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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9 out of 10 times she declines and you feel the need to ask this? How can this even be a question?[/quote]

I just wondered why she declines when it's just me. She comes out when we're in a group or - strangely - when it's me PLUS DH.
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Social anxiety. It’s difficult to do 1:1. [/quote]

My friend doesn't strike me as timid in front of people. She happily chats with people in a group setting. She's also in a choir so she sings with and in front of others. I don't think she suffers from social stage fright.[/quote]

That’s not what social anxiety is. It has nothing to do with stage fright - that’s a completely different form of anxiety. It’s feeling like you don’t know what to say when you’re  one on one with certain people. You feel like they’re going to think anything you say is strange or weird. It takes more out of you to be with them because you’re constantly worried about keeping the conversation flowing. Sometimes people have social anxiety in groups, but others have it and one on one situations. I’d much rather have a conversation in a group than one on one with someone I don’t know as well. Most people who know me would think I’m very outgoing and would have no idea I struggle with this. [/quote]

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