Fear of Social Interaction Quotes

I suffer from stage fright, so I blabber on stage and stop midway through my performances. I cannot even write a cheque, as it makes me nervous. Being around people makes me nervous. But I'm very comfortable in front of the camera, and this I realised many films later.

It’s funny—when people call you “shy,” they usually smile. Like it’s cute, some funny little habit you’ll grow out of when you’re older, like the gaps in your grin when your baby teeth fall out. If they knew how it felt—really being shy, not just unsure at first—they wouldn’t smile. Not if they knew how the feeling knots up your stomach or makes your palms sweat or robs you of the ability to say anything that makes sense. It’s not cute at all.

Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting.

I have social anxiety.

I am terribly shy, but of course no one believes me. Come to think of it, neither would I.

I have tremendous social anxiety.

I'm one of those people that if I go to a party, I can't remember my mother's name because I'm so nervous in a social situation.

Because I'm quiet, people think I'm really cold, or rude, or snobby. But I'm literally scared to talk to them.

I just don't like to go out and deal with the real world. It's scary.

People have always frightened and bored me consequently I have been within my own shell.

I would gladly do it but I am suffering from social phobia. I cannot manage being in a crowd of people.

I've had social anxiety forever - I don't thrive in social or party settings.

I used to isolate myself and be in my room by myself all the time.