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Social Anxiety Forums › General & Support › they think i'm mean
11/13/2011 04:04 PM
they think i'm mean
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Post edited by: waterfalling, at: 02/27/2012 03:13 PM
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11/14/2011 08:05 AM  Top
lor
lor  
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Welcome, I haven't posted in a long time. IDK how active this group is. I just know you aren't alone. I seem aloof to others and it is me being shy, nervous. Thanks for sharing and I hope you come back.

11/26/2011 11:52 AM  Top
fruitloop
Waterfalling, I know!! I get that too and it couldn't be more opposite than who I really am or who I'm even trying to come off as. My shyness or social anxiety rubs some people as mean or even stuck-up and I don't understand what it is I'm doing that's giving that impression! Ahh.. that bothers me a lot.

11/26/2011 01:42 PM  Top
kildare56
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And if they don't think you're mean, then you're a snob. Lose/lose.
May I be guided to accept others who may differ from me and always separate opinion from fact. I insist that others put the benefit of the group before anything else, regardless of a well meaning agenda. If what you say is a fact, you can back it up. If not, it's opinion and should be called that. The safety of members is paramount.


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Only our failures grant us victories.

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12/02/2011 01:45 AM  Top
Iamanenigma5
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I think that's common with Social Anxiety. I've been accused of being "stuck up" my entire life. It makes it even harder to reach out to people.

12/08/2011 09:06 PM  Top
SainT89
 
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Yep, I have a very similar problem, though the phrase "You're rude" is often thrown at me. I don't even have any intention of coming off that way; it's just how people perceive my behavior.

Previous discussions I participated in:
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12/24/2011 06:45 AM  Top
ohfaithful
It is COMMON with SA, people think you are STUCK UP or MEAN...it's unfortunate. You're not alone in this, but you can get better, you can heal.

Here's a recent post...

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/social-anxiety-disorder- discussions/general-support/3279274-self-medicating-w- alcohol-in-social-situations#3312217

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