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When someone shows a keen interest in me, the thought can come to my mind that they're interested only because they haven't yet discovered my faults.
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If I find out I've asked a question that everybody else knows the answer to, and it's something I also should have known, I feel like crawling under the table.
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there's something in my past I'm embarrassed about.
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Social situations are often exhausting to me.
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When I don't know what to say, it worries me what others are thinking about my silence.
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I wish that sometimes I could be more spontaneous and less inhibited in social situations.
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Whenever I've misunderstood a question, and my answer clearly shows I've misunderstood it, I feel embarrassed and I'll be annoyed with myself for several days.
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If I'm about to say something to a group of people and I discover no one's listening, I feel insecure, and I want to duck out without anyone noticing.
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Whenever there's a pause in the conversation, I get anxious and search desperately to find something to fill the silence.
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I don't know anyone I would dare to be ruthlessly honest with when it comes to showing how vulnerable I am (a professional relationship with a therapist or psychologist, for example, doesn't apply here).
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When I've been to a bar after work, or at a party or something, I worry a lot about whether something I've said could have sounded dumb or have been misunderstood.
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In social situations, I don't dare burst out with my thoughts, emotions or wishes.
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If I ask somebody if they want to get together, and they say no, I can be afraid that the rejection means there's something wrong with me.
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I need to have a lot of control over myself and my emotions.
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If I find out that I've been around people with food stuck in the corner of my mouth or between my teeth, it ruins my mood for the rest of the day.
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When my hand shakes, I do everything I can to hide it.
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When I have unexpected guests and my house is messy or dirty, it affects my mood in a bad way for several days.
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When there is a pause in the conversation and I can't think of anything to say, I get nervous.
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When I make a mistake at work, I get scared that the others will look down on me.
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often I shy away from doing something I want to, because I'm afraid of what someone will think about me.
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I've been afraid at least once about having a nervous breakdown.
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If someone sees me when I'm so unhappy that my face trembles, I get embarrassed.
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even when I know I'm telling the truth, I can doubt myself if someone claims I'm lying.
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When someone speaks to me harshly, scornfully, or in a condescending tone of voice, I don't tell them to stop, because I'm not sure that I don't deserve it.
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When I'm in a social situation, often I get tired and want to leave before everyone else.