social anxiety due to porn addiction

I have a thread in my profile with a method that might work for this.

 

Being introverted and social at the same time aren't mutually exclusive. And while PMO isn't the reason you are introverted or feel lonely, it certainly reinforces these aspects, takes up a lot of your time and keeps your mind away from the real world.

Social skills are just that: skills that anybody can learn. Going out and meeting people at every opportunity (ideally combined with professional counseling) is the best remedy to overcome social anxiety. You have to push yourself out of your comfort zone, banal as that may sound.

 

I wouldn't say pmo is the reason , but facilitates patterns ,

Introverted and enjoy solitude means you also focus on porn in solitude, some people just like to be alone .

But you can get used to that way of living because you are not used to the opposite, you can condition your living patterns ,you don't necessarily have to be full introvert and full extrovert some people can mould and adapt to be a mix of both ,

If your alone all the time , that myt be why your uncomfortable when your not alone .

As they say exposure makes you more comfortable. I prefer solitude , but I can enjoy a good night out , but as I get older I prefer to get the job done and chill and relax and focus on my own life and world in peace . But you can do a mix of both ,

You probably need to be more active outside the house. With people you know. Most of us are surrounded by hordes of strangers everyday , it's not as though you know these people so why would you be 100% comfortable.

Being introverted means you enjoy solitude and thinking ,

But there is a happy medium .

I know plenty of extroverts with social anxiety but some also get anxiety if they are in solitude , they need to be busy all the time,

Personal I'd rather be introverted, because when your introverted your comfortable in your own head , anxiety only comes from the blatant obvious when there a lot of distractions /noise etc , that requires external attention/ introverts like internal focus extroverts like external focus

Social anxiety is just a thing, it's getting comfortable with people and in environments you like that get people past it , say you go to a chilled out bar , with a few people have a few drinks and relax and everyone's chatting shit and social anxiety begins to lift and people come out of there shell

In our day to day life, it's hectic , traffic noise hordes of people , were just hustling about trying to get shit done, your not going to be 100% comfortable , it's normal

But the fact you dont want to leave the house , is due to the fact your so used to solitude and too much noise makes you uncomfortable. Its normal ,

But the best way to get around it is manage when to go out , but get out more often and it gets easier,

I'd say most people can't wait to get home , driving /walking around bedlam and alone isn't exactly comfortable,

I'd say it's only natural to have a degree of social anxiety , it's just anxiety in the social setting , no all social settings are the same ,

Nobody likes to be surrounded by staring strangers ,

It's just something you have to do , then go home and enjoy solitude,

Personally I hate the city ,
Just too much going on ,

But pmo isn't the reason , but pmo may isolate you more if your sole focus is solitude because then you may not want to seek out personal connections,

 

Social anxiety is a very common symptom of withdrawal and can last a long time in some cases. It is due to an addicts brain trying to make sense of the world after addiction.

Certainly being alone all the time can play a big role in your social skills, but if you are suffering from PMO induced anxiety it can be difficult to exercise these skills. The issue is figuring out if your social anxiety is a symptom from your PMO use and will resolve on its own or if its something completely different or underlying.

It is a fallacy to say that PMO is not the reason, when really you don't know that. Everyones reboot and level of addiction can be vastly different to our own