[srsly]

Do any other ESTP's suffer from social anxiety disorders or some form of one?



I do. Bad. I avoid big parties and large social gatherings like the plague. I don't like to hang out with anyone but my 4 closest friends, really. Even then, only two of them most of the time. I prefer one on one situations and after awhile, as in 3 or 4 days, need a bit of time to myself or I start snapping at people for everything.

Generally, at social gatherings with people I don't know well, I'm quiet and reserved. I don't want people to look at me, touch me, or even acknowledge my existence in fear of, well, everything.

I'm clinically diagnosed with Social Anxiety, Major depression, and Bi-Polar disorder.



I am extroverted though.

[Fizz]

I have anxiety issues but they usually don't stop me from going out. I think social situations are a breeze and I can approach people if needed. I'm just not friendly on a regular basis.

[barathrum]

I think everyone has social anxiety in one way or another, thats why drug use/drinking is so prevalent at large gatherings; takes the edge off.

[Ubuntu]

Do any other ESTP's suffer from social anxiety disorders or some form of one?



I do. Bad. I avoid big parties and large social gatherings like the plague. I don't like to hang out with anyone but my 4 closest friends, really. Even then, only two of them most of the time. I prefer one on one situations and after awhile, as in 3 or 4 days, need a bit of time to myself or I start snapping at people for everything.

Generally, at social gatherings with people I don't know well, I'm quiet and reserved. I don't want people to look at me, touch me, or even acknowledge my existence in fear of, well, everything.

I'm clinically diagnosed with Social Anxiety, Major depression, and Bi-Polar disorder.

I am extroverted though.

I think extroverts with social anxiety generally have it worse than introverts with social anxiety do since you need social interaction and I don't. I'm probably an unusually strong introvert. My social anxiety only bothers me when I'm around other people (although my neck might start to twitch if I'm by myself and I start to think about it but it's not anxiety so much as trying not to think about something and making it happen as a result, like with restless leg syndrome). I could go the rest of my life without human contact as long as I had stories.

I don't know if I'm an INFJ but, if I am, I share my tertiary and inferior functions with ESTPs. I was always shy but my social anxiety developed at 17, around the time when your tertiary function is supposed to become stronger, I had always assumed that bad experiences with high schooly bullying were the cause but maybe there's a link between Ti and social anxiety/obsessive compulsive thinking. I've always thought there might be a link between Fe and social anxiety since Fe users might be more sensitive to being judged by others.

[themartyparade]

Never used to have it until recently (reason).

It's wearing off though and while I'm still quite awkward in social situations, it doesn't stop me from leaving the house.

I ain't no one's slave whether it's a white man or the voice of doubt I created myself.

[srsly]

Never used to have it until recently (reason).

It's wearing off though and while I'm still quite awkward in social situations, it doesn't stop me from leaving the house.

I ain't no one's slave whether it's a white man or the voice of doubt I created myself.

That sounds like me exactly.
And my ESFP mother.
And my ESTP father.

This happened to me when I turned 10, now 17 (18 next month), though I've always been shy.
This happened to my mom when she got a brain tumor that has disabled her for the past 5 years.
This happened to my dad 21 years ago, apparently.

[Brian1]

I think the idea that you go into a crowd and work your stuff, first time, you meet someone, is overrated. I don't have strong intuition of what I should do in large social settings. The bigger they are, the worse for me. I think this is where we come off as introverts.

[Dylio]

Im as extroverted as they come lol i LOVE meeting new people and being in large social settings. I dont consider myself awkward when confronted with strangers, and im very comfortable introducing myself and starting up conversation. My extrovert is VERY dominant towards my introvert.

[themartyparade]

That sounds like me exactly.
And my ESFP mother.
And my ESTP father.

This happened to me when I turned 10, now 17 (18 next month), though I've always been shy.
This happened to my mom when she got a brain tumor that has disabled her for the past 5 years.
This happened to my dad 21 years ago, apparently.

That sucks. Hope you all get better.

[srsly]

Thanks, brodeo.