(20M) So my friend asked me if I wanted to come to an art exhibition, which we both had no idea how it will turn out. But on getting there I began to feel like a shell, just hollow and empty. The art exhibition one way or the other turned into a party, an I found myself hiding away at the car, scared to interact with no one. I keep trying so hard to get out my comfort zone, but I find it so hard at times. I genuinely find it surprising how I even have friends at all. I’ve been known to have two sides. Shy when it comes to meeting people, but if we are friends I could be a wild being. Basically, I’m just asking for advice on how to get out of my comfort zone.
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I used to get that feeling it didn’t matter the event I felt like I was on the outside looking in and I was also surprised that anyone truly wanted to be my friend. That was my issue, I didn’t feel worthy or good enough. My self esteem was nonexistent so I was also stuck in my comfort zone. I had to work on the part of me that I didn’t like. What helped and it’s silly but it was the only thing that worked for me was taking the Meyer Briggs personality test so I had a list of my strengths and weaknesses. I began focusing on my strengths and work towards turning my weaknesses into strengths but I had to accept that nobody’s perfect and then I was able to forgive myself. This helped me fall in love with myself and now I am better at managing social interactions. Hope this helps. Keep your head up and keep smiling 😊
Sounds like anxiety disorder. Should be treated but there are worse appearances than yours, because you did manage to go there. People with sever issues will prevent these situations by avoiding. And you even have friends. I guess you just need a professional and some time to talk to them