Social anxiety
I think what I’m experiencing is social anxiety but I’m not quite sure, because whenever the idea of meeting people or being present in a social gathering is offered to me or sometimes it’s mandatory, my chest gets tight and it’s hard to exhale, it feels like there’s a knot in my chest that is struggling to break, sometimes it can break if I try to yawn, sometimes I just have to wait for it, and it happens in anticipation of the event, like a week before the event starts.
Does anyone feel anything similar to that?
@samH28
Yes! I feel you. I have felt exactly like this, especially in the past few years. I get very anxious and sometimes even get hot/hyperventilate before an event, but after it, I always think I was silly for being so anxious because nothing bad happened. I also find myself thinking about worst-case scenario, then my brain tricks me into thinking that will happen. I usually get more anxious earlier when the event is more important to me. Was this an important event?
It wasn’t an important event to me but it was important to the people I care about. Thank you so much for sharing, it means a lot.
@samH28
Hey there, it can feel scary to interact with new people, and I get that feeling because we tend to get nervous when we're in a new environment. Being around with new people can feel a little out of place sometimes, and that is okay. Sometimes we just need to calm ourselves down before interacting with other people so that we can get a little ease of mind. I see that yawning works for you, or at times that feeling will subside after a while, and it is completely normal to feel like this from time to time.
I believe that you've got this (:
Thank you so much for your comment, it really means so much.