Social Anxiety & The Fear of Being Judged by People

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  • @mitch2214
    @mitch2214 5 лет назад +34

    I tend not to look at people because I think they’ll be wierded out by me looking at them!

  • @Tyree140
    @Tyree140 7 лет назад +54

    Only way I can avoid it is being drunk which sucks badly

    • @remon563
      @remon563 4 года назад +5

      @Michael Davis try microdosing psyllocibin (if legal in your country). It is the ONLY thing that helped me a bit. Why ? because anxiety this bad becomes a neurological issue, the amygdala (center of fear) is SO overstimulated/grown/conditioned that it needs help getting its balance back.

    • @JackTheReeder
      @JackTheReeder 4 года назад +2

      @@remon563 sounds like that's what I need to do. I did ayahuasca at a ceremony which was excellent in showing me what I was doing wrong; but despite any rationality applied, I still struggle with horrible anxieties that it seems like I can't turn off.

    • @remon563
      @remon563 4 года назад +1

      @@JackTheReeder I hope you will find some relief from your surrfering Jakoshi. I know how absolute atrocious life can be when you suffer from these feelings. Im currrently feeling the same and are looking into anything that can help. Wim Hof/Buteyko method is definitely worth your time, also intermettant fasting could kickstart your health. Ketogenic diet actually helped me the most in the past but It stopped working (so its up to everyone to try it out). Your not alone, cheers

  • @ElusvOptmst1
    @ElusvOptmst1 8 лет назад +47

    The bottom line is that many people are their own self enemy. We all have to stop beating ourselves up and realize we are imperfect beings. It is perfect to be imperfect. What you are doing is valuable and I appreciate your opinions and ideas for self-help and awareness. Thank you , Kenneth.

  • @dianadelacruz7094
    @dianadelacruz7094 5 лет назад +17

    I’m watching this due to the fact that I have to go take my sat tomorrow alone and I’m so scared. It’s comforting knowing I’m not alone but it isn’t enough. I’m too scared that’s people are going to look at me and judge me. My social anxiety is a killer :(

  • @luisb.5590
    @luisb.5590 7 лет назад +43

    Everything you have said, I have gone through and still am. Thank you for taking the courage to speak so openly about this. As men, we are taught that we should never show any emotion that could be taken as weakness. The fact that you are a young man like myself made me find comfort as I watched you express your opinions and feelings on this subject. I wish you the best of luck in your journey of spreading hope to whoever finds your channel.

  • @Emiliapocalypse
    @Emiliapocalypse 6 лет назад +13

    Augh. AUGH!!!! You don’t want somebody’s eyes on you. I CANT EXPLAIN THAT TO PEOPLE. If I forget something in my car, I sneak out like the sneakiest little ninja to retrieve it under cover of total darkness because I don’t want the neighbors to look out the window and see me. Why? Why do I care?? Thanks for posting this video.

  • @DanY-gx2dv
    @DanY-gx2dv 8 лет назад +29

    Every example you mentioned is something I can relate to 100%. I could feel dread just listening to you talk about them. People don't understand how debilitating it is. My mom also has experienced it her whole life too. Great video. I have that Feeling Good book that's behind you here, haven't had much of a chance to get into it too much yet though but I plan to.

  • @echang1572
    @echang1572 3 года назад +1

    My experience in life... people are nobody. People THINK they are somebody.

  • @joltjoseph
    @joltjoseph 4 года назад +2

    Same..I dont know why I'm like this..
    I'll just keep practicing..

  • @Emiliapocalypse
    @Emiliapocalypse 6 лет назад +7

    Sorry, a second comment: I think some of my anxiety may come from accidentally perceiving ALL PEOPLE to be better than me until proven otherwise. (You’re so right about the low self esteem!!) I definitely view myself as inferior to others, possibly because I never found one thing to succeed at and feel proud of myself for. If I had a sense of pride about something I could do, then I think I could throw the rest of my self hatred into a dumpster, douse it with gasoline, light it and and call it a day.
    And as far as people “not getting it”, aka the way I do things, you hit the nail on the head! It’s hard to articulate this, I always get self conscious and feel like there’s something about the way I might do something that is unintentionally unusual and attracts mocking attention.
    “Don’t hate yourself!” I like that sign off, It’s great advice! :) sorry for sending you novel-length comments, but your videos touch a nerve!

    • @taymouransari7675
      @taymouransari7675 5 лет назад +1

      Emiliaphilia believe me... i have achievements... but i still judge myself and have fear of getting judged... :)

  • @kathleencernetich6243
    @kathleencernetich6243 3 года назад +1

    After awhile you get used to being alone I like to come and go as I please on my own clock the only thing I can say I miss about being alone is every now and then somebody to talk to otherwise I'm quite comfortable being by myself I am content from within

  • @colorgamimg...9653
    @colorgamimg...9653 Год назад +1

    I am just what he talks about in every video

  • @Andromeda.422
    @Andromeda.422 4 года назад +1

    I’ve learned that anxiety...judgement and ego all go hand in hand

  •  3 года назад +1

    Its ironic because i have it in a way that when i sing in My band and people i know com listen i want to run away

  • @KingaGorski
    @KingaGorski 5 лет назад +3

    Ahh yes, social anxiety can be a real rough time. Sharing your story will surely help others too.

    • @tobiahtoviyahgoodnessof349
      @tobiahtoviyahgoodnessof349 4 года назад

      I have revealed myself to You many times
      Yet You have not seen me.
      Attach Thyself to Thee
      For there is no one more inward than I
      Love Me as I Love You 💌

  • @tobiahtoviyahgoodnessof349
    @tobiahtoviyahgoodnessof349 4 года назад +1

    Fear is a Liar.

  • @zebraCAkes201
    @zebraCAkes201 Год назад

    Growing up in school, whenever I spoke in class, the other kids would tease me, call me "white b*tch, white girl" (I'm black) so after that I just stopped talking.
    The bullying I experienced in school absolutely caused extreme emotional damage.
    I remember teachers trying to get us to fight each other for fun.
    Even today as a black person I even have some anger and resentment towards other black people. like when I go to a bar and I see a group of black women I turn away in anxiety. Messed up

  • @Meddio2
    @Meddio2 4 года назад +1

    Why do I feel like I watched your video and have commented this before? Having the biggest dejavu right now...

  • @moralebooster8437
    @moralebooster8437 5 лет назад +2

    Wow! You worded that so perfectly: "people aren't going to understand where I'm coming from". I deal with that all the time! And feeling like I'm not totally confident in what I'm doing- like someone else could do it better... I really struggle with that too. Thanks for the video!

  • @applesewer2684
    @applesewer2684 7 лет назад +5

    Good video. You see like a sharp guy. I liked what you said about the fear being more acute around people we view as superior to us. The penny hadn't really dropped until now, but I've always found that I feel way more comfortable amongst, what society would deem, weirdo's and losers. I've often gotten on well with mentally handicapped people or children too.
    I guess my question is why is it so hard to rise above the fear of judgement? I feel like I'm a pretty intelligent guy who can achieve most of what I set my mind to. And yet, this one part of my life never seems to go away. It's morphed over the years and I've managed to control it and make it more manageable, yet still it's there. Just this morning as I was cycling up to my house I noticed my neighbour was walking his dog back to his house too, and so I U-turned my bike and cycled the block just to kill a few minutes so I wouldn't have to talk to him, even though he's a perfectly nice guy. I think the problem is that it's too intrinsically intertwined with my own personality. It's hard to separate when I avoid something because I fear negative judgement or being belittled, and when I avoid something simply because I'm just a natural introvert and prefer to keep to myself.

  • @dcpmootown
    @dcpmootown 4 года назад +1

    people need to hear what you have to say my brother dont stop spreading your message thanks

  • @rychartist
    @rychartist 6 лет назад +3

    Wow, I 100 percent dealt with everything you've mentioned in some way, shape or form. It sucks because are condition can trick us into thinking we are the only ones to have it this bad and it makes it harder to connect with those who have it. I remember scrolling through a MeetUp groups for social anxiety and even felt afraid to go there because I thought I had it really bad, they probably already have a close net group and this that and the third.

  • @trosclair434genus4
    @trosclair434genus4 4 года назад +1

    It’s crazy it took me this long to actually look into this. I struggled my whole life with this. It’s ruined so much shit in my life. Looking to fix this issue.

  • @jerreyes863
    @jerreyes863 3 года назад +1

    This was exactly me before whenever I take a public transportation and going for a haircut. 😅

  • @heavenstears77
    @heavenstears77 4 года назад +3

    Thank You for this video. I feel so alone in this but Thanks for showing me I am not the only one at least. It's so hard.

  • @mystuffsandso889
    @mystuffsandso889 2 года назад

    I know what u feel I've been there before but don't let them enjoy ur freedom of being outside and enjoy the fresh air, gave them a nice rolling eye to let them know it's none of their business. I think ur special. u will learn to manage them as u get older

  • @theasexualcoffeetable2467
    @theasexualcoffeetable2467 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you so much for talking about this it means a lot because I have experienced moments like that very often and it was just really nice knowing that I’m not alone and that other people feel that way as well.

  • @boopieboop3832
    @boopieboop3832 5 лет назад +4

    Wow this was really good and relateable. A lot SA talks on RUclips aren’t relateable

  • @viktorgrozdanovski9050
    @viktorgrozdanovski9050 5 лет назад +2

    Damn i fucking hate social anxiety

  • @thoughtlessminds1540
    @thoughtlessminds1540 7 лет назад +7

    Great video! Based on the other comments I feel like this is what social anxiety generally is because I can relate to every example in the video as well. I am only now starting to overcome it and this video was a good leap forward for me. Thank You.

  • @robertarivas7113
    @robertarivas7113 3 года назад +1

    don't mind others and their comments..... just love what you do (good)

  • @celiasleigh2805
    @celiasleigh2805 4 года назад +3

    omg, i just found your channel and its like you are me. Btw your eyes are beautiful :D

  • @benmason5561
    @benmason5561 4 года назад +3

    I take my trash out to the dumpster at like 2am so there's little chance of having interaction with people.

  • @lillyfahey1921
    @lillyfahey1921 4 года назад +1

    Thank You so Much for Sharing your Experience! I feel so less alone. It sucks So Bad! I am afraid that people will Judge my looks because I gained slight weight and I hate how I look right now. It’s only 8lbs but it’s so Obvious and they neighbors/peers are having dinner outside on the Patio, but I feel so afraid they are going to judge me because of my weight 😭😭😭I wish they wpuld go Away 😭I want to go Bike Riding out in the Park but I have to Walj Past them and I just know the Women are going to be sizing me up judging my Weight amd how I look 😢so I wont give them the Satisfaction of giving them a Weakness 😭I Wish they would go Away 😭

  • @calvinfranklyn5499
    @calvinfranklyn5499 6 лет назад +5

    Thank you for putting this out there! I found it helpful.

  • @bimbim331
    @bimbim331 7 лет назад +3

    This is what I go through also apart from the part where I am worried about being judged by people I perceive may be better, that's not the case for me, I feel more anxiety around people who are nice ,because if they are horrible people I feel a sense of relief and I don't feel anxiety around horrible people because I don't care what they think but I'm anxious if they are nice well meaning people I think it's a fear of letting those people down, but I also have a big fear of being judged in general by all people by what I do in my life such as a job Thankyou for describing your experience

    • @ianstrange5674
      @ianstrange5674 5 лет назад +1

      I too feel more anxious around folk who are nice to me for the reasons you mentioned. You explained it very well.

  • @umukoroese8424
    @umukoroese8424 6 лет назад +18

    If social anxiety is the fear of being judged is because we who have S.A. is judging others. When we stop judging others our social anxiety will leave because we will stop carting wut others think

  • @anonymous-wy4iu
    @anonymous-wy4iu 3 месяца назад

    Does anybody ever feel mentally and physicall exhusted after a short conversation ?

  • @412StepUp
    @412StepUp 4 года назад +1

    Your anxiety is your own ego, arrogance, and self centeredness. I know, I had social anxiety. Especially public speaking in front,of a group. I thought everyone was worried about me and hanging on my every word. But they weren’t they cared about me being there just about as much as I cared about them being there. You see, everyone I thinking of themselves not you. Only you are really concerned about yourself, but nobody else cares. Once you figure out they don’t really care that much. Once you figure out your not the center of attention. Once you realize the world doesn’t revolve around you. Then yo will stop having social anxiety. And you will even be able to public speak, because you now know they don’t really care that much about what your saying. I can now speak in front of 100 people, which before I was scared to death to even speak in front of the classroom.

  • @FeelingIsHealing
    @FeelingIsHealing 4 года назад +1

    Awesome video, some really helpful insights! Thank you for sharing 🙏

  • @user-bk1ez4sz8t
    @user-bk1ez4sz8t 4 года назад

    Ah jeez, I feel ya man. I’m a closet drummer, closet ukulele player. If I go to someone’s house and they have a drum set, I will never ever tell them that I play for fear of asking me to play. And what’s worse is for example camping; when I’m by myself I’ll do all the things: start a fire, cook, read, write, set up with decorations, the whole deal, but when with someone else I won’t do anything, I won’t even cook or eat. It’s pretty messed up. I want to go camping with my friends, but it’s just easier and more relaxing by myself. So messed up.

  • @johnfogarty1874
    @johnfogarty1874 4 года назад +1

    Awesome video

  • @fanfonsoberkatyj265
    @fanfonsoberkatyj265 7 лет назад +1

    Helped a lot. thanks!

  • @tiffanysar-lecluze5679
    @tiffanysar-lecluze5679 4 года назад +1

    Okay so all this time my problem was social anxiety

  • @Photo_Cyclist
    @Photo_Cyclist 6 лет назад +1

    First time on this channel. I found your contents very and your self analysis ability very, very deep. And I thank you for what you told all of us in this video.
    I'm dating an obese girl. She's lovely. I feel good with her most of the times, and the times I don't are the moments in which we're not alone. Such a coincidence. And especially, I feel really, _really_ uncomfortable when we happen to be among people I love and whom judgement I genuinely care about. One thing is _feeling_ others' eyes on us while strolling down the street: I do feel very uncomfortable, but luckily I manage to ultimately not caring about them (but still, I feel them).
    Another thing, is feeling _bad_ when I'm with her among the people I love. I *know* they are judging me for my sexual tastes (yes, I do like big girls). I just know it. I can feel their stares at each other the moment we leave the room, in silence, as to silently ask themselves who's this girl and whassup with me.
    Maybe in the States it won't be such a thing, but here in Italy some sexual tastes are very much judged and tabooed

    • @Photo_Cyclist
      @Photo_Cyclist 6 лет назад

      Yes, you embody _perfectly_ the people I'm talking about.

  • @ryanfrederick508
    @ryanfrederick508 4 года назад +1

    Can you make videos on the books you're reading?

  • @remon563
    @remon563 4 года назад +2

    I have this very much worsened by PTSD and a fear of blusing/panic attacks.
    Try microdosing psyllocibin (if legal in your country). It is the ONLY thing that helped me a bit. Why ? because anxiety this bad becomes a neurological issue, the amygdala (center of fear) is SO overstimulated/grown/conditioned that it needs help getting its balance back. Also your diet plays a major role; its essential to fix your gut (leaky gut) and your microbiome shoud be in balance. Too much oxygen in the brain due to chronic mild hyperventilation is also a major cause since it leads to a decreased PH in the brain now known to cause major anxiety disorder: www.scientificamerican.com/article/panic-attacks-as-ph-problem/

  • @debbieharriman7415
    @debbieharriman7415 6 лет назад +1

    well im ugly and chubby and old .but I dont care were not on earth to please people just ourselves. and god .

  • @waveofthoughts
    @waveofthoughts 8 лет назад +4

    Not trolling you, just checking out your videos. When i go to the store to shop, i'm just focused on getting items and flying threw the checkout. I have seen the cleaners there, but paid no attention. Yet i can feel their self consciousness, without staring. I understand how some feel, because it's just a mopping job, but sub-consciously i view them as one with the store, doing their job. No one really makes note on janitors. But i have done this work before so i know. I just put my mind on "this is an important part of the store", as all the other functions of the store. So my mind was on what i'm gonna do when i get home..what i'll look up on the computer and so on. Your right, confidence is the stroke of it. You know this is temporary as a "job" for now. So make it fun by thinking about something else. Recognizing "fear" as the enemy..just that.. makes you in control of your mind at that moment. Then you can rid it out of the equation., and move on. Idle time to think about fears and incorporate them into your daily thinking, is a vicious cycle. You need to reformat your thinking..like a computer, it will repeat the same process., so rid the fear with humor say, start finding the funny things about the situation, your into/doing. Ya know i cried til i couldn't cry anymore..and like when i was younger, i thought about how things seemed so big and terrifying, then as i grew out of it..lol it was stupid really. You have the control..try this.when your having fears in "idle time", ask yourself.. "who is it.. telling me this shit in my head? when did i start telling myself to fear my own kind? why do i fear, for it didn't happen yet..i'm preconceiving a fear..that means nothing really. People like to gravitate to positive happy people, they like a happy person, some one that makes them laugh. You possess that as we all do, do you want to make some one smile? or make them frown..you have that control., as you do.. not to fear your own kind. I am you..you are me..that's it, end of story and life goes on. Yes life is like a personality contest..but you don't have to play..you can find things "you" like to do, cause this is your journey, paving your own path..forget the hollywood squares.

    • @Fuady099
      @Fuady099 5 лет назад

      I really like your advice. Thank you very much for sharing.

  • @ryanfrederick508
    @ryanfrederick508 3 года назад

    Start doing book reviews.

  • @bridgendesar
    @bridgendesar 5 лет назад +2

    I often think that if someone offered me a million bucks, i'd do anything, think about that for a second.
    You'd still feel the same anxieties, but you'd do it for the reward, think on that a while.

  • @TellyTingzChannel
    @TellyTingzChannel 5 лет назад +1

    What I've learned is that no one cares what you are doing and are not watching us like we think lol... all this time 🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @Goodbyeeveryonehere
    @Goodbyeeveryonehere 5 лет назад

    hi Kenneth. I made a comment on one of your other videos just a little while ago. this issue has the same cause as the other stuff i commented on. feeling not good enough is a symptom of low beta endorphin. can be fixed with diet change. what we think of as low self esteem is a deficiency of beta endorphin and we are born with low levels which are made worse by certain foods. if you want more info respond here and i can go into more detail. (that applies to anyone not just kenneth) who ever has it it always has the same cause and is inherited (the symptoms aren't always the same in everyone tho). I am a normal person who was lucky enough yo discover the information. the info you need will be given free of cost by myself should you request it

  • @anonymous-wy4iu
    @anonymous-wy4iu 3 месяца назад

    .

  • @WorldElectronica
    @WorldElectronica 6 лет назад

    You speak exactly like rsd max. Not the context but style! Maybe check him up

  • @joycea3290
    @joycea3290 6 лет назад +1

    I may not have 1 skill as a female.

    • @tobiahtoviyahgoodnessof349
      @tobiahtoviyahgoodnessof349 4 года назад

      Correction sibling.
      You are a female
      Therefore You have many skills
      Including as a wife and lover
      A comforter and a mother.
      Only the most skillful of all
      Can achieve this. Kind regards

  • @nikmuhamadizzat9903
    @nikmuhamadizzat9903 6 лет назад +1

    I have fecal body odor that why i dont have friend lol

  • @krzysztofwalczak7652
    @krzysztofwalczak7652 8 лет назад +1

    do crazy things and try not to think about what people think of you. do you have a talent ore a hobby? do you know how you are? try to workout and try to have routines in youre life so you can create yourself, and try to get a job, and then you can start to meet other people.

  • @Matty16151
    @Matty16151 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome video