Socialanxiety

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The Feedback Loop OF DOOOOOM (self.socialanxiety)

submitted 1 year ago by CannaVet to c/[email protected]

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I'm retired early at 35 and haven't worked since before I was 30 (injured veteran.) While limited, I had a fairly functional external life pre-rona but since then my ex I was with for a decade left at the end of the pandemic and I hadn't been around anyone else my people muscle has atrophied.

I'm bad with people because I'm not around people much, but I'm not around people much because I'm bad with people. I'm bad with people because I'm not around people muchbecauseI'mbadwithpeoplebecauseI'mnotaroundpeoplemuchbecauseI'mbadwithpeople^becauseI'mnotaroundpeoplemuchbecauseI'mbadwithpeople^

AHHHHHHHHHH

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Encouraging people to self-medicate anxiety with alcohol is reckless. I fucked up years of my life thinking I was doing that "reasonably"

[–] Candelestine 2 points 1 year ago

Yes I agree, it can potentially become problematic.