Why You Feel Anxious Socializing (and What to Do about It) | Fallon Goodman | TED

In crowds, at parties, meetings, get-togethers with friends, everyday interactions: social anxiety can show up as an unwelcome guest at any time. But why? Psychologist Fallon Goodman digs into the source of social anxiety, setting the record straight about this common condition with practical solutions to help you feel the most authentically "you" while out and about.
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[@user-nq2pg9mc3x]

The thing is, we hurt where we care. Most people with social anxiety are the ones who actually strive for deep connection. You can barely find a person with social anxiety who doesn’t want to have deep relationship with others. Our deepest desires are often hidden within our biggest fears.

[@Christina-ht1eq]

This is a 100% true, people with social anxiety just want to find someone to connect too, they just want a friend who understands them, bec people with social anxiety feel misunderstood, constantly, from fear and rejection. Although they may put themselves out there and socialise, they find it difficult to act normal, Bec they struggle to express themselves around people who don’t genuinely know them.

[@Amaterasu_990]

Anxious togetherness though ... not ideal.

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[@jamesvaughn7477]

I've never been in a social situation where I felt I truly belonged. Even within my family I feel like an outside observer more than a member.

[@niteshkhnl]

I can truly relate with you

[@debbie2022]

Same 😞

[@reidoj601]

Most people are like this.. in moments at least

[@FromDesertTown]

That would be generalized social anxiety. I get that 100%. No place with people is "safe", and anxiety worsens around people who we see the most often (because the more time someone has spent around us, the more they have adjusted to viewing us as awkward anxious people who they want to avoid). For us generalized SA folks, social anxiety is a self-fulfilling prophesy. It can't be improved by "going out and being socially courageous, expecting rejection and being emboldened by knowing we're doing what we believe in", as the presenter suggested. In fact, that makes it WORSE, because the negative experiences that inevitably result from those "courageous" outings give us yet another proof of why we should be anxious and avoid people. The solution is a proper therapy program which is tailored to severe SA, created by a therapist who had severe generalized SA themselves. It's a unique disorder in that it can't be understood or effectively treated by someone who doesn't truly understand it...

[@jamesvaughn7477]

@@FromDesertTown I may be on the spectrum; unconfirmed. I struggle to comprehend social cues. I've gotten better with casual interactions. The anxiety kicks in when I consider closer friendships or, worse, romantic interests. I get caught up in expectations that I kinda prefer rejection, or just talk myself out of it.

[@matchalover08]

I feel like my social anxiety developed when I was being rejected by others throughout the years. I was quite bright and talkative as a kid but not now. I honestly took the time to reflect about myself, most of the time I did not do anything wrong, I've always assumed people deemed me as someone "uninteresting" as the reason they left me. But truth to be told, sometimes what they do has nothing to do with us. I have no idea how other people constantly have the energy to socialize and hang out with a group of people daily without feeling exhausted.

[@SKL194]

People don't exhaust being socialized daily bcz they enjoy every moment of social life. Actually they get energy by being socialized. I wish I was that fortunate. I am exhausted now from trying to cope with this

[@creativityworkoutsforartan6951]

Best explanation of what social anxiety is that I have heard. HOWEVER, the solution is what doesn't work - she essentially said "buck up" and "deal with it". That is exactly what drives socially anxious people like myself further into our holes.

[@abyss5883]

yep. Deal with the problem or remain isolating yourself which is all you know. Hmm which one will the socially anxious person choose?

[@stendaalcartography3436]

Yeah, I think better solution would be to look within and ask oneself the source the anxiety. "Buck up" and "deal with it" is just treating the symptoms. Go for the cause. It may hurt to mess with that splinter but we all feel better once we take it out out of us.

[@FTLNewsFeed]

I severely lessoned my social anxiety by accepting those things about me that caused my fear of rejection. I did that by interacting with my critical internal voice differently. Before I would run away from it or try to suppress it, but I realized (with some help) that it was in its own messed up way trying to help me. By acknowledging that it was valid and that it had a place at my internal table of voices it then knew that it did not need to speak because I always had its' best interests at heart. Since then it has largely been silent when I look in the mirror and by extension going out and being in social situations has largely been anxiety free -- not zero, but very manageable.

[@ranc1977]

"I severely lessoned my social anxiety by accepting those things about me that caused my fear of rejection" You never had social anxiety in the first place. Social anxiety is called social+anxiety because it is social. It is not self - anxiety. The problem is in the social, not inside ourselves. If you decide to label parts of yourself as faulty and wrong you will develop severe toxic shame, as all narcissists and belittle yourself into perfection. Then you will belittle others around you, since you treat yourself as you treat others around you. Any reaction, and idea, any nitpicking over anxiety leads to more anxiety. Jung said: What we resist, persist. Idea to ignore, reject, suppress our emotions lead to invalidation, the same trauma which caused social anxiety trauma in the first place. All emotions are valid - if we have inner critic, this means that there is trauma stuck inside our body. Charcot hysteria was studied 100 years ago - and it was not resolved by logic, since the problem is in the unconsciousness. Releasing trauma takes time, patience and self love and self validation - not explaining it away or splitting our personality in bad parts which we need to discipline and lobotomize into peacefulness of being zombie. If we are surrounded by toxic people - the problem are toxic people, not our normal reactions to toxic people. If we are not meeting Maslow needs (safety, finances, security) - we are not responsible for living in poverty, we are not responsible for the legalized crime, for mafia running the country, for toxic corporations destroying humans and enslaving them - our thoughts will not make evil people go away. Neither will our ignorance and being okay with abuse make abuse anything less - in fact it will enable the abuse. Carl Jung | Psychology and Philosophy 🧠, TWITTER: The foundation of all mental illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering.

[@mrZed-ko9zs]

This is one of the most well put ted talks I've come across recently. social anxiety should be more and more addressed.

[@ranc1977]

CBT in this video is doing extreme psychological damage - by explaining that social anxiety is hallucination and that paranoid delusional disorder is equal to trauma, as if abuse is someone's vivid imagination and abuse never took place. This is why anti-psychiatry was invented in 1960s.

[@eastside0434]

It's the insecurity and blushing that is really difficult to overcome.

[@Dhruviii952]

"Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart." - Roy T. Bennett

[@confidencediaries21]

So...I came down here in the comments section...I began reading what people think ab this and most speak ab going thru it and how it feels. Then I realized that many of these people are actually suffering from the same thing, I realize how many people are down here commenting, it made me feel relief a little bit bc then I know m not alone, then I began to wonder if all these people were my friends bc ya'll are so many and we're going thru it all at once...it's crazy how this video gathered all of us here, imagine how it would if all of us in here knew each other 🥲🙉❤ wouldn't it be perfect!

[@mohamedayyub6642]

The thing is it's possible. We can create telegram private group and can help each other forming connections reviving the life again. I am ready for it

[@wintermataa3159]

I really apreciate what you are doing for people strugling with social anxiety. I heavily strugle with social anxiety and i feel like i will be like this forever. It has messed up my life in many ways but this video makes me feel better. God bless you for what you are doing.

[@TychoKingdom]

If you switch embarrassment with rejection is is still social anxiety. I hate feeling embarrassed. All I know is I don't like talking to people I just want to be able to do it without the negative side effects. So I can be comfortable at work and not feel like I need to quit or have a breakdown because people keep asking me questions.

[@ranc1977]

Seems to me like narcissism. People with social anxiety are afraid of punishment and violence, bullying. You on the other hand hate being exposed as bully. Narcissists hate truth, transparency, resolving issues, objectiveness, bringing things into the light. If you did not do anything wrong, anti-social - there would be no reason to be embarrassed about. Truly socially anxious people are afraid of embarrassment in the context of prelude to violence, putting downs and beating up.

[@kaursinghi6030]

Surprisingly, facing my fear, doing what I feared took my fear away and made me confident.

[@hipsib]

I feel like i’m missing out on life and I have such big dreams for myself but can’t manage to over come it. I’m also scared to take medication

[@latinboy906]

Yes, that is a regret, that I a missing out big time, yet It feels like trying to bust through a brick wall. In actuality, it is probably more like a thin layer of tissue paper to get through to the other side of social anxiety. I am also wary of medication. I think side effects might be worse than dealing with the actual problem. Why would you want to saddle yourself with more (side effects) problems?

[@emilyjones3416]

As far as medication, it puts a bandaid on the problem. It definitely helps a lot but there are side effects of not caring about things or being able to cry or not having many emotions. These are the side effects I have noticed in myself. Having anxiety is bad bc I care too much but on meds I barely care about things I should care about and I still have the anxiety some what but it’s more manageable..

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

I hate it when people say "Humans are social". They just don't get it that some of us aren't. Some of us prefer our own company. Personally, I hate parties or any kind social get together. I like to relate to other people one-to-one but never in a group. I don't consider this something wrong with me, it's just who I am. But other people cannot accept it, they want everyone to be sociable and look on me as abnormal.

[@ranc1977]

And what about those people who were bullied and abused - and now they fear the same treatment. Abuse stems from toxic people. And CBT is instructing us to ignore psychopaths and allow criminals to exploit us with manipulation, control and pathological lying. CBT is not explaining how to protect ourselves and built social immunity. CBT is promoting herd immunity - where people are sent to be slaughtered if they don't have education how to fend against sharks and jackals. CBT ought to be banned.

[@cuberious1419]

Humans are social, but not all humans are outgoing. Being social simply means we copy the behaviors of other people, e.g. language.

[@ranc1977]

@@cuberious1419 He is talking about ableism. Where people are expected to be chirpy, happy when their boss and co-workers abuse them in order to be "social". That is what he is talking about. Not kinder garden knowledge about functioning in society with social contract.

[@ock50sify]

@@ranc1977 I don’t think that’s what the original post was intended to mean. He only mentioned his discomfort in crowd settings which is understandable.

[@ranc1977]

@@ock50sify We (this thread) are actually all talking here about the same thing, we just talk in different angles and use different perspectives about the same topic. Aron makes the great point, quotes from her HSP book, that is what we are talking here: They see us as timid, shy, weak, or unsociable. Fearing these labels, we try to be like others. But that leads to our becoming overaroused and distressed. Then that gets us labeled neurotic or crazy, first by others then by ourselves. The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine N. Aron Learning to see our trait as a neutral thing-useful in some situations, not in others-but our culture definitely does not see it, or any trait, as neutral. Be careful about accepting labels for yourself such as "inhibited", "introverted", "shy" The Highly Sensitive Person,E. Aron "Sooner or later everyone encounters stressful life experiences, but HSPs react more to such stimulation. If you see this reaction as part of some basic flaw, you intensify the stress already present in any life crisis. This deeper processing of subtle details causes you to consider the past or future more. You "just know" how things got to be the way they are or how they are going to turn out. It can be wrong, but your intuition is right often enough that HSPs tend to be visionaries, more conscientious, cautious and wise people. It is important not to confuse arousal with fear. And often we think that our arousal is due to fear. We do not realize that our heart may be pounding from the sheer effort of processing extra stimulation. I really suggest trying to view it as neutral. HSPs must spend far more time trying to invent solutions to human problems just because they are more sensitive to hunger, cold, insecurity, exhaustion, and illness. Since most non-HSPs do not seem to enjoy thinking about such things, they assume we must be unhappy doing all that pondering. Spend enough time putting yourself out there in the world - your sensitivity is not something to be feared. Carl Jung believed that when highly sensitive patients has experienced a trauma, they had been unusually affected and so developed a neurosis. Preferring toughness, the culture sees our trait as something difficult to live with, something to be cured. HSPs differ mainly in their sensitive processing of subtle stimuli. This is your most basic quality." The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine N. Aron

[@orikakuli]

it's funny that i really don't fear anyone rejecting me yet i still have social anxiety. i really don't fear being rejected, i don't give a damn about what others think, yet i still have it. even if you do the stupidest thing on public, people will forget it after an hour.

[@Lexandra23]

I feel the same way. I struggle with processing a lot of opinions and information that sometimes feel like nonsense. It's not that I consider them stupid or anything; the people I interact with are quite brilliant. It's just that I often feel overwhelmed and anxious, and I find myself wanting to withdraw from social interactions. It's confusing, and I don't fully understand it.

[@mohammedarmanulhaq]

I also think that most people with social anxiety disorders find difficult in convincing other people who may otherwise be convinced by those people who are extroverted, without social anxiety disorders and have much deep bond or familiarity with them. Also most of the time people with social anxiety have to accept and follow others orders or instructions without questioning if they may as the fear of rejection or unacceptance is ingrained so much in them. They might think that If I try to say 'no' to this person, he/she wont interact with me or leave me in a rejected state.

[@evanli421]

I agree so much with osaka, public speaking with a script is so much easier because I am totally prepared for it and very excited. But just talking to a few people after going off stage is nerve racking cos you don't know what they would say and what to respond

[@kourdoghli22]

I agree

[@nolestrono]

See I have the exact opposite problem, bouncing off of someone in a very topical conversation like that is fine for me, but as soon as I have to make formal speeches I fumble my words and feel like I’m just a monotone robot, and it turns into a feedback loop of not being able to focus

[@ranc1977]

Think about this more deeply: "But just talking to a few people after going off stage is nerve racking cos you don't know what they would say and what to respond" You would know how to respond if you were validated and accepted and admired, as narcissists try to gain from other people on force. We with social anxiety trauma do not know what to do, how to respond, how to retort when we are invalidated. It is not issue about rejection as CBT explains it. It is invalidation , since invalidation in narcissistic abuse created social anxiety in the first place. We need education hence about toxic people, how to recognize red flags, how to handle narcissistic abuse, how to build self worth so that we do not spend our money on impressing people who wouldn't give a damn about us for a nano second.

[@stevie-ray2020]

Thank you, so well said!

[@raimundoortins1038]

I've always been bullied by girls since I was little because my jaw was too far in, I developed social anxiety, I literally have no friends, I can't even look girls in the eye. I'm 26 years old and I've never had a girlfriend because I'm afraid of being rejected.

[@cuberious1419]

See if mewing works

[@cheatersim]

@@cuberious1419lmao

[@michaeladuacheampong6016]

i feel your pain friend

[@RamonQuiro7]

Very powerful. I love it. Thank you : )

[@Dchan1017]

I think like at a stage in our life we all start to become socially concious ever more than we did before and that we simply weren't ready enough, or too innocent, too kind, too sensitive, that we get hurt. Like the younger you would not know yet that you would be ignored, rejected, or made fun of and with that the absence of fear and the thought of failure didn't occur to you and then after a while you start learning to hide your emotions and not be kind anymore. I guess that's a lesson we have to learn in life that we have to experience and you know keep loving ourselves and just find out. And being more kind to yourself and being selfish for yourself, not others is okay and that we just have to keep swimming 🐟.

[@dahliaschultz823]

I love this! what is very interesting is that I recently got my DNA ancestry results and it says I am most likely to be introverted which was empowering because I always thought I had a problem and that I was abnormal for having certain social anxiety. At the end of the day life is too short to not get yourself out there. I always say what's the worst thing that can happen. Usually it is our silly thinking that stops us from living life

[@fortune_roses]

Recently *promoted to a manager* at work, but also have traits similar to *asperger's* ... this totally applies to me. Trying to *work with it* though

[@ranc1977]

Interpersonal strife with those close to us leads to rifts and resentments that produce symptoms of mental illness; these problems are, in fact, the logical consequence of troubled relationships. Glasser emphasizes that lasting psychological problems are usually caused by problems in our personal relationships (rather than signifying a biochemical abnormality in the brain), and distress can be remedied through repairing these relationships without recourse to psych drugs. WILLIAM GLASSER

[@earlyowl610]

Rejection is not it at all. I don't relate to that. For me, it's about wasting time with people who I can only just sit and observe, it's me being uncomfortable in a meaningless situation when I could rather give myself something to enjoy like reas a book, or watch a good series.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Yes, I'm not afraid of rejection because I think I'm superior to most other people.

[@bilykralik885]

that doesnt sound at all like anxiety,

[@imaginamyry5246]

@@bilykralik885 Agree, this sounds more like introversion. If it's a choice, it's not anxiety imo.

[@abyss5883]

is it meaningless or are you calling it that because you're afraid of rejection?

[@ryanclarke6096]

Im gonna be sharing this with a LOT of people

[@adityajaiswal6082]

Oh.. Same here lol👍🤣

[@rakshithat.m464]

🤣🤣

[@yennefer440]

Ok...

[@lakeshagadson357]

social anxiety is something I could relate to

[@ranc1977]

Improving our relationships is improving our mental health. William Glasser

[@amandab3946]

Severe social anxiety person right here 🙋🏼‍♀️ If anyone knows KZbin videos, websites or book recommendations that could help me please comment. I don’t think mine is ever going away. It’s ruined my life.

[@bassrecord6139]

​@@hataahelpline0888 no, I don't think anyone will "chat you up"

[@bassrecord6139]

@@BabeiIlie Can confirm, after reading the Bible I stopped caring about what others think (because the majority of people dont care about each other) and left the church because i was there due to peer pressure and being afraid of getting punished if I didnt stick to the barbaric rules :) don't @ me

[@interferenzbrille_2542]

Shoot, shouldn't a therapist help you and recommend stuff?

[@ShopaholicOne]

I dont have a specific book i could recommand right now but talking to myself(positive things/ affirmations) had helped me with social anxiety. Also mentally prepare If You can

[@sampadab.1788]

@@bassrecord6139 nd yes u can read Any holy book like BIBLE OR BHAGWAD GEETA.....go to temple daily....Nd feel that High positive vibes there...U WILL START SEEING THE CHANGE WITHIN URSELF ❤️✨

[@ranc1977]

All this social fear inhibition complex panic stems from - being exposed to relentless criticism while growing up, repeatedly over and over again being invalidated. Toxic people play huge role in creating and maintaining social anxiety in their targets of their abuse. Also not meeting Maslow needs will make us prone to feel social anxiety trauma - not having shelter, finances, safety, security - all leads to social anxiety no matter how perfect we might be or try to be. Not having safety will simply default back to PureOCD intrusive worries of social inhibitions trauma. I see important information to separate feelings of abuse and non safety away from our self worth and sense of who we are as individual. That we do not equate our mistake with our persona. That we do not equate feeling fears along with being weak, sissy, non manly, unhuman or not deserving to exist. Naomi Osaka is an example of functional social anxiety - similar to Michael Jackson who also had sever social anxiety yet in the same time he performed in front of billions of people without problems. Social anxiety is explained in this video as self pathology, as something to self blame and that is it hallucination, our own problem which we invented to get attention - which narcissists do. Narcissists use social anxiety to gain narcissistic supply: other people's sympathy and attention and admiration, even if it is negative. In reality social anxiety is reaction to much serious problem: narcissists and toxic people like Trump or Putin or Musk, psychopaths hidden and covered as leaders and "successful" individuals who are abusing and putting their targets down for them to feel good about themselves. Social anxiety is alarm, alert that we are surrounded by toxic people, that we discover and are much more aware of sick violent people who are wearing mask of empathy and altruism, charm and charisma to attract narcissistic supply. Idea that we suppress "negative" emotions and to nitpick ourselves into perfection will lead to more social anxiety. Quotes to consider: Lundy Bancroft: "Abuse is NOT caused by bad relationship dynamics. You can't manage your partner's abusiveness by changing your behaviour. But he wants you to think you can." Carl Jung | Psychology and Philosophy 🧠, TWITTER: The foundation of all mental illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering. Sigmund Freud | Philsopher & Neurologist ✍, TWITTER: Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. Since most non-HSPs do not seem to enjoy thinking about solutions, they assume we must be unhappy doing all that pondering. Preferring toughness, the culture sees our trait as something difficult to live with, something to be cured. The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine N. Aron "Any attempt to dictate what thoughts, feelings, and sensations are proper or improper creates a breeding ground for guilt and shame" Peter Levine Carl Rogers: “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself, just as I am, then I can change.” We have this idea that what is normal is also healthy and natural. In this culture the norm is neither healthy nor it is natural. In fact, a norm is making us sick. YT Gabor Matè Tom Bilyeu

[@krissmith4420]

you nailed it!!!!

[@ranc1977]

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[@cole_mcconnell]

I love that ending

[@musasifani]

Needed this❤️

[@ranc1977]

They see us as timid, shy, weak, or unsociable. Fearing these labels, we try to be like others. But that leads to our becoming overaroused and distressed. Then that gets us labeled neurotic or crazy, first by others then by ourselves. The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine N. Aron

[@kpopzedit3230]

It was really helpful 😇thank you so much 😊

[@kpopzedit3230]

Yeah sure

[@chatwithme8308]

She nailed it, what an amazing presentation. 🔥

[@ranc1977]

She missed the part of toxic people causing social anxiety. Instead she turned to CBT idea of self pathology, self blame and toxic shame as tools to handle social anxiety through repetition of invalidation, narcissistic abuse. CBT is therapy of ableism.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

She didn't 'nail it' at all!

[@ranc1977]

​@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 She is promoting CBT. The idea of CBT is that we lobotomize ourselves into subservience, obedience, conformism, groupthink and herd mentality, one-sided thinking based on being obedient, silent, passive slave and drone to crony corporations. CBT is basically fascism.

[@AKGamingchannel410]

It is very interesting 👍👍

[@kbflorida888]

10:38 the possible remedies.

[@amandab3946]

Thanks for the heads up, 4 mins of potential tips? Brilliant 😐

[@amandab3946]

Do you have any links/websites/books that have helped you & you would recommend?

[@confidencediaries21]

I'm so confident, very talkative, I don't mind interacting, PEOPLE ARE SUPER RUDE OUT HERE! I really tried this year and I'm not the problem, I don't think I am. I've seen n heard people be rude n mean towards others so I don like bothering people...4 days ago two girls texted in a school group asking for friends, I inboxes two if them n only one was nice, the other literally told me that she's mean as hell...n then I kept telling her to just b herself n she was just so stubborn, like she's not interested, I began to ask myself then why is she asking for friends if she's not willing to b nice...she even said she gets bored fast...my heart broke not bc of what she said buh bc of how mean she was, she didn't even try to be nice.. so I left her n spoke to the other one, she was super nice. For the first time, I ever felt like it's hard to make friends. People don want friends, its more like I see yuh today, it was fun n it's a never repeat.

[@ashoksavlaramchoudhary3180]

2:24 we can also include unable to get into IIT ..

[@mcbernztv225]

For me when I'm about to be in a situation with seeing many people, I get to decline it earlier because of a reason; it is by not being a eloquent speaker or not know what to talk or say, making eye contacts cos it makes me feel awkward and I feel like I'm being swallowed by making eye contact yk, I can't properly be myself, redeem myself and stay in the moment and my response when I'm in a awkward situation is always in a freeze state or flight. Now I still have those but I think it gave me half of the experience to not bothered too much, but it still keeps coming and I always have a relapse, I just don't know what to do about it. It sucks that I can't even go to therapy with this happening for 5 years....

[@GAMEONBABE]

Totally would

[@UNKNOWNNN_]

I know that I have social anxiety but I really don't know how to deal with it

[@ianlam1924]

Interesting

[@imaginamyry5246]

This has good info, however I think it's limited when saying "social anxiety becomes a problem when it impacts your identity". We need to take that a step further or alter it. Because there are plenty of people who truly *are* different and aren't going to fit in. (Think autism, or just people who are eccentric). People do think they are odd - there's going to be no changing that (speaking as an autistic person myself, this isn't meant as offense). And someone then internalizing that and saying "there's something different/wrong with me" isn't necessarily the problem. The only real way to combat social anxiety is to say "you know what? I am weird and might do weird/inappropriate/embarrassing things, and some people might reject me, but that doesn't influence my self worth". And then focus on finding better company. This is challenging, but little by little it's the only way I've combated my social anxiety. That, and medication lol).

[@none4408]

As an adhd mother with general anxiety disorder who is raising an autistic child, I love and relate with every word you said here.

[@omowwg]

why do you people think that you have to tell us you doing better with socializing or it's generally better not to feel anxious about it. It's everything matter of attitude and time. There is nothing wrong with feeling anxious about socializing. Be more humble and true to yourself and anxiousness will disappear. We are all same humans with a lot of differences but still the same ashes.

[@devriesdana]

I struggle with social anxiety all around. The way I handle it? I got a waitress job and I struggle everyday. I am awkward with everyone that I wait on, but I feel better about facing it instead of not socializing at all. Its so hard to do. :(

[@omowwg]

@@devriesdana I hear you Dana. I think it's normal to have such reaction. Try not to put it in a struggling process and be easy on yourself. I'm sure by time things will get smoother. I'm glad to hear that you feel better facing it than not socializing at all. I'm having a problem to get on a track of everyday routine since I've been at home mostly for 2 years. I've tried job interviews several times but none of them worked. I'm thinking to change my career and learn coding in order to be able to work remotely but I'm having trouble because I really don't want to that just for comforting myself. I want to find my place idk and I'm in my 30's.

[@JheovannaMorais]

Extremely necessary

[@niteshkhnl]

I have social anxiety I didn't know it till now

Better not visit WebMD

[@ranc1977]

Idea to self diagnose over internet is extremely dangerous and dysfunctional.

[@niteshkhnl]

@@ranc1977 What do you suggest?

[@coding9409]

The 2nd question starts to get answered at 11:32

[@creatingwithchristian]

I feel so seen! 😅

[@user-eh2tb3ln4w]

The biggest problem is that it seems impossible to find people that do accept you as the person you are. All the talk about having selfworth surely is true. But at some point you need someone to really accept you or you won't maintain the state of self-acceptance for all too long. That's my case actually. Kinda...

[@Murphys_Law9]

I have social media anxiety

[@kst1875]

Great video

[@eddiew2325]

I love u so much

[@importantname]

ive accepted that im a fringe dweller, to the point where i no longer am willing to be what others demand of me to fit in.

[@Kentangtrovert]

Came here because I was interested in the video, without realizing it I ended up liking a lot of comments

[@zahorpitafi7954]

I am new to the stock market. Every stock that I bought so far, I was out of luck because I bought them when they were expensive. I feel I missed out on all the stock opportunities so far for the tech stocks. I believe having 75K yearly income would be a good investment so I want to plug all my savings into the stock market. I know this sounds a bit dull but I would like to know if I should learn investing or let somebody else (more capable like a FA) do it for me? Please share your thoughts. I am kind of tired of searching for a good stock to buy and losing all the good opportunities

[@BryantKimbrough]

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[@zahorpitafi7954]

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[@BryantKimbrough]

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[@brianboogie9700]

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[@judysamaniego1606]

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[@ToddMcLeod-personal]

One hundred percent. from Awareness by Anthony De Mello . . . The three most difficult things for a human being are not athletic feats or intellectual achievements. The three are: First, returning love for hate; Second, including the excluded; And third, admitting that you are wrong.

[@Manpreet-lv1eb]

(One day my friend told me I have social anxiety ) soo today I was ready to go out with my mom and with my cousins i was happy but I got to know she is bringing some one else too whom 8 don't know We were waiting for them to come but some strangers there were staring at me and I was like bruhh what's happening I suddenly told my mom I am not going my mom is like why I said I am not going I am going home back byy And when I was home my cousin came to take to back but I didn't go with them it's hurting me since morning and I am regretting just bcz of those staring I mean how bad it is isn't it why I care abt them stare back to them not fucking scared and rest in home it was great opportunity to fun with my cousin and it's been soo long since I went out with my mom ahhhh it's soo frustrating and I am soo mad at myself and I am worried that my mom will be angry with myself 🙂 it hurts soo bad . I know no one will read this fully it's fine I just wanna write what happened bcz of social anxiety

[@Desrayyy_]

Sometimes I wonder if it’s social anxiety or if I’m in a room that makes me not fully be myself

[@happyelephant5384]

Social anxious person was here :)

[@uhRicky]

I had no friends in high school and still don’t. I’m always locked in my room and I’m scared of ending up alone, but I can’t get the courage to break the chains that SA has on me.

[@mohamedayyub6642]

Okay. Can u share ur instan I'd

[@pratyushbehere3580]

I just don't like being around most people, I don't really have a fear of rejection.

[@Panjshir.watannm_R]

❤️

[@danimillistudios]

I didn't have it until i moved to sweden

[@manomaylr]

I think one of the most important things to remember is that this happens with guys too, not just girls, if guys think they’re suffering from a woman’s problem it makes the suffering worse.

[@user-ej9mc4yz7r]

i live with this for whole my life , i am 43 years old , it is fine with me , my problem start when other hurt me because I am not like them . pully people make .y life difficult and I start believe that the problem is not about me anymore . the life full of sick people who like hurt somebody like me

[@ddvantandar-kw7kl]

Where to find innovation

[@user-ui6iy7im1t]

Why do many people equate "not interested in talking with other people to social anxiety?" They just want to spend time doing what they want rather than talking with other people

[@thexpax]

there are youngsters in my city who live with smartphones nailed to their head, but cannot function in a face-to-face interaction they do not know how they have never learned how

[@Ching91919]

i have sosial anxious, but when going out i have no issue or anxious talking to others, but i dont put everything i do ont eh internet for likes or approval

[@jorahmormont60]

I have a fear of rejection. Nice talk though would you go out with me ?

[@alexisgu8354]

I have stay home without jobs and any social communication for like 2 years now, I know I am avoiding

[@dungdo3157]

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[@thegoodfellow41]

Change your habits and routines - Limit phone usage (Start by reducing to half) - Interact w/strangers on a regular basis (Aim for three a day) - Don't overstimulate (Let go, don't try) - Look good, feel good (Helps w/confidence) - Isolation is the dream killer (Don't be a recluse) - There is no magic pill (Process of elimination) "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - FDR

[@michaeladuacheampong6016]

What am i supposed to interact with them on?

[@thegoodfellow41]

@@michaeladuacheampong6016 Life, their day or anything. Use your imagination my friend.

[@juniorngatiri4671]

I think its better for Ted to analyse facts instead of myths ,that way it'd be easier to understand the talk.

[@OvenBakedCookie]

1:13 That's the norm in Japanese society xD. Goes to show how stressful it must be to grow up and live in Japan; nails that stick out get hammered down.

[@kentuckyburbon1777]

I hate going to super markets that are “intimate” like Trader Joe’s

[@dawggonevidz9140]

I have always been rejected, since childhood through to now, age 55. Comes with having an obvious physical disability. You might meet a couple of people who don't care about your disability, but they're part of a social group, and in that group, there are people in that group who do very much care about it. So to remain a part of that group, they fall into line with their peers and do what they have to do avoid the stigma of association. It might take some lies or a nasty rumour or two, but they'll come up with a reason why the cripple should be shunned and bully everyone else into going along with it. And because people are generally weak willed cowards who are terrified of being rejected themselves, they reluctantly, or sometime not so reluctantly, go along with it. Am I anxious? No. Just disgusted. If you were doing this because of my skin colour, you'd be cancelled. But because you're doing it because of a physical condition I was born with, that's OK. Because you convinced yourselves it's not about that at all, it's about those horrid character flaws, perversions and hateful attributes you falsely ascribe to me to excuse your ableism. You know what though? Over the decades I've grown a form of armour made of scar tissue. Your collective rejection has cauterized the emotional wounds that drive people to seek the company of others at any cost, to compromise their principals and debase themselves to abusers and become enablers just so they can feel included. Knowing I'll never fit in because you won't let me has become liberating. I don't have to even try to fit in any more, and don't people hate that. They have no leverage. Peer pressure doesn't work on me because I know I will never truly be your peer.

[@interferenzbrille_2542]

Wow, I'm so sorry. Just as I know that I am racist sometimes, sexist sometimes, even though I am a woman, I know I'm also ableist sometimes. But I really try not to be. I'm so sorry this happens to you, it's so unfair. But it's good you share your anger, which you have every right to have. It might remind people to try and be better.

[@En_theo]

In confirm that each time I treated a disabled person as a friend, other people around me (even those who are less good-looking) put the pressure on me to eject the "unwanted". It's sad but true and that's why I never consider these people as real friends, just relationships that I need to keep at arm. I know that, if tomorrow I got sick or got a huge scare-face, even the ugliest of them would take his distance with me. So I'm just like you, disgusted and also tired of human stupidity.

[@jacobopstad5483]

I have seen people being shunned because of their physical appearance lots and lots of times so I know what you say does happen. And it's outrageous and hypocritical in a world that talks so much about acceptance and inclusion. I really do hope that it's getting better, though, as more and more people realize how unfair that kind of treatment really is.

[@majormononoke8958]

Perhaps, but know that it works both ways. If you interact with people that dont seem open to you, it helps that you dont waste energy on them.

[@ranc1977]

" And because people are generally weak willed cowards who are terrified of being rejected themselves, they reluctantly, or sometime not so reluctantly, go along with it. " With trauma experience we make other people into our gods without being aware that we are doing this trauma bonding. This is called external referencing locus of control where we place our worth in explanations and actions and definitions of other people. The opposite of that is mental health: intrinsic locus of control. People may hate us, people may love us - but we draw our self worth on our own common sense, not other people. We listen to people - without allowing them to control us. We can be nice and good and friendly and social and still say no the others without hating them. That is internal locus of control - where other people do not define our goals or what we want and desire from life.

[@nun-chan9433]

why this video hasn't Japanese subtitles, I wonder an interpreter'd had assessed it'd be better not to present for some reason or not. but what the talker'd had talked with confidence should not be concealed for only certain viewers. for the first time I'd encounter a video without Japanese subtitle, but I've already grown up the advanced like a cat to become a lion(impossible). I can penetrate despite of without closed captions.

[@nun-chan9433]

thanks to this video I've noticed I'd come to grasp the video without subtitles not only of first language but also of second. moreover I've convinced it's clear/fine without it any more. what a pleasurable incident it is to be unnecessary to chase subtitles. hereafter I could do parallel-doing anything with hearing TED video. how accelerate my progress would be. it'd be incredulous for you and incredible for me also.

[@nun-chan9433]

I suppose correct answer doesn't exist, with what intention the talker chose and talk about this theme. in positive thinking I suppose it'd be inspiring/encouraging , in negative it'd be humiliating/shame. this'd depend viewer's mind-set. even if the talker'd had not any intention positive or negative, I believe the decision of the interpreter (definitely Japanese lady) had decided not to present Japanese subtitles would be courageous/sympathetic/correct.

[@nun-chan9433]

you're only a gossiper. have you any method of cure? don't talk other people's mental illnesses triumphantly without any compassion. you can easily understand how this talk should make tough time for the people of mental illnesses, can you? if you want to talk anything please talk about how to cure it.

[@ok_jaja]

I didn’t know I had this and I let it ruin my life

[@ngocthachtruong9889]

08/12/2022

[@Gameboob]

Some truth and info here but like zero help for those struggling 🙄

[@strongindependentblackwoma1887]

Do you guys think that omegle and chatroulete could help to reduce social anxiety???

[@mohammedarmanulhaq]

I dont think these online chatting platforms can do much to curb and reduce social anxiety as rejection may increase by this as most of the time, people on these platforms often skip other people frequently without interacting much or giving reasons which may increase the affect of rejection in ourselves.

[@shloomyshloms]

I avoid being noticed and being Around other people because most people are steaming piles of problems and emotional/mental baggage. drains on my existence. albatrosses around my neck.

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[@aFan_1of1]

Social Anxiety Disorder SAD people. 🤔

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[@TheLeoPoint]

It is a matter of great concern , But in my experience I'm not blaming any1 here but what I saw is first family circle is play big role n they are responsible for if any member have social anxiety by constant judging n harsh behaviour n toxic n orthodox family environment indirectly v r killing that person self-esteem,self worth , confidence now what's remain in them ? Nothing , 2nd major role played by so called society did they really care such person no ?why should they care? Society gives n help to makes u believe that u r crack ,go find some doctor for cure your phobia ,! At least I knew , specially when it's comes to career,look at them how successful those people are!? V r completely overlooked n neglect that individual Actually competition starts since v born , at least let that beby breath first , let beby walk , give some time to walk , why should I compared n feel insufficient with compare to others ? Solution is I believe in u Take your time My job is to facilitate u only when it's needed,specially when it's comes to find life purpose Believe me when was working as trainer at NGO I hv trained thousand students ,I did many case studys each of them during training,I found common issue that 8 out of 10 candidate suffering from lack of self worth ,lack of confidence/self esteem, and social anxiety full of feared sitting somewhere in corner so now can noticed them! I found common reason family environments ,so called society ,so sad but I have already decided n many ppl is doing great job but still they are in small numbers that till my last day I ll pour fire in every individual I knew,.. As responsible person that's my duty let them walk let them fall let the bounce back by themselves I m nobuddy to judge ,..! That is why I told in majority case Surrounding is responsible ,.. n they even don't know how to build them n awake beast inside them ,.. that's my experience n personal view so plz don't mind if I said anything wrong here ,..

[@lakeshagadson357]

there all kinds of diagnosis and it sounds like one or a mental illness

[@FloridaMan69.]

she's cute

[@Tecca76]

yap session

[@globalchaos1984]

I never knew Jerry Seinfeld transitioned God bless her! 🙌🏻

[@m2pozad]

Yeah, had me wondering...

[@rubarum]

The level of insecurity a person must have to comment on someone's physical appearance while they give an educational talk is sad. If you can't comprehend what she's saying, just say that.

[@John-tx5or]

Chat gpi

[@transat7671]

pretty blouse

[@Juitaro]

It's clear you shy

[@L3eh123]

What a waste of time that was, lots of statistics concluding to no useful information. Good presentation that lead absolutely no where.

[@m2pozad]

Not so. Basic fear of rejection is very helpful to know about.

[@pavelow235]

22 million subscribers and 70 comments.....😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@glamdrag]

thumbs down for the nike comment

[@rasalghul9331]

TED used to be a lot more interesting when it did not feel the need to have every presenter have a woke angle.

[@Billythek]

Jordan peterson did better with short duration.

[@cndbrn7975]

I think people with $ocial Anxiety have narcissistic tendencies..

[@amandab3946]

You definitely commented without watching the video didn’t you.

[@karentonks7581]

Narcissistic personality disorder entails being pro- social so doubt that very much.

[@alison5009]

I don’t believe you know much about narcissism.

[@TerrorTerros]

A bit obsessed with self image maybe, but only to the extend that other people perceive that image. Its fundamentally different from the narcisist who by definition sees him/her self as superior to others and demands to be recognized as such.

[@2LegHumanist]

You probably think a lot of things that are equally as stupid as that too.