Mel Robbins

That said, if you're saying I'd rather be with family because I just like them more than any of my friends and I'd rather be with family because I feel more like myself and I'd rather be with family because it's easier than putting myself out there and building friendships as an adult, that's an excuse.

You know, as you're hearing the clink, clink, clink, clink, what's happening visually is there's like two needs, two cards that are needs, and the excuse thing is just starting to pile high here.

Yeah.

What's next?

Oh, this is a good one.

I have to do laundry.

Excuse.

Major excuse.

You can turn the underwear inside out or go commando, right?

I have social anxiety.

Do they?

Yes.

Or do they just say they have social?

Because isn't there a diagnosis of having clinical social anxiety versus...

I'm going to label the awkwardness, the cringe, and the nervousness that I feel having to shift from going from my house to a new setting as social anxiety.

So let's validate that having anxious feelings about putting yourself in social settings is an incredibly common thing

and valid and can be a really challenging thing to deal with.

And so if you are dealing with this in your life, I do not want you to hear judgment.

I want you to hear validation.

Oh.