Personal Narrative: Common Signs Of Social Anxiety

Ever since I was a young child I have struggled with social anxiety. When I would be around people I didn’t know in social settings, I would show common signs of anxiety like feelings of panic, shakiness, and nausea. Once I entered freshman year of high school, I knew I would have to be able to control this anxiety while starting over and making new friends. The thought of socializing with people I did not know terrified me. One day I found out that a girl in my class loved Taylor Swift. At the time I was obsessed with anything Taylor Swift related so I took the plunge and I sat with her at lunch one day and we talked nonstop about how much we both loved Taylor Swift. Since I faced my anxiety head on by talking to this girl, we have been best