hi

i’ve been struggling with social anxiety throughout my teen years. i used to be a social person and now i feel like i’ve lost my spark. i know it’s been getting worse because now it’s hard for me to even talk with my closest friends who i’ve known all my life. sometimes i feel like a bother to them or i feel like i’m too boring to be around. deep inside i know i have a fun personality but for some reason i can’t act that way around people, only my mom. when i’m in a group with my friends i stay quiet and let them do all the talking. i don’t know how to act like myself around kids my age because i feel like everyone is judging everything i say and the way i act.