Personal Narrative: Social Anxiety In High School

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Social anxiety is debilitating. While struggling with it, stepping onto a school campus felt like death. My body would become masked in sweat and my heart felt like it would burst at any second. My classes exhausted me and I couldn’t make any friends. Everyone told me that high school was supposed to be the greatest four years of my life, but it felt like hell. Like most lonely, troubled teenagers, I resorted to escapism using the internet. I became somewhat of a shut-in, rarely leaving my apartment, except to go to school. I had never connected to so many people in such a short amount of time as I did online. My friendships would begin with chat conversations that included sharing our favorite videos, music, and more. It felt nice to find

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