just because i know this will be relevant to my flist's interests....

[lirazel]

Social Anxiety Is...
Not all of these apply to me, but quite a few do. The one that hit me the hardest?

Social anxiety is staying in your dorm room during meals instead of braving the dining hall.

My entire freshman year. I ate the bad to-go food so that I could eat it in my room during lunch so that I wouldn't have to go up to the cafeteria. I went to dinner with my roommate if she was around, but other than that, it was always the to-go stuff. And on the weekends I seriously didn't leave the dorm except to grab food. Gah. I just had horrible flashbacks.

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[local-max.livejournal.com]

Disclosure: I live in a student house, but I'm not very, er, close with them. I haven't cooked all this year because I don't want to talk to housemates. I also avoid going out of the house to get food if they're milling around. Which means sometimes I have to wait until the middle of the night to eat, after they've gone to sleep. And I don't keep any food that needs to be refrigerated.

[green-maia.livejournal.com]

I haven't cooked all this year because I don't want to talk to housemates. I also avoid going out of the house to get food if they're milling around. Which means sometimes I have to wait until the middle of the night to eat, after they've gone to sleep. And I don't keep any food that needs to be refrigerated.

That was me when I lived with other people.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

That sounds rough. And would probably be me. With my last roommate, I basically stayed in my room unless she wasn't there. And that was just one person--I can't imagine with lots of them.