Extreme anxiety of talking about my family - need help
I am in my late 20s and I need urgent help. I have alwaya been really shy and have always had a lot of social anxiety. I am extremely afraid of being judged by other people. My brother is a phD and is becoming an expert in his field. He has written a lot of papers in important journals in his field. I am embarrassed of talking about him to people as I am scared they will google him. I am scared they will judge my brother or.myself and say "wow he must.be so rich" or something along those lines or that I must be really wealthy. Instead of being happy for my brother I feel really anxious of people finding out about him. Can anyone give me any advice? I am going to therapy but I am thinking of switching therapists as I have not made much progress with my current one.
Is there something in particular that happened during your childhood that made you feel anxiety or shy? Try to think back to see if something may have triggered an ongoing feeling that your want to surpass
Maybe you’re having an inferiority complex? I suggest you not think of how people will think of u in regards to him. U r u and he is he. Sometimes when we have extremely successful siblings, we feel the pressure to match up - but don’t let it get to u. Everyone has different life goal and has their own version of what success is, along with what make them happy. Don’t be afraid that people will find out. If they do, show how proud you are of him. And If they ask about you, you can always tell people you have some health issue that you’re working on improving.
