{"id":1069,"date":"2019-03-27T03:35:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T03:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2019-03-27T03:35:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T03:35:39","slug":"jessie-paege-shares-what-its-really-like-to-have-social-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=1069","title":{"rendered":"Jessie Paege Shares What It’s Really Like To Have Social Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

People who like things neat and tidy often say they have OCD, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. The easily distracted sometimes complain of \u201cbeing\u201d ADD, or attention deficit disorder. And those of us who are introverted may complain of feeling social anxiety at a party. But, most of the time, these people are simply having normal reactions to everyday stressors.<\/p>\n

When people misdiagnose themselves or feign mental illness because they see it as a desirable quirk, it detracts from those who are legitimately suffering.\u00a0According to Stefan G. Hofmann, director of the Social Anxiety Program at Boston University, social anxiety isn\u2019t about feeling uncomfortable when meeting new people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe definition of a mental disorder is that it causes either significant distress and\/or significant interference in one\u2019s life,\u201d Hoffman told The Atlantic.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you might be able to perform normally during daily life, but you\u2019re terribly distressed around these social situations, such as meeting people, giving speeches, or doing things in front of people,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n

Bothered by the number of people who seem to wear their nervousness\u00a0as a badge of honor, YouTuber Jessie Paege took to Twitter to show what social anxiety disorder actually feels like.<\/p>\n

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The powerful tweet has garnered over 250,000 favorites and over 77,000 responses at the time of this article. Most importantly, though, it empowered thousands of people to share their harrowing experiences with social anxiety.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Share image via JessiePaege\/YouTube and Jessie Paege\/Twitter.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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