“I wanted to just sink into my media downloads for a while and pretend I didn't exist.” — Martha Wells Copy Share Image
“Never ignore the elephant in the room. That’s rude; play with it and introduce it.” — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
Sometimes I have a little social anxiety, and meeting people can be a challenge for me. — Coy Bowles Copy Share Image
“What does running from a bear have to do with social anxiety? Everything.” — Jonathan Berent Copy Share Image
“Fear has become normal and is covered by the idea of “patriotism”.” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
“Patriotism, currently, is nothing but the deadly evolution of narrow minded politics which has distorted language.” — Nilantha Ilangamuwa Copy Share Image
I've always been comfortable with my gayness, but I was intimidated by the social anxiety. — Syd Copy Share Image
What makes me deeply vulnerable? Probably the thing I suffer most from and have the most uncontrollable reactions from is still social… — Alex Ebert Copy Share Image
“But he was quite consciously afraid of society, which he knew by instinct to be a malevolent, partly insane beast.” — D.H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“It is easy to criticize the antisocial, but hard to get close to know what keeps them at bay.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I do think economic and social anxiety is the number one issue. And I'm pretty confident Hillary Clinton will be really riding… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
A very sensitive person in this stupid world is bound to become mad… Only meditation can save him from becoming mad. — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I suffered a lot from social anxiety, and being on set was really scary to me. That fear can cause limits in… — Keiynan Lonsdale Copy Share Image
“I learned years ago that it’s okay to do this. To seek out small spaces for me, to stop and imagine myself… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
And I was incapable of living all by myself in those lodgings where I didn't know a soul. It terrified me to… — Osamu Dazai Copy Share Image
School was a big source of anxiety for me. I hated school. I have social anxiety, and it developed when I was… — Lili Reinhart Copy Share Image
Honestly, I dont talk to people. I have the worst social anxiety. Yeah, when I see somebody thats even remotely cute, I… — Jeremy G Copy Share Image
There are people who have an appetite for grief; pleasure is not strong enough and they crave pain. They have mithridatic stomachs… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Moving to New York City and doing what I do, social anxiety is a really ridiculous kind of curse to have. But… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
“I've spent most of my life and most of my friendships holding my breath and hoping that when people get close enough… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“ Social Anxiety and Your Mind Your most powerful thoughts are often unconscious and are based upon deeply held beliefs. In social… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ DEPRESSION Many of the individuals in my program have pointed to a level of depression as an initial symptom. Depression—pervasive, overwhelming… — Jonathan Berent Copy Share Image
“ Communication Skills and Career Success Many people with social anxiety make the unfortunate mistake of assuming that if they communicate very… — Jonathan Berent Copy Share Image
“ Who Suffers? If you have social anxiety, you are not alone. The National Comorbidity Study found social phobia to be the… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ Adam: Of course, the pressure Adam was feeling was not just related to the math test. The roots of his anxiety… — Jonathan Berent Copy Share Image
“ Perfectionism People with social anxiety tend to be perfectionists. A degree of perfectionism is generally seen as a good trait. It… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“I’ve often heard it said that everything new starts with a thought. Here is yours: My social anxiety symptoms are temporary and… — Jonathan Berent Copy Share Image
“If I had a reader and he had read all I have written so far of my adventures, there would be certainly… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better. — Ricky Williams Copy Share Image
As you know, I have been very open about my struggle with social anxiety. — Summer Walker Copy Share Image
I've had social anxiety forever - I don't thrive in social or party settings. — Lili Reinhart Copy Share Image
The neurotic is always half-drowning in anxiety, and always being half-rescued. — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
