Can you be outgoing and have anxiety?

Being a “social” person with social anxiety might sound a bit like an oxymoron — akin to “jumbo shrimp” or “exact estimate.” But the truth is, having social anxiety and being a talkative person are not mutually exclusive.

How do you know if someone has anxiety?

Common anxiety signs and symptoms include:

1. Feeling nervous, restless or tense.
2. Having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom.
3. Having an increased heart rate.
4. Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation)
5. Sweating.
6. Trembling.
7. Feeling weak or tired.
8. Trouble concentrating or thinking about anything other than the present worry.

What living with anxiety feels like?

feeling like the world is speeding up or slowing down. feeling like other people can see you’re anxious and are looking at you. feeling like you can’t stop worrying, or that bad things will happen if you stop worrying. worrying about anxiety itself, for example worrying about when panic attacks might happen.

Can you be confident and have anxiety?

Even the most confident people on earth suffer from feeling inadequate sometimes, so it’s definitely normal. But those with an anxiety disorder tend to also suffer from chronic and seriously low self-esteem. Anxiety is really good at twisting what’s actually happening into what it wants you to think as real.

Does anxiety make you awkward?

That being said, social anxiety and social awkwardness aren’t totally different beasts. Lundquist says that social anxiety disorder can sometimes stem from feeling unskilled socially, or like you don’t fit in. Social anxiety disorder can sometimes stem from feeling unskilled socially or like you don’t fit in.

What is a shy extrovert?

“Extroverts are energized by social environments. Therefore, “shy extroverts are those who crave social time but might lack the skills to socialize more effectively or even become avoidant in social situations despite the fact that they need their quality social time,” she says.