having social anxiety

Regrets cutting two months’ growth to please someone; prefers long hair and avoids salons over cost and awkward small talk. A companion’s finances may shift Japan from March to June; he debates going alone or cancelling, fearing heat and disappointment. He attributes loneliness to shyness and a “don’t talk to me” aura developed in secondary school, despite wanting connection.

Indecision about appearance and travel mirrors a broader struggle to change entrenched social habits.