because for some people it's come natural to just express how you feel through actions or words but it's hard for me because I don't want people to think I'm weird in a bad way....
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