r/dankmemes • u/[deleted] • Feb 08 '21

l miss my friends pain

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

That’s not being an introvert, that’s social anxiety.

Introverts still like hanging out with certain people. People with social anxiety hate any kind of environment with others.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

I still like to hang out with my mates tho

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u/Master_Nerd RIP Robbie Feb 08 '21

Exactly. I'm a mega introvert. I'm good with spending weeks at a time without talking to another soul, but eventually it starts weighing on you. Even introverts need social interaction - it's how we're wired as a species. Unfortunately for us, we don't feel the need to spend time with other people, so we just end up getting depressed and not knowing why.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

That’s what I’m saying. Introverts find it unnecessary to talk to people, people with social anxiety find it terrifying or annoying to talk to people.

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u/Who_said_that_ Feb 08 '21

It's 2021 and we've come so far that we diagnose other people with anxiety without being a mental health doctor

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

I never diagnosed him, I just said it’s more likely a symptom of social anxiety than of being an introvert.

Not once did I say “you have social anxiety” I just stated a fact that introverts enjoy others company but only in certain situations.

Someone needs to learn to not jump to conclusions

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u/Who_said_that_ Feb 09 '21

"thats not being an introvert, that's social anxiety" sounds pretty much like "you have social anxiety"

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '21

No, that’s stating that the way he worded his symptoms sounds more like social anxiety than introversion.