Social Anxiety
"Social anxiety is the fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people. You could say social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being negatively judged and evaluated by other people." (socialphobia.org) Social anxiety has always been a huge part of my life. Since I was in pre school I always had the fear of being judged by others. Like I have mentioned before, during recess I would sit alone, for I was scared the other kids would judge me. It has continued to impact me. I still have trouble working with groups in class, and I have continued in school to have trouble making friends. Just recently this year in choir class I had an anxiety attack due to the social aspect of the situation. For My final exam had to perform a song. As it was my turn to perform I realized my song was in the wrong key. My teacher pushed me to sing it in a key I wasn't used to and I got very nervous. I felt everyone watching me and I began to sweat and get dizzy. I then got ...