relatable

Not relatable, as ex-Socially Anxious person.

I have more regular anxiety than social anxiety.
my normal anxiety is severe, rather than my social anxiety being low.

My friend has never been diagnosed but I’m pretty sure he has it… or he’s just been conditioned that way.

He can’t even order at restaurants and needs someone else to order for him.

You can be “conditioned that way” into MH issues. Nature vs nurture debate.

According to his brother (who ended up just fine), he was extremely coddled by his parents.

Compare it to a soldier who was in Iraq and actually saw people die or handled a legitimate firearm. That’s actual anxiety.

His social development was, it could be argued, neglected by being coddled.