How do you handle social anxiety in group settings?

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One-on-one I am fine but in groups I become almost paralyzed with anxiety. I worry constantly about what to say, when to speak, and whether people find me boring. I often leave group situations exhausted and embarrassed even when nothing objectively bad happened. How do you manage this?

dominic_stewart · Accepted Answer

Give yourself one job in group settings: ask good questions and be genuinely interested in the answers. Anxiety in groups often comes from trying to be interesting. Focusing on being interested removes that pressure entirely.

andrew_carter · Answer

Social anxiety improves with graduated exposure not avoidance. Each time you avoid a group situation the anxiety is reinforced. Small regular exposures with manageable discomfort gradually reduce the anxiety response over time.

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