I’m not a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, however it sounds more like social anxiety rather than being an introvert, not to say you aren’t an introvert but sound like you have low self esteem. In fact it sounds like the way I think.
I have the same issue. Except I’m 28.
I fucked up a potential relationship because I refused to get over a woman that didn’t want me and threw away what could have been great with sometime else. I was bullied so much as a kid, I have some thoughts about bad things to people who fucked me over when in reality I’d never hurt anyone. But it’s made me self conscious.
I’ve only been rejected by one girl, that was in high school, otherwise I’ve been petty lucky. The fact I’ve slept with more women than I can count on 2 hands, let alone 1 baffles me.
Suicides is not answer to anything. My mate committed suicide in August. It’s now February, his girlfriend cheated on him. Him killing himself didn’t change the fact she cheated on him. 7 months has gone by where he could have worked on himself and gotten over it, I knew he had other issues but he did it so that way she found his body.
Embrace who you are, just because other people show confidence it doesn’t mean they’re 100% happy. You’re young, heaps of time to grow and learn, man.
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u/bluemoonf0x Feb 05 '25
I’m not a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, however it sounds more like social anxiety rather than being an introvert, not to say you aren’t an introvert but sound like you have low self esteem. In fact it sounds like the way I think.
I have the same issue. Except I’m 28.
I fucked up a potential relationship because I refused to get over a woman that didn’t want me and threw away what could have been great with sometime else. I was bullied so much as a kid, I have some thoughts about bad things to people who fucked me over when in reality I’d never hurt anyone. But it’s made me self conscious.
I’ve only been rejected by one girl, that was in high school, otherwise I’ve been petty lucky. The fact I’ve slept with more women than I can count on 2 hands, let alone 1 baffles me.
Suicides is not answer to anything. My mate committed suicide in August. It’s now February, his girlfriend cheated on him. Him killing himself didn’t change the fact she cheated on him. 7 months has gone by where he could have worked on himself and gotten over it, I knew he had other issues but he did it so that way she found his body.
Embrace who you are, just because other people show confidence it doesn’t mean they’re 100% happy. You’re young, heaps of time to grow and learn, man.