The Rules of Social Anxiety

1. Walk with eyes fixed on the ground 

They are watching, laughing, judging

Walk normal

Don’t focus on it too much or you will stumble and be made a fool

2. Look like you are writing and busy in class

avoid being called on

you know the answer but what if you stutter or mumble

What if they tell you “speak up I can’t hear you”

3. Don’t make a noise

hold in that cough that sneeze that breathe

people will hear you 

do not draw attention to yourself like that

4. Spend time every night before you go to bed to think

Think about all the embarrassing things you have ever done

Everyone remembers, that’s all they remember

5. Never enter a room full of people

They all look

Why are you here?

Why are you alive?

6. Your friends all secretly hate you

you know why they didn’t reply to your text

you know how they all dread seeing you

you are only put up with because of pity

7. Always be scared

Scared to sit next to a stranger

Scared to see someone you know

Scared eat in front of people

Scared to talk on the phone

Scared to go to social events

Scared order at a restaurant

Scared to talk

Scared to have a panic attack

Scared to be noticed

Always scared

but don’t worry,

you don’t like people anyway,

at least that’s what you say,

you’re “antisocial”

You don’t even care what they think, people are annoying,

that’s what you tell them.

You play it off as a joke

but really you’re always scared.

—  Anonymous  (via dharmabloom)