Every time I go to public outings and meet new people, I mess up my words constantly or I’m so anxious I can’t talk and will sit in the corner and just smile and think everyone hates me or finds me weird, but I want to be outgoing and make friends sooooo bad, but I just can’t unless you come to me 😭 Can anyone relate?
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For messing up: I do the same thing! I just tell myself that I remember and care more than anyone else, so I try not to worry about it.

Yes!!

girl me too! it can be so hard when you just want to be able to be open up, you got this🫶

I relate but I am also autistic… i remember at prom I was standing awkwardly against a back wall and two school principals came up to me to say how they thought it was cool I was standing by myself and not with a bunch of friends. I was mortified cuz i wasn’t alone necessarily by choice im just weird and awkward cuz of my autism lol