Tricks of Mind : Living with Social Anxiety

All of the sudden do you ever feel like you don’t know how to walk or might tumble while walking in public or that sudden feeling when your leg start to shake as if you are wearing an high heel for the first time in your life. Now imagine feeling such every time when you step out of house that is exactly how Noodle feels on a daily basis. This blog talks about how silent struggle makes one believe that self isolation is the only cure to social anxiety.

Noodle often thought that the shyness, nervousness, unable to keep up the conversation with others was only because she was an introvert. For as along as she could remember Noodle has always been a quiet kid only answering to the question she was asked, this could be due to she lived in a nuclear family and also was the only child. Moreover as Noodle grew older she could clearly recall herself praying to not make any conversation with anyone be it friends, family, classmate , teachers , strangers.

She had thought of wanting to get herself out of this slump and had tried quite a few techniques. Even so she was left wrestling with an unrelenting fear of judgement. The fear of saying the wrong thing or becoming the center of attention almost always hinder the effort Noodle puts to start a conversation. Self isolating feels delightful in situation like this, cancelling plans with friends, not interacting in class with teachers but it start to get much worse when she start doubting her capabilities and your level of confidence becomes drastically low.

In a world where building connection and communicating with others is everything, most of battle that is silent and is with ones mind goes unnoticed. When a constant evaluation of words, actions and consequences are inside the corridors of mind Noodle hopes that one day she sees this as an opportunity for growth and connection rather than a source of fear.