I am not a social person and I guess I have pretty bad social anxiety. I don’t go out much and my therapist says I should do so more for exposure therapy but every time I do I end up in a state of lethargy and depression for 2 or 3 days afterwards. I know that my brain craves social interaction but the stress just doesn’t seem worth it.
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I used to have bad social anxiety too; but something my grandfather told me that helped me out was, “ the only person thats going to remember your mistakes are you, and a cheap $5 hooker”
Almost similar for me. With social media
Why are social interactions stressful for you?
Don’t do it then, not all people are as social as others. I could happily live on my own and never speak to people lol. I don’t use social media apart from reddit. For me as I’ve grown older I don’t really drink and all my friends are big drinkers. Every social interaction with them involves getting pissed. I’d either stay home with my wife and daughter lol
That’s fine. I usually only do one or two social events per week. I could do more if I pushed myself, but don’t really want to.
Exposure therapy helps me but it makes sense that it isn’t for everyone. Maybe you can change the type of activity and baby-step it? Try something barely social that just gets you out of your home, like walking a park trail or hitting up a fast food drive through. Or plan an outing immediately before going to a therapy session so your therapist can help you navigate it as it’s happening.