I have social anxiety, nervousness in social situations
I used to have that. Still do in some settings. But then I started college and was forced to socialize so much that it went away a little.
Yeah when I have high social anxiety I avert my gaze can't make eye contact
I can understand that.. I want to understand social anxiety better so that I can help those that have it when I interact with them... What do you wish people knew?
It affects everyone nearly 90% of all people polled report feeling a form of social anxiety at some point
That's kind of what I thought.. that it's universal, sort of. But still, I don't want to discredit it in people just because everyone experiences it. What else would you say is important to know?
Social anxiety is a normal emotion and part of the developement process for us all
That's fair to say. I'll have to take these things into account when I feel like someone might be experiencing it when talking to me.