Agreed. There’s a general sense of people being threats when you’re socially anxious, versus being opportunities for connection when you’re sociable.
Well, some people are threats. So maybe sometimes the important first step to fix your anxiety is to start avoiding those specific individuals (as opposed to generalizing the experience with them to everyone).
Yep. Plus fix insecurities stemming from actual issues that will come up in a normal interaction, which do “hurt” your sociometer.
Agreed. There’s a general sense of people being threats when you’re socially anxious, versus being opportunities for connection when you’re sociable.
Well, some people are threats. So maybe sometimes the important first step to fix your anxiety is to start avoiding those specific individuals (as opposed to generalizing the experience with them to everyone).
Yep. Plus fix insecurities stemming from actual issues that will come up in a normal interaction, which do “hurt” your sociometer.