Hi my names nathan, im 21 and I suffer from social anxieties that primarily make me quite paranoid, so I feel that when I go out in a public place (e.g. a city centre, shopping precinct, walking around my own village...) that everyone is looking at me and thinking/saying negative things about me. Its other effect on me is that I have a fear of rejection when it comes to socialising with people I've never met before or not known very long which makes it hard for me to make friends when I start a new job, or meet friends of friends or go to a club or gig. Also it effects me going into relationships for the same reason. I dont have the confidence to go up to a girl and tell her I like her, or for that matter talk to a girl I've never met before.
For me the dominant cause of the social anxieties are my low self esteem and the fact I was bullied alot in secondary school.
So I was just wonder can any of you guys relate?
Thanks