I am 23, 6ft, lean and strong, rather handsome I think, tested genius when I was younger, I think I have a lot to be proud of. When I was in high school I was a confrontational right-winger, wore my heart on my sleeve, I was a boxer, very proud of myself to almost an unhealthy degree. Sometime after I moved out and got a career job in the trades, I became a bit of a downtrodden pussy. I am really good at what I do, constantly praised by the masters, make decent money, but I cannot feel proud of myself. What's worse is I have this god awful social anxiety now and get these weird shakes/tremors when I'm nervous or otherwise emotional. My brain doesn't work when I have to talk to someone I don't know and I fucking panic. I cannot in my rational mind figure out why, because I used to do it literally all the time. I am actually kind of afraid of the world. I am not ashamed of my job at all, or my past. Is it some stupid neurotic loop I keep feeding or a symptom of a more serious issue?

>>33364391 (OP)
Probably too much social isolation. I am fixing my own isolation by going out into nature every single day, it has made a difference.

>>33364401
That could be it, I am alone or working with one other dude like every single day. I might try that.

What are your thoughts on counseling?

>>33364483
>What are your thoughts on counseling?
I honestly considered paying either a therapist or a hooker just so I can talk to them lmao. Never tried it though.

>>33364535
Well they're both just as expensive lol. Might try nature and if that doesn't work I'll bite the bullet on counseling or hooker.

>>33364391 (OP)
You talk like an insufferable pussy too, might be congenital.

>>33364595
The thing about therapy and counseling is that it won't magically fix your problems, you're still going to have paralyzing social anxiety untill you finally get over it, which imo exposure is the best medicine. what counseling and therapy will do if your therapist is worth their salt is give you a series of tools and coping mechanism to help you overcome it.

For what it's worth, if it's something that's truly causing major obstructions in your life, I think its worth giving it a shot. I think you recognizing you have a problem, and actively seeking out solutions is a major advantage.

I think social anxiety is par for the course more than ever these days for kids your age. The big thing is though in my observation is that too many people hide behind it and wear it as a badge of pity ather than face it like the obstacle it is. So good on you for actively seeking out solutions opposed to just accepting it

>>33364391 (OP)
>I have this god awful social anxiety now and get these weird shakes/tremors when I'm nervous or otherwise emotional. My brain doesn't work when I have to talk to someone
ditto. it sucks. im 30 and have been NEET since dropping out of HS at 18. on 4chan since 19.