Why do I - Think 100 times before talking to a girl - Read an email 100 times before sending - Reiterate my words in my mind a lot before speaking in stand ups - Before calling the server to the table and asking for what’s missing - Think about a conversation I had with a random person and how I could do it right - Before asking for what I want - Before reaching out to someone I miss - Etc etc etc 😞 121k
Often times pretending to be confident is easier than being confident
It’s called GAD. General anxiety disorder. :) welcome to the club.
Wow. I just red and found out that I have it. I was prescribed adderall and it helps with daily routines but now I’d like to check myself on this GAD. Thanks!
I do the same things except the girl and the server part lol. I think it’s some type of OCD.
Thats most of us my friend. You are a critical thinker, its a blessing and a curse
Tbh I agree. I have lots of anxieties there and here and people that I knew from college (abstract algebra and all other needy classes) seemed to have the same.
Here's a question to ask yourself. If you spend a bunch of time noodling over a thing, like an email reply or whatever, do you find that the extra thinking provides a definitively better outcome than if you didn't and went with your gut? Test this out, trust me it helps.
Stop giving a shit about what others think of you
Sounds like social anxiety or rejection sensitive dysphoria
This happens more to the people who really want to be exactly perfect… If it interferes with your quality of life, get mental health help. Don’t suffer through it. It’s very common for people growing up under a lot of pressure…
Just do it