Social Anxiety in the Gym (it was bad)

If you have social anxiety, you may not be able to go anywhere and not feel it. One place where it can be very present is in the gym. It may sound odd at first, aren't we there to just lift weights?
It has it's explanations.
I've managed to turn the gym into a breeding ground for social anxiety, into a place where I am comfortable. Let me tell you how bad it was, and how it feels now.

[@Lucipixx]

I have very bad social anxiety usually and I started going to the gym last week and I saw a video somewhere that inspired me to not care about what others think of me. I didn't know how to use one of the machines and I saw this one older guy that was jacked (I am a skinny girl )and he looked like he knew what he was doing so I built up the courage and asked him and he was so incredibly nice and he showed me what to do. I am not that scared to look like a noob in the gym because I am one. My issue before is that I was scared of looking stupid but thats not an issue anymore which I am happy for.

[@JonWal7]

That makes me smile, I am happy for you!
You said something great there, that you don't have to be afraid of looking like a noob in the gym if you are one. That's so true, and it goes for so many things.

[@a_kaizen_for_life]

Man my respect for you is going above the roof, carry on like this

[@JonWal7]

Thank you, I appreciate your words!

[@infernoam]

I also used to have social anxiety a few years ago. This video is very relatable.

[@r.i.y4235]

proud of you bro

[@JonWal7]

Thanks bro

[@Nar_Dolk]

The rute of this whole thing is that you have unrealisticly high standards towards your own behaviour and the image you want to create. Just let it go, don't take yourself too seriously and stop giving a shit.

[@JonWal7]

Well said, good comment!