Social anxiety

[Emily_r]

I feel like my social anxiety is coming back again. I'm on vacations and I've started to feel really ashamed and scared of going out because every time i feel like everyone's looking at me and make comments about me. I just can't be with many people, I'm panicking. Yesterday i went for swimming on a beach but I left after half an hour because i couldn't be with all these people around me. I just felt really unsafe and insecure..

[BeKind28-]

Hello

I am sorry you are on vacation and feeling this way and your Social anxiety is trying to creep in but this is normal as you are not in your comfort zone as such like you are at home and it is all new to you

People won't be looking at you or thinking anything they will be busy enjoying themselves but our anxiety makes us feel this way because we are so aware of how we are feeling inside we think everyone knows

It is ok even been on vacation to find quite places with less people about even people without Social anxiety prefer to be in less busier places and if that is what will suite you and help you to enjoy yourself try not to worry about what if my Social anxiety is coming back but accept that is how you feel comfortable and so therefore it is ok x

[ReallyFastRedFox]

hi, I suffer from social anxiety too. Are you on vacation with people or are you by yourself? For me when I’m on vacation I cling to the people I am there with and when I feel like everyone is judging me or I did something stupid I tell myself that I will never see them again. It is scary but it helps.

[Emily_r in reply to ReallyFastRedFox]

The last month i was by myself but i do have friends here. Today my dad's coming too for the rest of our vacations. Even if I'm with friends I still don't feel safe and I'm very anxious. As you say, I keep telling to myself that if i do something stupid i will never see this people again, but it doesn't help me much. I feel really bad when im outside I can't explain it. But thanks for the advice🩷

[Springvale23]

I too have social anxiety. I , as another contributor has mentioned am out of my comfort zone on holiday and am definitely worse . As a result I have decided not to go on holiday again. I am lucky that I have family with static caravans on a nice site within a 45 minute drive from were I live. Small site on a beach area. I have decided to try and buy a statistic pre owned van. It means I am beside my family, but also have my own space. This hopefully will work for me.