Worry people may think I'm crazy - Mental Health Message Board

mycutepup · 09-23-2007, 04:49 PM

I don't know what is this problem called. I constantly worry of what people think about me. When I get together with people to try to develop friendship I try to act the most proper way I think possible. When I happen to say something other than the weather or tell them a litlle bit about my personal life or somebody else's I feel that I'm being inappropriate and that my friend/coworker would think I'm crazy. Today three people who know me look at each other as they were talking to me and in my mind I thought they were exchanging look about me saying I'm crazy. Because of this problem I have very few friend and I try not to talk much when I see them. It just seem that people think I'm crazy and that they don't enjoy my company. Maybe I'm crazy, please let me know what it is and how to ger rid of it.

Nexis · 09-24-2007, 07:58 AM

Have you looked in to Avoidant Personality Disorder or perhaps social anxiety? Or normative shyness? What about your relationship with close friends and family?

Yet if you elaborate more, different examples and other situations, this would be helpful so other can promptly respond, other than my humble reply.

Sannah · 09-24-2007, 12:37 PM

Hi Pup, you know if you are anxious or self-conscious, etc. about yourself this comes across to others and they react to it. This kind of stuff makes most people uncomfortable. How to fix it? Have confidence in yourself and stop trying to get approval from others.

mycutepup · 09-24-2007, 06:14 PM

thanks sannah,
building more confidence will definitely help I guess.

Nexis · 09-24-2007, 08:57 PM

If there are situations, past experiences that is keeping you from gaining or having self-confidence, this is something to explore..

Its easy for others to say just get some self-confidence; its first important to address why and what has prevented you from aquiring a healthy level confidence to begin with...

I knew a man when I was much younger that sounds like you; I was young at that time and reacted with disdain that he acted so "unconfident", worried and very shy..

A decade later, I saw him, he looked great and was very confident, I was shocked... He later confessed that he had a very critical parent/ unsupportive upbringing, who was emotionally abusive to him, which prevented him to feel good about himself...