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First Job Anxiety

User Profile: ravenousrose
ravenousrose April 11th, 2021

To start off, I'm not officially diagnosed with social anxiety. I think I might have it, but I'm too afraid to tell my mom about it. So, going into how I am right now.. my mom has been bugging me a lot recently for me to get a job. And on Friday, she told me about a new store that's opening up soon and that they're hiring and she wants me to apply to work there. Ever since then, the feeling of wanting that job has been getting stronger and stronger but I am very scared about it. I am scared of strangers and being in public areas and public situations and it just makes me extremely uncomfortable. Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm nauseous and want to cry. I don't know how I should go about talking to my mom about me wanting the job, but also me possibly having social anxiety because I don't want to sacrifice my mental health for having more independence and having my first form of income. And I don't know if I should include in a resume that I might have social anxiety and that I'd like to feel welcomed and comfortable and not feel super stressed and worried during shifts if I do end up going through with the resume and getting the job. I am so scared of working that I cried for hours because of this..

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User Profile: friendlycupp
friendlycupp April 12th, 2021

Talk to someonee your comftable with right. Having social anxiety is not easy, same here. It's so hard to interact but talk to someone your comfortable talking to, it feels great letting out your problems and what you feel.

User Profile: healingcrystal11
healingcrystal11 April 12th, 2021

@ravenousrose

I'm so sorry you feel this way ):

That must be so hard getting stress from your parent, it must be so hard, we are here for you. <3