Health: Today, my social anxiety got so bad, I nearly had a panic attack... - FML

By SocialAnxietyNightmare - 09/02/2012 16:42 - United Kingdom

Today, my social anxiety got so bad, I nearly had a panic attack when too many people joined my World of Warcraft party. FML

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By stayaway - 14/04/2022 04:00

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By pottie69 - 07/09/2011 05:23 - United States

Today, my social anxiety got so bad that I'm now afraid to add people on Facebook. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/08/2012 14:20 - United Kingdom - Bishops Stortford

Today, my social anxiety hit a new low. I was playing bingo and, although I won, I didn't shout "bingo" because I thought too many people would look at me. FML

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By Nervous wreck - 30/06/2023 20:00 - United States

Today, my social anxiety is so bad that the mere thought of talking to anyone, even someone who isn't even real, makes me feel ill and uneasy. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/11/2020 07:04 - France

Today, I wanted to play Among Us for a little distraction. I ended up having a panic attack. FML

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By insearch4i - 22/01/2009 15:14 - United States

Today, I got bored and decided to try World Of Warcraft. FML

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By nicoleee - 29/03/2012 20:16 - United States

Today, I was talking about phobias and anxiety disorders in psychology class. I nearly had a panic attack because I was worried that someone might realize I suffer from them. FML

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By Noctium - 02/09/2020 14:08 - Australia - Bentley

Today, I realised exactly how bad my social anxiety has gotten when I had a panic attack watching someone ask someone else out on a fictional show. FML

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By Anonymous S'wit - 08/11/2014 22:49 - Portugal

Today, my anxiety got so bad that when I stole a sword in Skyrim and resisted arrest, I had a full-on panic attack as I ran away. I ended up curling up on the sofa as my character got hacked to death on the TV. FML

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By ohtheirony - 10/12/2015 19:49 - United States - Reno

Today, while trying to explain to my friends what an anxiety attack is like, I had an anxiety attack. FML

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Soloman212 28

Thursday 9 February 2012 18:50

Flashbacks of failed raids?

Icejza_DaChilla 7

Thursday 9 February 2012 18:50

Turn off the PC and go find another human to interact with. It may be painful at first but it will get better.

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rastafarhi 0

Friday 10 February 2012 9:17

Stop becoming a person you don't want to be. Playing WoW obsessively won't help you in any way. Stop and delete your account maybe take up jogging, biking or something. Your clearly not happy with who you are so Change yourself starting now! :) Thoughts become things.

Ins0mau 20

Friday 10 February 2012 14:32

You're just assuming they play WOW obsessively cause they have social anxiety.

cajunjynx 0

Friday 10 February 2012 19:41

Agreed

brosbeforehos85 3

Friday 10 February 2012 11:53

Yeah u need to get out more

arthurlikestrain 0

Friday 10 February 2012 14:07

This is the point where you should trade out WOW for a self help group...

mattscott 5

Friday 10 February 2012 16:55

I'm sorry... Someone i used to know had bad social anxiety. It was different for her online or on games and such though, because she didn't actually have to be face to face with the people.

sandinthewaves 5

Friday 10 February 2012 18:53

STFU loser!

sandinthewaves 5

Friday 10 February 2012 18:55

Your life doesn't suck, you suck at life.

THE_A_TEEN 27

Friday 10 February 2012 23:26

...and you suck at understanding what social anxiety means.

beachya 1

Friday 10 February 2012 20:14

You ever notice its the people that play too many video games and stay locked in their rooms alone all the time with the social disorders...? More kids need to go outside and have normal human interaction, not sit in front of a screen and only have contact with a controller!!

xGoldenEvox 2

Friday 10 February 2012 20:19

I play WoW but dude you may want to lay off and go out and talk to people or something. Cause that's not good!

cojo1013 3

Friday 10 February 2012 21:12

I just realized, based off all of the comments and thumbs down on this page, there are so many a holes on this website.

cunningchick 1

Tuesday 14 February 2012 4:48

That is so frickin true,

vietguy808 0

Friday 10 February 2012 23:15

Dumbass get a life

THE_A_TEEN 27

Friday 10 February 2012 23:29

^Dumbass needs to learn punctuation.

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