Tips for overcoming social anxiety as a gay man

[@RachaelCollins-]

I agree with all of that. And the one thing that is very true for all people is, we are never ever alone. I've been asked or told several times in different ways. Are you lonely? And I have to laugh because that's not ever been my experience. I hope, everyone is Happy and Healthy!

[@ranc1977]

Social anxiety is not anxiety at all - this is misnomer that CBT is spreading due to ableism. Social anxiety is actually operant conditioning - fear of punishment. But it appears as if we are not sure what we are afraid of - and then CBT labels this uncertainty as anxiety - unknown irrational fear. But this explanation does not help - because there is real abuse and real trauma beneath this "anxiety" - fear of punishment which is conditioned into us during our childhood - known as ACE and ACoA emotional abuse. Punishment - means narcissistic abuse - and that this fear will be triggered by toxic people who are endorsed by society due to glib charm and psychopathy being masked.