Hello all (thanks for reading),
Recently, after dealing what seemed like traumatic drama back to back, I feel I have developed anxiety, even to the point of being seen in public. I don’t feel like myself (I just haven’t felt happy, or like my normal self because of certain life circumstance, i.e not having close friends, bad job situation that I am working out, not being able to pursue my passions…not being able to find the motivation on my own when I usually can), or confident in the image I am presenting, or maybe confident in that I am safe in my interactions(?). When I am with a friend, I feel fine. But it is to the point I have trouble leaving the house and doing errands alone. The anxiety shows up as feeling on the spot in the store. I can feel every glance at me. My body gets hot, my face gets red. So now I fear going shopping, even though it would probably help in the long run. How should I deal with this? I am usually alone so I don’t usually have someone to go with, unless I ask. I was not like this before. I feel insecure about small things- not having an outfit on that I 100% like, having to uber (not having a car, waiting around for uber, riding in the back of someone elses car), being alone. But I wonder if there is a bigger issue? Being judged by others? I don’t know. What do you think?

• This topic was modified 5 years ago by Bun.