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When anticipatory anxiety overshadows social joy

I say yes to plans and then spend days dreading them and the day of I feel sick to my stomach but I force myself to go anyway.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between wanting connection and fearing it can turn every invitation into a source of internal conflict.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social anxiety and the barrier to belonging?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.