Why do we fear of people? give me Your reason of fear

Li · Newbie User Joined: May 03, 2008 Posts: 7

I was bullied as a youngster and the butt of a lot of jokes.

I guess that is why I fear being humiliated by people.

4seasons · Advanced User Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 370

Depressed4life · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: ...

I been bully when i was little. I have really low self steem and i think that everyone is better than me. I dress really crappy and i see people dressing so glamorous so i get intimidated. I don't have any personality because of the way that i was raised, i was raised basicly to be stuck in the house 24/7 without friends and stuff. THis lead to being anxious and afraid of other humans, i even used to spent weeks without seeing the sunlight....However, deep down.... i don't really know what made me afraid of people...i just don't know...humans just intimidate me.

mesc000 · Newbie User Joined: Apr 05, 2008 Posts: 29

My SA got a lot worse after I met this guy through a friend of mine. We met at a party, talked and I really got to like him. After that we kept in touch and one night he asked to come over. I let him and we talked and things went great.... or so I thought. Found out later from my friend that he told her and an entire group of her friends how aloof and sarcastic I was and how he just "didn't get me and was so unsure of me" So my SA comes out even in moments when I'm pretty relaxed and at ease?!!!

This is why I 'fear' people.... My lack of self-worth and that other cliched bullshit. Also, I think there is this inherent "bitchy, ice-queen, aloofness" I give off. Its like my defining characteristic and it makes me so exhausted that I don;t even talk anymore in those large group settings... I feel like there is nothing that people can take from other than that introverted, weirdo persona.

coriander1992 · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:42 am Post subject:

Because people can make life very hard for other people.

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recluse · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:05 am Post subject:

I was a chubby kid throughout school untill i got anorexia at 15.
I was also teased throughout school and college because of a slight speech defect.

shon · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject:

I was a happy, care-free child. As I got older, everyone I loved and trusted said and did shitty things to me. By my early 20's, I realized you can't really trust people because they only disappoint and hurt you when they can.

Realistically, I know this isn't true for everyone. But it's hard to change my way of thinking since that's always been my experience.

princess_haru · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject:

Fear of rejection and humiliation; fear of other people's behaviour confirming the inner voice that tells me I'm inadequate, awkward, boring and pointless. Fear of exposure to their scrutiny and of being found amusing, pitiable or worst of all, unworthy of their attention.

People are scary Sad

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social_phobia2008 · Newbie User Joined: Mar 22, 2008 Posts: 39

Argamemnon · Expert User Joined: Jan 15, 2008 Posts: 546

I fear people because, unlike them, I can't cope with the stresses in life. I'm much weaker than most people and don't enjoy life.