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April 2, 2007
Social Anxiety
Call Me Fishmeal.: TED2007, Days 1 and 2
His last paragraph struck me... I don't feel it the way he does but I've had a few conversations about social anxiety and the like over the past few weeks and I thought this was worth keeping around:
Remember this, if you ever meet me. I'm afraid of you. I'm afraid I won't live up to your expectations, I'm afraid you'll think I'm ugly, I'm afraid I'll look like a nerd or do something inappropriate and you'll disapprove of me. If I act aloof it's because I don't have the inner strength to risk being rejected that day, not because I don't care about you as a human being.
Interesting, huh?
Posted by aland at April 2, 2007 10:21 AM
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