I've been dealing with social anxiety since I was in primary school. I just hated people looking at me and being seen. My therapist says that its not necessary the eyes of people that I am scared of, but it is rather a fear of judgement. "Will they like me?" "Am I weird?" "Do they think I sound/walk/behave weirdly?" are all the things that run in my mind whenever I need to be in a social setting.
😪mam social anxiety is so not cute hey, I’d literally post of a picture of myself looking all cute and 2 minutes later delete because wow there is just that voice in my head saying what the F are you doing
Ow my word! This is me lately. I'm even on social media break now cause I felt like it was overwhelming, and i always got so anxious before and after posting something, and I'd delete it a few minutes after😩
Thought I was the only one. Especially because I own a business and everytime I release something, I just always feel like something is wrong and later deleting
I’ve also noticed that social anxiety is my mind playing games on me. It makes me believe that “yes, you are weird so act weird”. It puts me off from going out and I even sometimes feel weird when I’m with my extended family. I only prefer my immediate family only. I need to get over this. I’m fucken 21 yrs old. Just wanted to vent on your channel😂
I recently found out that I have social anxiety and thinking about it, I had it from primary, I still struggle going out, and honestly I spend time alone, and it has got worse since I lost my dad three months ago, I hate being center of attention and so I wear dark clothes most time when I go out because they kind of make me feel invisible. And I wear baggy clothes as well, gives me a sense that I'm hidden. I've never really gone out my way to look snatching and all, I have anxiety about putting makeup and dressing up, like honestly my social anxiety is so bad that I miss clothes most times because I feel uncomfortable going out, with also my personal space, I just hate being around people. Having a personal sit or stand next to me annoys me, I literally get so frustrated
I came across your video on Twitter & social anxiety is soo real! It controls ALOT of my life. & people think I’m being crazy or that it’s something I can just snap out of. It literally makes me upset. When I was in high school, I literally didn’t eat lunch at school. I would either wait when I got home to eat or I would snack when I got back to class. It feels like people are watching you & waiting for you to make a mistake. I hate it!
I suffer from social anxiety as well and it's soooo terrible especially when my personal life overlaps into it. I'm trying to do better though because my friends don't deserve being excited about my presence only for me to withdraw at last minute
Social anxiety wants me died😭😭🤞🏽it frustrates me so much. I get anxious about chilling with my friends😭💔like wtf is the reason. It hits me when I’m getting ready to leave the house 😭yoh it’s a lot mate.
I Really Didn't Have Social Anxiety Until Recently. 2021 Has Been Worse! I Keep Making Excuses and Shutting Down All Invitations To Go Out🥺 The Good Thing Is I'm Aware Now. Atleast I Can Work On It. Thank You For Venting. Makes Me Feel A Tad Better🤍
My best friends know I have anxiety and social anxiety, so I just communicate when I am feeling this way. When I need to go somewhere and I'm feeling anxious about it, I have a friend help me get ready and out of the house
That sounds really helpful. The annoying thing about social anxiety is that once you are outside you realise that its not that bad, your friend is a good one for helping you get outta your head and being a supportive voice of reason. I have heavy social anxiety too and working from home isn't helping. It gives me the perfect excuse to never step outside again.
yho i relate so much Gugu. i ’m also very sociable so this may come as a surprise for many of my close friends and family that i suffer from social anxiety. it’s so bad, i don’t want to meet up with my friends, i don’t want to do video calls, i feel super anxious after posting myself on social media and i never check who views whatever i post because it gives me so much anxiety.
yoh watching this just reaffirmed what I've been feeling for a long time especially being in quarantine for so long, whenever I think of going out I start to feel physically sick and get so irrationally nervous, simple things like going to the shops trip me out man😭
I so relate to the varsity campus fear. Lol it took me a year to go inside the cafeteria to get simply food. The inside setting paralyzed the hell outta me with all the students sitting in eating and some playing pool I just couldn't. Even after I finally got the balls, I avoided going there in the afternoons coz of traffic again. Classes hay ke I was the backsit corner girl, auditorium yhooo😭
thank you for addressing this subject especially as a young Black South African, don't think South Africans who aren't of European descent address mental health issues enough. Feel its different for the white side of my family. My Dad actually generally checks in on how we are doing and he goes in-depth and shares his fears and I love that about him. Hope your friends do constantly check in and just send love because thats what you need at times, to know they got your back :)
LMAO I’m avoiding to go do my laundry any the laundry room at res coz I don’t wanna bump into people. I’d rather go around 6am coz there’s no one there. 🥲
What I'm currently worrying right about right now, since I'm going to be staying at a new student accommodation. The thought that I'm gonna also have to go out to but groceries & be seen by people just worries me so much as well.
I haven't seen my friends since 2019 and look man even video calls are getting to me , it's like I must prep myself so much 😭. I keep wondering how I'll be when I get the chance to see them in person, think my anxiety will go through the roof.
Hi Gugu, I was listening to your interview this morning. You are quite a smart beautiful. Just a thought, you can also expand the conversation into "the pandemic and mental health" I think you have a well of knowledge and opinions that are necessary and quite relevant in these times. It's your time to shine mama. Its your time, period.
You can buy the locs to do as crochet locs instead where they crochet them onto cornrows. Or sometimes people do them in individual braids or twists done on natural hair.
I know advice like these mean well but SA is nervous system imbalance essentially, and depending on how bad it is, it needs therapy and medication, just like a physical disease like diabetes. So while comments like these come from a good place, they feel dismissive.
Sho Genge!! Marking the register.
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I've been dealing with social anxiety since I was in primary school. I just hated people looking at me and being seen. My therapist says that its not necessary the eyes of people that I am scared of, but it is rather a fear of judgement. "Will they like me?" "Am I weird?" "Do they think I sound/walk/behave weirdly?" are all the things that run in my mind whenever I need to be in a social setting.
I feel you
I've been struggling with social anxiety since high school. I'm just tired of it honestly. My life is on a standstill because of it...
Vent SiSi, remind us you're human!!😢❤🙌
😪mam social anxiety is so not cute hey, I’d literally post of a picture of myself looking all cute and 2 minutes later delete because wow there is just that voice in my head saying what the F are you doing
Ow my word! This is me lately. I'm even on social media break now cause I felt like it was overwhelming, and i always got so anxious before and after posting something, and I'd delete it a few minutes after😩
Also hate it when people comment on my pictures
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Thought I was the only one. Especially because I own a business and everytime I release something, I just always feel like something is wrong and later deleting
Some of us can’t even afford therapy but I just say “yah neh” ❤️
yah neh
Ave ndimthanda bethuna UsisGugs♥️ are videos are always fire 🔥 😍
I’ve also noticed that social anxiety is my mind playing games on me. It makes me believe that “yes, you are weird so act weird”. It puts me off from going out and I even sometimes feel weird when I’m with my extended family. I only prefer my immediate family only. I need to get over this. I’m fucken 21 yrs old. Just wanted to vent on your channel😂
Yoh... Same sis 😪
I definitely relate to this😭💔
I recently found out that I have social anxiety and thinking about it, I had it from primary, I still struggle going out, and honestly I spend time alone, and it has got worse since I lost my dad three months ago, I hate being center of attention and so I wear dark clothes most time when I go out because they kind of make me feel invisible. And I wear baggy clothes as well, gives me a sense that I'm hidden. I've never really gone out my way to look snatching and all, I have anxiety about putting makeup and dressing up, like honestly my social anxiety is so bad that I miss clothes most times because I feel uncomfortable going out, with also my personal space, I just hate being around people. Having a personal sit or stand next to me annoys me, I literally get so frustrated
I came across your video on Twitter & social anxiety is soo real! It controls ALOT of my life. & people think I’m being crazy or that it’s something I can just snap out of. It literally makes me upset. When I was in high school, I literally didn’t eat lunch at school. I would either wait when I got home to eat or I would snack when I got back to class. It feels like people are watching you & waiting for you to make a mistake. I hate it!
Relatable content!!! The choosing longer routes on campus to avoid routes with a lot people. 😭😣😅
Gugu explained exactly how I feel on a daily basis 😭🥺
Sho genge💃💃..
I suffer from social anxiety as well and it's soooo terrible especially when my personal life overlaps into it. I'm trying to do better though because my friends don't deserve being excited about my presence only for me to withdraw at last minute
Social anxiety wants me died😭😭🤞🏽it frustrates me so much.
I get anxious about chilling with my friends😭💔like wtf is the reason.
It hits me when I’m getting ready to leave the house 😭yoh it’s a lot mate.
Being quarantined for so long has made our minds feel uncomfortable with not being around the same space we've spent during quarantine
So true !
That “life is hard” at the end 😂😂
Why is this me😭😭😭 thank you Sis G for basically putting my feelings in words. And making me feel like I'm not alone❤❤❤
Gugulethwa finna 100k before June
I Really Didn't Have Social Anxiety Until Recently. 2021 Has Been Worse! I Keep Making Excuses and Shutting Down All Invitations To Go Out🥺 The Good Thing Is I'm Aware Now. Atleast I Can Work On It.
Thank You For Venting. Makes Me Feel A Tad Better🤍
My best friends know I have anxiety and social anxiety, so I just communicate when I am feeling this way. When I need to go somewhere and I'm feeling anxious about it, I have a friend help me get ready and out of the house
That sounds really helpful. The annoying thing about social anxiety is that once you are outside you realise that its not that bad, your friend is a good one for helping you get outta your head and being a supportive voice of reason.
I have heavy social anxiety too and working from home isn't helping. It gives me the perfect excuse to never step outside again.
@@boitumelodibetso8719 then other times you get out and feel totally detached from your surroundings😩
yho i relate so much Gugu.
i ’m also very sociable so this may come as a surprise for many of my close friends and family that i suffer from social anxiety. it’s so bad, i don’t want to meet up with my friends, i don’t want to do video calls, i feel super anxious after posting myself on social media and i never check who views whatever i post because it gives me so much anxiety.
you’re such an inspiration 🥺🤎
The intro always lifts my spirit please don't change it
Dude I’m so glad I found this🥺
I'm new and brilliant topic aside, hhay sis umuhle! 🥺🔥💖
yoh watching this just reaffirmed what I've been feeling for a long time especially being in quarantine for so long, whenever I think of going out I start to feel physically sick and get so irrationally nervous, simple things like going to the shops trip me out man😭
Imagine the social anxiety they would have if they’ve been a homebody for years - not by choice or bc they avoiding speeches from home
Same😭😭
I so relate to the varsity campus fear. Lol it took me a year to go inside the cafeteria to get simply food. The inside setting paralyzed the hell outta me with all the students sitting in eating and some playing pool I just couldn't. Even after I finally got the balls, I avoided going there in the afternoons coz of traffic again. Classes hay ke I was the backsit corner girl, auditorium yhooo😭
“IT MAKES YOU BELIEVE THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE”🥺
Love the consistency❤❤❤❤❤
I honestly relate to every single thing you said. It's crazy
I am glad you are speaking about this Gugu🌻. Since Primary School been having Social Anxiety. It’s not cute🥴🌚it sucks
"I TAKE THAT BACK" sis you do that ! 😂
So relatable 🥺
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You are my favourite influencer an im going to surpport you
thank you for addressing this subject especially as a young Black South African, don't think South Africans who aren't of European descent address mental health issues enough. Feel its different for the white side of my family. My Dad actually generally checks in on how we are doing and he goes in-depth and shares his fears and I love that about him. Hope your friends do constantly check in and just send love because thats what you need at times, to know they got your back :)
The fact that you talking facts 😭❤️
I'm soo happy Gugs💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
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Sho Genge Sesi khona💃🏽💃🏽
Totally can relate I can’t even answer phone calls/ video calls I literally have to talk myself into answering
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Gugu neh...Same. 😞
Virgo energy 🤞🤞
It's the honesty for me.
We 27 seconds in MaGenge😁😊❤️
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Im following your ytube channel because its really interesting and i will surpport you tell the end
Life is really hard and just weird at times! So beautiful, Gugu ❤️
Hey hey Gugulethwaaa!! Looking gorgeous as always 😘🔥🔥
So relatable.
glad i came across your channel
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Couldn’t wait! 🥺
i relate to this sm. i like spending time to myself a lot. that's my recharge time
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I ❤️ this !!
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I relate to this so much!!!
Thanks for sharing sthandwa🥰
Yho, I related to this before I even watched it. Chile 😅
LMAO I’m avoiding to go do my laundry any the laundry room at res coz I don’t wanna bump into people. I’d rather go around 6am coz there’s no one there. 🥲
What I'm currently worrying right about right now, since I'm going to be staying at a new student accommodation. The thought that I'm gonna also have to go out to but groceries & be seen by people just worries me so much as well.
Sending love!
I relate to this so much ☹️😭
I relate so much 🤦🏽♀️
This is so relatable 🥺
Relatable content
I absolutely love you Gugu, thanks for the rant. We gon' be alright ❤️
I haven't seen my friends since 2019 and look man even video calls are getting to me , it's like I must prep myself so much 😭. I keep wondering how I'll be when I get the chance to see them in person, think my anxiety will go through the roof.
Samee
Sho genge!
Highly needed this. Sho Gugu x
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I relate to this video so much and I honestly thought I was the only one who sufferers from social anxiety. Thank you for sharing your journey💞
I relate with this sm🙆♀️
Quarantine really did a number on us, and it just pops up in the worst way sometimes. But, like you said it’s a liar and a fraud!!!
Awusemhle 😘❤️
Expecting a 50k subscribers video anytime now, sis is winning big time 🥺🕯
At this point akukho okuzongihlukanisa nawe. I enjoy you sooooo much.
Same same same!!!!
It's Sunday 😁😍😍💃
A genuine chat.🙇
🥺😭😭 I can relate , how do you politely say I’m not ready to see you (especially if it’s a close friend / relative you love ) ?
Why do I relate to this so much?? 😭😭😭😭
Thank you for this now I know that I’m not the only one 😩
R E L A T A B L E 🙋♀️
Hi Gugu, I was listening to your interview this morning. You are quite a smart beautiful. Just a thought, you can also expand the conversation into "the pandemic and mental health" I think you have a well of knowledge and opinions that are necessary and quite relevant in these times. It's your time to shine mama. Its your time, period.
Now that you talk about... I think I relate. I feel the exact same way... I just didn’t know what’s it was called
relatable content
You can buy the locs to do as crochet locs instead where they crochet them onto cornrows. Or sometimes people do them in individual braids or twists done on natural hair.
Sendilapha! Sendi within!
Sho genge 🙂
Gugu: this video is not an advice video
Also Gugu: kinda gives advice
Very much appreciated though ❤
I've found mindfulness is very helpful. The workbook "30 Days to Reduce Anxiety" by Harper Daniels is pretty cool.
I can’t tell you the amount of anxiety I get when I have to ask my teachers to sit at the front of the class because I can’t see.💀💀
Gugu u so beautiful 😭❤️
Lol this is how I’ve been feeling for a while now, I thought I was the problem 😭
Don't allow fear to rule your life guys. You have the greater one in you!
I know advice like these mean well but SA is nervous system imbalance essentially, and depending on how bad it is, it needs therapy and medication, just like a physical disease like diabetes. So while comments like these come from a good place, they feel dismissive.
Let's hope things get better for us.😥♥️