<p>I struggled with social anxiety during my college years. Extremely horrible experience. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Please make time to go to the counseling center. It affected my grades something horrible, although I still managed to graduate cum laude. It affected my entire college experience, to the point where I had to drop a semester. I didn’t make friends. I spent my days crying and having panic attacks. Don’t let this get out of hand. It can very quickly.</p>
<p>One of the biggest sources of anxiety for those of us who struggle with social anxiety is our constant obsession with other people think about us. People had low expectations of me too because I struggled with anxiety all of my life and I was a total coward, and as a result I felt that I had to be perfect or else I was a total failure. Avoiding any situation where people may be critical of me was my goal. The measures I would go in order to avoid social situations made me look like a damn fool, and brought me more negative attention than if I had just been “normal” and made a goofy mistake or looked stupid.</p>
<p>But yeah, get help.</p>