I don’t know what it is about me but I apparently have rancid vibes and kill the mood everywhere I go. I don’t even have to say anything. Even strangers just go silent and act awkward around me, it’s like they know I’m awkward and feel insecure just by looking at me. I’m overly polite in casual contexts and I don’t know how to loosen up and I don’t know how to respond to jokes or basically anything these days because of my anxiety and being isolated from people. When people say “be yourself” I don’t even know what that means because I’m such an empty shell these days. Can anyone relate? How do you fix this?
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I can relate. The more you’re isolated the faster you’ll lose your social skills. I used go out a lot more and was really starting to get better socially, but now since I’m more busy, I feel so awkward. I freeze up, don’t know how to respond to banter or what to say next. My best solution is start slow, set of goal for having couple good interactions per day and you’ll get more comfortable.