mitsuko-raiko:

celestialfizzy:

afro-beauty:

afrorevolution:

thissbrowngrl:

kahlil-themulattoassassin:

still-learning-2love-myself:

• Talking in front of people
• Not knowing how to comfort people
• Trying clothes on in a changing room
• Answering the door
• Talking on/answering the phone
• People asking questions
• Walking past people
• Eye contact
• Going into stores
• Going outside the house
• Busy crowds
• Leaving voicemails
• Being watched while doing something
• Eating in front of people
• Ordering food (anywhere)
• Interviews
• Being in the car
• Making decisions
• Personal space being violated
• When strange people, or anyone you don’t like, are in/around the house
• Being paranoid someone can hear me
• Feeling self-conscious all the time
• Crossing the street
• Asking for help
• Parties
• Participating in class
• Working with others
• Restaurants
• Competition
• Voicing opinions
• Sleeping with someone else/in someone else’s bed
• Being touched
• Being touched sexually
• Holidays
• Being seen naked
• Hearing people laugh nearby
• Public bathrooms/shy bladder
• Starting/keeping a conversation
• Feeling like people hate me
• Always preparing what to say 100x
• Being touched/hugged by people I’m not comfortable with
• Feeling like people judge what I say
• Not being able to get over embarrassing/stupid things I’ve done/said
• Saying “no”
• Being a pushover
• Rejection
• Coming on too strong
• Seeing people I know in public
• Making new friends
• Being embarrassed
• Being the center of attention
• Working in groups
• Being late
• Being stared at
• Being introduced
• Worrying about people liking me
• Being criticized
• Meeting people in authority

I literally tallied and 37 of these are me.

49 of these are me. That’s sadly 97% of this list.

Yoo

When you realize something after all these years

For people who ask why I can’t “just go talk to them”

I thought that it was only my bad manners and pudency (or mb intractability)…