I'm very timid, and I have severe social anxiety. Before you say it, I'm in therapy already. Lately, I've been trying to practice putting myself out there more, but my biggest hurdle is that I get so nervous around large-crowded spaces like concerts or theme parks that I often don't know what to say and just try to keep my head down. It's not intentional, it's like my brain goes on autopilot, and I just freeze.
I've been told before that I come off as 'having a mood,' but that sincerely is always unintentional. I don't think I'm dramatic, I'm not a tantrum thrower, I'm really quite meek. I just genuinely don't know how to prevent that. I'm just curious if anyone else has experienced that, and if anyone has any tips I might try to prevent that sort of thing?