Try thinking of people like animals (in reality we are animals). Are you socially awkward around your cat or dog? Probably not because you don't care what your cat or dogs opinion of you is. That is the key to being comfortable in society, simply not giving a flying fuck. I have been deemed to have "social anxiety with bipolar disorder" but i think I'm just fine. I dont talk much because i enjoy learning (listening) more than teaching (talking). Anyways, good video man, funny as hell
Dude your funny as hell. I say you go out and make other people scared talk to yourself in front of them... and say your asking them out for your invisible friend.
OMG you are hilarious! I have Social Anxiety and I was feeling terrible, but you have sense of humor that I really like. I have gone through everything you are talking about. I hate that question "Why don't you ever talk" "Why don't you talk?" .. :O I understand how it feels.
Good vid. Yeah I get more depressed as I get older(32 next month) and I dont even date. Im supposed to be happy for people who are married and expecting a baby soon but I get wicked depressed because they are my age or younger and I fear I may never experience those joys. I also feel the pain of missed opportunities because of SA and feel I may never have a career Im happy with because of having to deal with so many people. I always feel like I come off as stupid and inarticulate.
"Nobody starts off perfect by the way. Nobody starts off makin youtube videos like Epic Mealtime. No, they start off shitty like this, filming in their parents garage" hahahaha subscribed.
i just drink alcohol to overcome my anxiety when i can get away with it, i tried pure mdma and all of my social anxiety went away. I mean everything i said to the women worked i didnt take rejection so seriously. the govt is fucking us up by not letting the best drugs for anxiety be legal like marijuanna is also good for anxiety
I just got used to conversing with people. now I'm a senior and life seems like it can't get any better. I'm a captain of my schools basketball team and I still don't believe this is true but I have a girlfriend. And I'm still ridiculously socially awkward lol but I just speak my mind and let the haters hate. Don't look back on what u could have done in the past but what u could do in the future. We only live once so go hard for what u want and have no regrets! Good luck man!
I had SAD my whole life until the summer before my junior year in highschool. I was bullied everyday and became extremely depressed. Like u I felt judged when walking out in public and was very quiet. but that summer I just said who cares if I get judged I'm going to speak my mind and do what I want to do( nothing illegal of course lol). and u will not believe how many times I embarrassed myself lol. But I said i don't Care my life can't get any worst. I forced myself to talk to strangers. and
I constantly try to prove myself to other people and tell myself all of this might have been okay if I could do just that. I'm a little pessimistic about this and think this probably would never happen and I'll amount to nothing. =/
Anyway man, you're fucking awesome. Fuck the twilight guy. You're hilarious, you're good looking and you sound like a pretty nice guy. I hope you get over this. Peace.
Until I started hanging out with a friend's group of friends for some time. Eventually, the fear gradually starts to fade away. I'll be honest, it's not completely gone. And I'm still kind of a loner. But it's been a lot better. I still can't properly start conversations, but I care much less about what people thing about me now. I still wish it hadn't been this way for me and I didn't have to miss out on so many experience. But hey, what am I going to do about it. =/
Forced social situations helped me a lot. A couple of years back, I used to be shaky, afraid and nervous around strangers. Even for example, when I'm sitting on a table with a friend, and there's some guys on the table next to us, I'd watch what I say and try to keep it down, I always feel like they're going to make fun of me. It's like I have to put on a tremendous effort just to talk or walk normally, it always feels a little bit weird.
Ohio. If u r referring to the pic, that was taken in CO. There is def not that much snow in Ohio:). Allow me to correct my comment, most girls don't think that way. I am sure some do. FYI, I just started using Dr Richards audio tapes (2 weeks in) and so far, I like what he is saying. If you are internet savy, there are alternative ways to get it ...just saying ...
My anxiety goes away when I'm drunk lol because it kinda numbs all of my insecurities. Ironically, I actually talk very normally when I'm under the influence. I don't have problems going out to the supermarket and buying things, but when it comes to party scenes and 1 on 1 talking with someone I don't really know it becomes a crippling fear. There is just alot of irrational thoughts that circulate through my head when I'm at this sort of setting. I admit fully that it is probably a confidence
When I talk to someone new it is realllly hard for me to maintain eye contact with them. I think my body language is just off when I talk to new people. I'm alot better with people that are very close to me IE close friends and family, which is a very limited audience. Social anxiety seems to be both a mental and physical problem. For example, when I get nervous my body becomes stiff. I do weird gestures with my hands to try to distract myself but it ends up making me feel even more awkward.
you aren't weird at all, i think you are pretty funny XD
some people think i'm weird because I talk very little. There is always a stigma being socially quiet. Actually people think I'm "too good for them" when I don't talk to them. (someone said this at a party). Its funny how people misinterpret you.
@McHenryCruiserFamily im 16 right now and i think im becoming or already have social anxiety im not sure i just have a general fear of rejection and i dont even know how to go about this but on another note your pretty funny, this video made me laugh and i think if you were to somehow get through this you would make a pretty good friend to any one if that helps at all
i really think i have social anxiety disorder im kinda friends with everyone. making me close friends with no one and i think thats because i have a fear of rejection
Most people believe Social Anxiety Disorder is just normal social awkwardness, and that you're just a weak person, who can't handle life like the rest of them.
Therapy doesn't help. When I was littel I was shy an stubborn but I played a lot, I ran a lot and it calmed me down. After playing and excercising I am a different person. I fell the need to draw, speak, play my guitar and even start learning for school. If I don't excercise I explode. I am angry, depressed and I have low self esteem. I also avoid my friends which only makes the situation worse.Howeve, the fact that I can explain it means I am conscious about it. Be conscious about your problem!
Listen man, i may be 16 but I have seen and been threw enough to atleast give you a little advice. First off, great video. Second, find something you've enjoyed your whole life and pursue it as a job. I know the feeling you get when you're in public and you feel that everyone is looking at you. But keep your head up high man, seriously. Fuck anyone who calls you weird or awkward, deep down we are all the same. Yoga and weed are the two best things I would say for stress and sometimes anxiety.
Yes I can relate to this and almost everything you said in this video. Lately every day, I look on the internet for solutions to be more comfortable around people, more social. The problem is I know that I can be but there is someone holding me back. When I do go up to people or say something to someone when I usually wouldn't, it feels like I am putting my head in a guillotine lol. But in a way, sometimes it's where I feel most alive. It's a weird feeling.
The funny thing is... You say you are socialy awkward, but if you'd talk in front of a group of people, say on a birthday, like you are talking into the camera in this video. i'm pretty sure noone would label you as socialy awkward. You talk energitic, lively and funny. The thing making you socialy awkward is that you think you are socialy awkward. You probably knew all of that already though... SA is bitch. but it can be overcome for 95%. Hard work though,..very hard work....
I hope you dont take this the wrong way. You look like you may possibly have asperger's syndrome. If you want to know why i suspect that, feel free to send me private email.
dude, you are living the same life as me..I have social anxiety I avoid going in public as much as I can due to always feeling like people are judgeing me. I wear a hat constantly too, just cuz I have never liked my hair, you'd be surprised how much you are describing me I'm 29 as of today. Literally everything you've said I can relate to.
The only time my social anxiety was under control was when I was an assistant manager at a subway restaurant for several years....I think it forced me to not give a fuck what people thought after a while and I was alot better at socializing then...I think you have to force yourself to be social in a job situation so it definetly helps you get better at it.
I've been this way since I was a kid I used to hate restaurants as a kid too, and any time someone stared at me I would be like wtf are you lookinjg at and go into defense mode cuz you feel like everyone is analyzing you in every way.
People think i'm weird or stuck up but when I try to socialize with strangers I fuck up in my socaiality, because I over think it all.....Then I start messing up my words etc. and I just look like a dumbass.
It took a lot of courage to do this vid, man! Thanks. I could completely relate too just like so many of the other people who commented. S.A.D. totally blows; no doubt about it! I've been diagnosed w/ social anxiety too, but I probably have a host of other shit too, like ADD, OCD, depression., occasional anger issues, etc. I'm in the same boat as far as not really being able to afford a brain scan & other means to identify just what the hell I have.
@WntrSolstice2012 Mental illness sucks or if it is in fact 'mental illness'. Who knows? I've been on meds at least 15-17 years now & it still doesn't seem to do what I think it SHOULD do - there have been some "close calls", if ya know what I mean.
Anyway, hopefully there will be new & improved treatments for any kind of mental "abnormalities" in the near future.
I went through elementary school & high school without any friends. I never developed proper social skills. I was a loner, but I liked it. I'm afraid to talk to people, unless it's over the internet (like I'm doing now). I'm glad to hear someone like you speak about it. I think you should try to go to school. It takes a couple of tries to find out what you want as a career. When I started college this past summer, I majored in Animation, but I switched to Graphic Design. You'll be okay <3
hey great video! i've had this whole SA thing since I was 14 roughly and now i'm 26 and I feel like it's only getting worse. I've had to resign from my job and drop out of college. It really really sucks to say the least…
Therapy isn't doing shit, doctors aren't doing shit, i'm pissed off at myself cuz I feel like i'm never gonna get better.
@McHenryCruiserFamily There is a way......seek therapy, meds and mindfull meditation. I got SA and its helped me so much just in the last few monthes.
Maybe just try a social job before you decide you aren't fit for it. I used to be an antisocial fuck too when I got out of school (because let's face it,you're stuck with retards for several hours each day, fuck having to do with more retards for the rest of the day). Later on I got a job in a hospital where I had to take care of old folks and generally wheelchair people. At first I thought I couldn't make it but I learned a lot "social skills" doing that work.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ... I related to everything you had to say in this video Cruiserman. I know what its like because I have the disorder also. Lately, I've been getting better at dealing with it but all my life up until senior year of high school I suffered from it. I'd have panic attacks too. *sigh* I know how a lot of people don't like you but I understand you so you have my approval. People are stupid.... Especially girls. Guys like us are most down to Earth. Btw, I subbed too.
I have social anxiety disorder. I know how you feel. You're spot on that this is something you're not allowed to talk about at all. As soon as you bring it up, the person stops talking to you and doesn't want to socialize with you ever again. I think it just proves how shallow most people are in this sad sick world. I have grown use to expecting people to behave in a anti-social manner towards me because I'm socially awkward. So now I prefer the company of a few close friends and family. Meh!
I don't have social anxiety however I do have a social disorder called "aspergers syndrome" a lot of the shit you say sound like my experiences, I am pretty socially awkward to an extent, I have quiet a few friends I talk to, but me and ur situations seem to be back to front, you dont have friends I do, you apparently pick up alot of chicks, I myself can barely get a hug from girls because for me talking to girls seems so difficult, I dont know why though, Ive been given alot of advice. dont wrk
@evilchooken In my past Ive asked out about 4 different girls, and coming to the next point, I could had a girl friend EASILY a few times, but I honestly dont know when to ask them or to know whether they like me or not, then my friends basically say "ask her out" but its bloody too late then :( anyway, my disorder is a bit hard to explain like yours is, you can look it up if you wish
I feel bad for u bro, I get you, and im 18, but just relax man, try not to think about people who give u shit and judge, most people dont act like that way, there are good people out there and those are the people u got to hang with, and i think that fehhh thing is funny, lol just be you man and stay more postiive, cu then that attracs people to u, dont be so upset, go out and mingel with people, but most importantly .. stay real, and twighlight sucks lol
@hpvwarthog i have social anxiety, but not when im talking to girls or on dates. Im talking about when people try to befriend me n shit I push them away. Hard to explain.
@McHenryCruiserFamily Wow hard to believe but I know people have it. Word of advice. Let go of the anger. It is only hurting you. Who gives a fuck what people think. If not hating on you it would be someone else. I just tell them to fuck off. You push the wrong people away Cruise. I heard even some that want to help.
Do you have trouble talking with your family? If you're comfortable around them you should talk with your younger brother and sister more or just be around them. I have two little brothers and I feel much less uncomfortable and awkward around them. Innocence can help, lol.
@TWOMERCY i am comfortable around kids but not adults. Like , I am comfortble on dates and shit but not will people that I dont know. Ive had it my whole life.
@McHenryCruiserFamily That's gay. If you feel like you need to be more social you should be with your siblings more often if you aren't already. It might help. I dunno, it might take your mind off things that make you feel depressed.
@bitcyknw how does that make it fake u ass
ubs16 5 days ago
You are exactly like me.
Starisperfect1 1 week ago
inspiring video
ubs16 1 week ago
I think it's all really your belief system that's holding you back.
codename7000 1 week ago
I find it hard to think you have social anxiety disorder.
codename7000 1 week ago
Try thinking of people like animals (in reality we are animals). Are you socially awkward around your cat or dog? Probably not because you don't care what your cat or dogs opinion of you is. That is the key to being comfortable in society, simply not giving a flying fuck. I have been deemed to have "social anxiety with bipolar disorder" but i think I'm just fine. I dont talk much because i enjoy learning (listening) more than teaching (talking). Anyways, good video man, funny as hell
yamahaing7737 1 week ago
your great man..
cipcipp 2 weeks ago
A good phrase is "Get it done... then worry about how you look". :-)
TheaDragonSpirit 2 weeks ago
You know could it get any more ackward... welcome to my world.
TheaDragonSpirit 2 weeks ago
Dude your funny as hell. I say you go out and make other people scared talk to yourself in front of them... and say your asking them out for your invisible friend.
TheaDragonSpirit 2 weeks ago
and dont take prozac, it contains sodium fluoride and fucks your brain. Try reading the power of now by eckhart tolle and meditating
crisisofconsciousnes 2 weeks ago
you could easily be a standup comedian man
crisisofconsciousnes 2 weeks ago
OMG you are hilarious! I have Social Anxiety and I was feeling terrible, but you have sense of humor that I really like. I have gone through everything you are talking about. I hate that question "Why don't you ever talk" "Why don't you talk?" .. :O I understand how it feels.
ghanianchickanimator 2 weeks ago
Good vid. Yeah I get more depressed as I get older(32 next month) and I dont even date. Im supposed to be happy for people who are married and expecting a baby soon but I get wicked depressed because they are my age or younger and I fear I may never experience those joys. I also feel the pain of missed opportunities because of SA and feel I may never have a career Im happy with because of having to deal with so many people. I always feel like I come off as stupid and inarticulate.
yoyo2ma 2 weeks ago
"Nobody starts off perfect by the way. Nobody starts off makin youtube videos like Epic Mealtime. No, they start off shitty like this, filming in their parents garage" hahahaha subscribed.
0TheBestMan 2 weeks ago
i just drink alcohol to overcome my anxiety when i can get away with it, i tried pure mdma and all of my social anxiety went away. I mean everything i said to the women worked i didnt take rejection so seriously. the govt is fucking us up by not letting the best drugs for anxiety be legal like marijuanna is also good for anxiety
Theworldisyourz09 2 weeks ago
right on man. I feel the same way sometimes. Life just isn't as advertised... :)
mulljacob 2 weeks ago
For me, you just have a bad way of being. Your rude and angry. That is nothing to do with social. The way you define other people is also shocking.
HardeyLeone 3 weeks ago
People ask me that all the time.
dacanation12 3 weeks ago
"You talk enouph for the both of us" LOL so tru
XxOneTrueKillxX 3 weeks ago
I just got used to conversing with people. now I'm a senior and life seems like it can't get any better. I'm a captain of my schools basketball team and I still don't believe this is true but I have a girlfriend. And I'm still ridiculously socially awkward lol but I just speak my mind and let the haters hate. Don't look back on what u could have done in the past but what u could do in the future. We only live once so go hard for what u want and have no regrets! Good luck man!
runningmad100 3 weeks ago
@runningmad100 I wish I got better at speaking my mind in real life
bengo940 3 weeks ago
I had SAD my whole life until the summer before my junior year in highschool. I was bullied everyday and became extremely depressed. Like u I felt judged when walking out in public and was very quiet. but that summer I just said who cares if I get judged I'm going to speak my mind and do what I want to do( nothing illegal of course lol). and u will not believe how many times I embarrassed myself lol. But I said i don't Care my life can't get any worst. I forced myself to talk to strangers. and
runningmad100 3 weeks ago
dude seriously , you are funny and this is coming from a funny guy also
TheIntunecatu 4 weeks ago
I constantly try to prove myself to other people and tell myself all of this might have been okay if I could do just that. I'm a little pessimistic about this and think this probably would never happen and I'll amount to nothing. =/
Anyway man, you're fucking awesome. Fuck the twilight guy. You're hilarious, you're good looking and you sound like a pretty nice guy. I hope you get over this. Peace.
Nebster173 1 month ago
Until I started hanging out with a friend's group of friends for some time. Eventually, the fear gradually starts to fade away. I'll be honest, it's not completely gone. And I'm still kind of a loner. But it's been a lot better. I still can't properly start conversations, but I care much less about what people thing about me now. I still wish it hadn't been this way for me and I didn't have to miss out on so many experience. But hey, what am I going to do about it. =/
Nebster173 1 month ago
Forced social situations helped me a lot. A couple of years back, I used to be shaky, afraid and nervous around strangers. Even for example, when I'm sitting on a table with a friend, and there's some guys on the table next to us, I'd watch what I say and try to keep it down, I always feel like they're going to make fun of me. It's like I have to put on a tremendous effort just to talk or walk normally, it always feels a little bit weird.
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AnthonyGard 1 month ago
Ohio. If u r referring to the pic, that was taken in CO. There is def not that much snow in Ohio:). Allow me to correct my comment, most girls don't think that way. I am sure some do. FYI, I just started using Dr Richards audio tapes (2 weeks in) and so far, I like what he is saying. If you are internet savy, there are alternative ways to get it ...just saying ...
AnyasMamaIsHere 1 month ago
lol you're funny and i can relate to EVERYTHING you said, especially about when people say "why don't you talk blah blah blah" i hate that!!! >:o
PsychedeliccUniverse 1 month ago
Feh feh feh,u gonna smash your keyboard now??
yourtheman45 1 month ago
(cont) and trust issue.
BigTrollShaman 1 month ago
My anxiety goes away when I'm drunk lol because it kinda numbs all of my insecurities. Ironically, I actually talk very normally when I'm under the influence. I don't have problems going out to the supermarket and buying things, but when it comes to party scenes and 1 on 1 talking with someone I don't really know it becomes a crippling fear. There is just alot of irrational thoughts that circulate through my head when I'm at this sort of setting. I admit fully that it is probably a confidence
BigTrollShaman 1 month ago
When I talk to someone new it is realllly hard for me to maintain eye contact with them. I think my body language is just off when I talk to new people. I'm alot better with people that are very close to me IE close friends and family, which is a very limited audience. Social anxiety seems to be both a mental and physical problem. For example, when I get nervous my body becomes stiff. I do weird gestures with my hands to try to distract myself but it ends up making me feel even more awkward.
BigTrollShaman 1 month ago
social anxiety can be overcome without drugs
you aren't weird at all, i think you are pretty funny XD
some people think i'm weird because I talk very little. There is always a stigma being socially quiet. Actually people think I'm "too good for them" when I don't talk to them. (someone said this at a party). Its funny how people misinterpret you.
BigTrollShaman 1 month ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily im 16 right now and i think im becoming or already have social anxiety im not sure i just have a general fear of rejection and i dont even know how to go about this but on another note your pretty funny, this video made me laugh and i think if you were to somehow get through this you would make a pretty good friend to any one if that helps at all
rebelrevolution22 1 month ago
@rebelrevolution22 haha thanks man, where ya from?
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
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rebelrevolution22 1 month ago
i really think i have social anxiety disorder im kinda friends with everyone. making me close friends with no one and i think thats because i have a fear of rejection
rebelrevolution22 1 month ago
I hear you. I can totally relate to everything you've said!!
I'm forcing myself to talk... it's hard :( But I'm doing it little by little each day.
happywallflower 1 month ago
@happywallflower as long as you are moving forward, thats what matters
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
Most people believe Social Anxiety Disorder is just normal social awkwardness, and that you're just a weak person, who can't handle life like the rest of them.
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Once your labeled as "Quiet," there's little chance of changing that person's belief - even if you wouldn't fuck up 'til the day you died!
DigestThis 1 month ago
@DigestThis ya I agree haha But ill keep tryin
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
great video! thanks for expressing what most of us s.a. sufferers feel!
SuperMonkeygirl19 1 month ago
@SuperMonkeygirl19 ur welcome
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
Therapy doesn't help. When I was littel I was shy an stubborn but I played a lot, I ran a lot and it calmed me down. After playing and excercising I am a different person. I fell the need to draw, speak, play my guitar and even start learning for school. If I don't excercise I explode. I am angry, depressed and I have low self esteem. I also avoid my friends which only makes the situation worse.Howeve, the fact that I can explain it means I am conscious about it. Be conscious about your problem!
jajajah86 1 month ago
@jajajah86 i love jogging, ive taken it up recently
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
Empaths = highly acutely sensitives. This is what helped me and learning lucid dreaming. mysilentecho dreamtongue.
BrenEden1 1 month ago
i got social anxiety too it goes naturally with my desire to be alone forever and ever and also i like being alone and single
12291995leo 1 month ago
i occasionally take xanax but when i take too much i start stealing randomly
disjointskunk 1 month ago
@disjointskunk bad times haha
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
i made a youtube account just to subscribe to you....i feel exactly the same way
disjointskunk 1 month ago
@disjointskunk thanks for subbing. Still on xanax?
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
your are really funny, im cracking up .
italianman004 1 month ago
Listen man, i may be 16 but I have seen and been threw enough to atleast give you a little advice. First off, great video. Second, find something you've enjoyed your whole life and pursue it as a job. I know the feeling you get when you're in public and you feel that everyone is looking at you. But keep your head up high man, seriously. Fuck anyone who calls you weird or awkward, deep down we are all the same. Yoga and weed are the two best things I would say for stress and sometimes anxiety.
EvanTheFive 1 month ago
Wow, we are similar. I got anxiety disorder.
Have you got any meds for it??? I got Seroxat (paroxetine) for mine.
Xeonophon 1 month ago
@Xeonophon im taking saphris right now,. On day three
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily wow that is some heavy stuff, used for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder... why are you on it if you just have anxiety???
Xeonophon 1 month ago
Yes I can relate to this and almost everything you said in this video. Lately every day, I look on the internet for solutions to be more comfortable around people, more social. The problem is I know that I can be but there is someone holding me back. When I do go up to people or say something to someone when I usually wouldn't, it feels like I am putting my head in a guillotine lol. But in a way, sometimes it's where I feel most alive. It's a weird feeling.
BlackMasterJoe89 1 month ago
lol, girl don't think that...just saying ;)
AnyasMamaIsHere 1 month ago
@AnyasMamaIsHere where ya from?
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
The funny thing is... You say you are socialy awkward, but if you'd talk in front of a group of people, say on a birthday, like you are talking into the camera in this video. i'm pretty sure noone would label you as socialy awkward. You talk energitic, lively and funny. The thing making you socialy awkward is that you think you are socialy awkward. You probably knew all of that already though... SA is bitch. but it can be overcome for 95%. Hard work though,..very hard work....
daeronb 1 month ago 5
@daeronb it is probably all in my head but I dunno how to change it
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
I hope you dont take this the wrong way. You look like you may possibly have asperger's syndrome. If you want to know why i suspect that, feel free to send me private email.
oliver2855 6 hours ago
You're a soldier right? We need you to protect our country, never mind having anxiety. You should be more anxious about terrorism.
Cavin21 2 months ago
Dude you are fucking hilarious, seriously. This vid made my day! I'd love to have a friend like you. Keep strong fellow SA sufferers!
CMG1210900 2 months ago 3
@CMG1210900 lest b friends brah
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
Thanks for the video. I have sad too and im actually not good looking like you witch makes things fucking intolerable.
seriall1337 2 months ago
@seriall1337 ur welcome, where ya from?
McHenryCruiserFamily 1 month ago
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dude, you are living the same life as me..I have social anxiety I avoid going in public as much as I can due to always feeling like people are judgeing me. I wear a hat constantly too, just cuz I have never liked my hair, you'd be surprised how much you are describing me I'm 29 as of today. Literally everything you've said I can relate to.
herbprophet 2 months ago
The only time my social anxiety was under control was when I was an assistant manager at a subway restaurant for several years....I think it forced me to not give a fuck what people thought after a while and I was alot better at socializing then...I think you have to force yourself to be social in a job situation so it definetly helps you get better at it.
herbprophet 2 months ago
I have never had a friend that knows what living like this is like. You're not alone bro. This shit sucks.
herbprophet 2 months ago
I've been this way since I was a kid I used to hate restaurants as a kid too, and any time someone stared at me I would be like wtf are you lookinjg at and go into defense mode cuz you feel like everyone is analyzing you in every way.
herbprophet 2 months ago
People think i'm weird or stuck up but when I try to socialize with strangers I fuck up in my socaiality, because I over think it all.....Then I start messing up my words etc. and I just look like a dumbass.
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herbprophet 2 months ago
I hate living with SAD, it takes away the things I want to have, people think I am creepy and weird.
dacanation12 3 months ago
your funny mate il give you that
lockstockdub 3 months ago
Yeah I have this stupid disorder also, it's bullshit...
Medication helps... But it can be addictive, blah, whatevr.
idk, I relate...
DavinaFaerie 4 months ago
First off, thanks for the invite!
It took a lot of courage to do this vid, man! Thanks. I could completely relate too just like so many of the other people who commented. S.A.D. totally blows; no doubt about it! I've been diagnosed w/ social anxiety too, but I probably have a host of other shit too, like ADD, OCD, depression., occasional anger issues, etc. I'm in the same boat as far as not really being able to afford a brain scan & other means to identify just what the hell I have.
WntrSolstice2012 4 months ago
@WntrSolstice2012 Mental illness sucks or if it is in fact 'mental illness'. Who knows? I've been on meds at least 15-17 years now & it still doesn't seem to do what I think it SHOULD do - there have been some "close calls", if ya know what I mean.
Anyway, hopefully there will be new & improved treatments for any kind of mental "abnormalities" in the near future.
Take care. Thanks again for the vid!
WntrSolstice2012 4 months ago
I went through elementary school & high school without any friends. I never developed proper social skills. I was a loner, but I liked it. I'm afraid to talk to people, unless it's over the internet (like I'm doing now). I'm glad to hear someone like you speak about it. I think you should try to go to school. It takes a couple of tries to find out what you want as a career. When I started college this past summer, I majored in Animation, but I switched to Graphic Design. You'll be okay <3
huisachemay 4 months ago
hey great video! i've had this whole SA thing since I was 14 roughly and now i'm 26 and I feel like it's only getting worse. I've had to resign from my job and drop out of college. It really really sucks to say the least…
Therapy isn't doing shit, doctors aren't doing shit, i'm pissed off at myself cuz I feel like i'm never gonna get better.
Alex57494 4 months ago
@Alex57494 JUST GOTTA KEEP TRYING. There must be a way
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily There is a way......seek therapy, meds and mindfull meditation. I got SA and its helped me so much just in the last few monthes.
Xeonophon 1 month ago
Maybe just try a social job before you decide you aren't fit for it. I used to be an antisocial fuck too when I got out of school (because let's face it,you're stuck with retards for several hours each day, fuck having to do with more retards for the rest of the day). Later on I got a job in a hospital where I had to take care of old folks and generally wheelchair people. At first I thought I couldn't make it but I learned a lot "social skills" doing that work.
DerRofflers 4 months ago
@DerRofflers good idea, ive never had a social job reALLY
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ... I related to everything you had to say in this video Cruiserman. I know what its like because I have the disorder also. Lately, I've been getting better at dealing with it but all my life up until senior year of high school I suffered from it. I'd have panic attacks too. *sigh* I know how a lot of people don't like you but I understand you so you have my approval. People are stupid.... Especially girls. Guys like us are most down to Earth. Btw, I subbed too.
2010Jakeypoo 4 months ago
@2010Jakeypoo BOOOOM
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
I have social anxiety disorder. I know how you feel. You're spot on that this is something you're not allowed to talk about at all. As soon as you bring it up, the person stops talking to you and doesn't want to socialize with you ever again. I think it just proves how shallow most people are in this sad sick world. I have grown use to expecting people to behave in a anti-social manner towards me because I'm socially awkward. So now I prefer the company of a few close friends and family. Meh!
ogrish84 4 months ago
@ogrish84 I feel ya brah
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
I don't have social anxiety however I do have a social disorder called "aspergers syndrome" a lot of the shit you say sound like my experiences, I am pretty socially awkward to an extent, I have quiet a few friends I talk to, but me and ur situations seem to be back to front, you dont have friends I do, you apparently pick up alot of chicks, I myself can barely get a hug from girls because for me talking to girls seems so difficult, I dont know why though, Ive been given alot of advice. dont wrk
evilchooken 4 months ago
@evilchooken In my past Ive asked out about 4 different girls, and coming to the next point, I could had a girl friend EASILY a few times, but I honestly dont know when to ask them or to know whether they like me or not, then my friends basically say "ask her out" but its bloody too late then :( anyway, my disorder is a bit hard to explain like yours is, you can look it up if you wish
evilchooken 4 months ago
@evilchooken haha just gotta ask em and if they decline, they decline.
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
@evilchooken just gotta pinpoint what your problems are and see what you can do to correct them
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
I feel bad for u bro, I get you, and im 18, but just relax man, try not to think about people who give u shit and judge, most people dont act like that way, there are good people out there and those are the people u got to hang with, and i think that fehhh thing is funny, lol just be you man and stay more postiive, cu then that attracs people to u, dont be so upset, go out and mingel with people, but most importantly .. stay real, and twighlight sucks lol
66ALicEiNCHaiNS06 4 months ago
@66ALicEiNCHaiNS06 im trying
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
so you have SAD? come on man be HAPPY
66ALicEiNCHaiNS06 4 months ago
@66ALicEiNCHaiNS06 being happy is a temporary emotion haha
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
LMFAO why would a vagina man have socail anxiety? Out the with your wang slanging vagina. Then try to sell us this shit.
hpvwarthog 4 months ago
@hpvwarthog i have social anxiety, but not when im talking to girls or on dates. Im talking about when people try to befriend me n shit I push them away. Hard to explain.
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily Wow hard to believe but I know people have it. Word of advice. Let go of the anger. It is only hurting you. Who gives a fuck what people think. If not hating on you it would be someone else. I just tell them to fuck off. You push the wrong people away Cruise. I heard even some that want to help.
hpvwarthog 4 months ago
I like you a lot in this video.
rawopeness 4 months ago 2
@rawopeness BOOOOM thanks!!
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily me either :D
kin8219 4 months ago
i enjoy you and your abnormal sense of humor.
im sure i could make you comfortable around me... it's easier to be comfortable around people who are equally as awesome as you.
MarleyNUs 4 months ago
@MarleyNUs haha thanks, where u from?
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily actually this is @laurenisnutzo i just have a bad habit of forgetting which channel i'm signed into lol
MarleyNUs 4 months ago
@MarleyNUs oh i know now, your posting from a different account haha
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily lol yeah xD
MarleyNUs 4 months ago
@MarleyNUs BOOOM! we should hang out.
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily BOOM! i agree.
MarleyNUs 4 months ago
Do you have trouble talking with your family? If you're comfortable around them you should talk with your younger brother and sister more or just be around them. I have two little brothers and I feel much less uncomfortable and awkward around them. Innocence can help, lol.
TWOMERCY 4 months ago
@TWOMERCY i am comfortable around kids but not adults. Like , I am comfortble on dates and shit but not will people that I dont know. Ive had it my whole life.
McHenryCruiserFamily 4 months ago
@McHenryCruiserFamily That's gay. If you feel like you need to be more social you should be with your siblings more often if you aren't already. It might help. I dunno, it might take your mind off things that make you feel depressed.
TWOMERCY 4 months ago
How long have you had social anxiety?
TWOMERCY 4 months ago