Social Anxiety Blogs

Social anxiety has negatively affected me in the following ways:

1. I have had trouble making friends. When I was 22 years old, I did not have any friends at all. I had no social life. In September 1988, I joined some social groups and began the slow process of making friends.

2. I did not start dating until I was 26 years old. Once I did start dating, interacting with women did become easier. Since 1988, I have had several relationships with women, including my current girlfriend, whom I have been dating for two years now.

3. I am over-dependent on my parents. I do not drive. I have had trouble learning to drive. I am dependent on my father to drive me to work.

I have also been financially and emotionally dependent on my parents. I have made many accomplishments over the years, but I still have more to do.

My girlfriend has also been dependent on her parents. She is moving into her own apartment next week. This is the first time she will be living on her own. She is nervous.

I am hoping to move out soon too. I need to become more independent. I need to get my own apartment and get to work on my own.