Today, tired of my social anxiety making me look uncool, I told everyone I was going out partying tonight. I'm actually just going to watch 'Jersey Shore' and pretend I'm with the cast. Something even more sad? I'm really excited. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my friends told me that they couldn't make it to my birthday dinner unless I changed the time, because I'd made dinner reservations that would clash with the new episode of Jersey Shore. FML
Today, I got all dressed up, in high heels and a sparkly dress, to sit in the library for most of the night so that my roommate and his friends would believe that I have a social life. FML
Today, after being excited and trying to make plans with all my friends, they all turned out to be busy. After watching Netflix most of the night, I check my Snapchat stories only to see them all hanging out without me at one of their houses. FML
Today, I had to lie to my boyfriend about having plans on tonight so he'd think I had a life outside of him. All my "friends" are going to a party. I'm not invited. FML
Today, I posted on my Facebook wall that I'd gotten into a huge bar fight and had the shit kicked out of me, all to avoid having to tell the truth, namely that I'd stayed home all night because nobody invited me out to party. FML
Today, I tried to be productive and got dressed in real clothes instead of sweatpants. I spent the next four hours on the couch binge-watching Netflix and pretending I had plans. FML
Today, it's Saturday night, and also Halloween. Instead of going out, I'm sitting at home on MSN telling everyone who asks me what I'm doing tonight that I'm 'going out in 10 minutes to a party', then when 10 minutes pass, I block them. FML
Today, I pretended to drunk text some friends. When in all reality I was sitting home all alone. I don't know what's worse: that I pretended that I was social and drunk, or that the friend I said I was with was actually with them. FML
Today, I felt like too much of a loser to go to a Christmas party, since I'd be the only one going without a date. I had to invent imaginary friends who were "coming into town for the holidays" to feel like less of a loser. FML
Today, my mom asked me if I had any plans to go out tonight. To divert attention, I pretended to be angry and accused her of prying into my social life. Actually, I have no social life and nobody to go out with. My only "big plans" were to finish my Sudoku book. FML
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Raleigh_bruh 7
I hate that show.. That's sad, Op.
Ray_of_midnight 23
There are therapies and medications that can help with social anxiety, if it's affecting your life to this extent. I suggest you get help.
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catnipthief 6
ydi for watching that junk show
silasandseansfml 0
I have ADHD and so does my friend Sean and I tested it I didn't take the meds one day and although I may have not noticed it I was way more hyper and uncontrollable and I also have a short temper and I got angry so quick that day over little things next day I took my meds and I was so calm I my anger was controlled so sayin meds doesn't help is actually false and even with my condition I have plenty of friends I make the best grades b's and a's I'm plennty smart and can get any girl or friend I want no problem so connecting socially is not a problem but what my ADHD really brings out is my anger I will get angry very fast at anything but that doesn't stop me from gettin friends so unless u have that thing what's it called were u hear voices makin friends shouldn't be hard op so go out and get a life
silasandseansfml 0
now I don't no what social anxiety is but I'm pretty sure it means u get stressed around ppl and Im sure if that's what it is alot of ppl have it it's called being shy I tell ya a real disorder or disease to have is were u don't feel pain having to check urself every five minutes to see if ur bleeding if if u fall to check if u broke anything that's something I have deep sympathy for
MischiefManaged 0
#137- it's where you're constantly anxious in social settings. it's way beyond being shy. you can't help but stress over what people think of you, or basic social interactions (i.e. if someone doesn't feel like talking, a first reaction is something like "are they mad at me? did I do something? what did I do?"). it's crazy hard to deal with. not to mention having stage fright multiplied by 100. it's hard to even be out infront of large crowds. and it might seem easy to say, "oh just suck it up." it's not that easy for the person with anxiety. speaking from first person experience here, it extremely upsetting seeing other people do something and just physically not being able to. I have to go to 2 different therapists because my anxiety is so bad. it doesn't mean that I'm crazy or anything though. it's honestly helped me so much...two years ago I'd be afraid of giving a presentation infront of class. up to the point where I would get physically sick. sorry if this seems like a rant but it's so much harder than people think.
lmngrl889 14
it goes WAY further than just being shy. OP, I have social anxiety too so I completely understand what ur going through
MischiefManaged 0
): I get what you mean though, OP. I have social anxiety too D:
nerdsgetmehot 23
Honey, you just described about 75% of my evenings. Not everyone goes out to party every weekend. Then again I have social anxiety too, so...
domertyuiop 0
I agree, why can't you people stop being ignorant? an anxiety disorder, is obviously a mental condition. as if it's going to be easy for OP to go out?
nerdsgetmehot 23
#146 I totally agree. It's hard for people to understand how crippling an anxiety disorder can be. If you have it, it's not like you can just be like "I'M SUDDENLY CURED AND AM OKAY WITH PARTYING AND I'M SUDDENLY OUTGOING." It's taken me years to work on being more comfortable in social situations, and I'm still not completely comfortable at all when I force myself to go out and be around people I don't know very well.
domertyuiop 0
147 - I know where you're coming from. I work with these sort of people with these conditions, especially my mum who has had agrophobia for 15 years. and I watched her for 12 years deteririorate. it's horrible. I just wish people weren't so ignorant
nerdsgetmehot 23
#149 Oh man, that's awful... :( I really wish there were a way to educate the general population about this stuff, seriously. I feel like it would help remove some of the negative associations directed toward people with such problems.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
nerds, I feel ya. But on the bright side, there's absolutely nothing inherently wrong with not being outgoing or enjoying "partying" with strangers. "Outgoing" is a relative term; you're not exactly "ingoing" on here, right? ;)
nerdsgetmehot 23
#172 Haha! That's true, Jane! I guess I'm not exactly an introvert on the internet... :P
TYPiCALNiCOLE69 0
this is definitly a repost , I've seen it before.
TYPiCALNiCOLE69 0
WTF. all I said was that I swear I've seen this before. moderaters , get a ******* life . I'm free to comment whatever I want so **** off.
pvthill 0
o lord 151 is a hypocondriac
nerdsgetmehot 23
#152 Huh? How on earth am I a hypochondriac? Social anxiety is a real disorder, dumbass.
pvthill 0
o lord 159 has a diffrent pic of it's dog if ur a male u r seriously lame drop the dog and get a real gf *********** is illegal in the us
pvthill 0
159 like to put peanut butter on his slong and let his dog captin lick it off
Anaxes 5
Oh my, some of the local pond scum has emerged to greet people who can spell properly.
ic0nb0y 0
I didn't think this was an FML all the way until you said you wanted to "pretend to be with the cast" WTF?! what does that even mean?! FYL seriously you need to turn things around before you write another FML in which your parents tricked you into going to fat camp
shadowsbane 0
You're worried about being uncool AND excited about watching Jersey Shore? FYL because I pity you, but YDI as well.
BallinJ 0
just try to meet new people and get over ur anxiety. once you get past the first of it, u will be fine. enjoy life.