One characteristic that I really don\\’t like about myself is my constant social anxiety. Not surprisingly, the Internet is one of the very few places that I almost have none. In some situations, it\\’s significant enough that I don\\’t do the best that I can at one task.<\/p>\n
It\\’s just not shyness. I do want to voice my opinion. I want to say something. But this almost irrational fear overcomes me when I have to say something. Not just public speaking, mind you. In high school, the worst grades I got was…for class participation. There was an English class where the teacher graded heavily on participation in class discussion. Almost 15% of the grade. Of course, I was silent the entire semester, probably only spoke aloud 2 or 3 times when he forced me to answer a question. My participation grade was…very low. But I wrote the best essays in class and for some reason, that made up for everything. I got an A in that class.<\/p>\n
Most people don\\’t understand my \\”social anxiety\\”. I can see them get frustrated – \\”JUST SAY SOMETHING.\\” But that just isn\\’t good enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One characteristic that I really don\\’t like about myself is my constant social anxiety. Not surprisingly, the Internet is one of the very few places that I almost have none. In some situations, it\\’s significant enough that I don\\’t do … Continue reading