Originally Posted by Smithy1204:
“Ugh. I will often 'stick up for' Peter Andre, because although I think he's an idiot he's always seemed ok-ish to me.
But the 'social anxiety' stuff annoys me. No, no, no, no, no. Social anxiety is a serious disorder. It is not just feeling a bit shy. I can well imagine he feels nerves before an event or something, I imagine most people do. But to do what he does and then say he has this 'condition' actually trivialises it. I realise he has had anxiety and panic attacks in the past, absolutely. But that is another issue.
Robbie Williams...ok, he is a performer, an entertainer. But it is always clear that he is insecure. He puts on the cocky, overconfident act but he clearly doesn't like himself deep down. He's had so many troubles. He wants to be liked, he shows off, but underneath all that you can see that insecurity, anxiety, depression, whatever. And, in fact, for Peter Andre to say he's 'known him for years and never knew it was a problem for him'...really?! I've never been anywhere near the guy and it's clear that he struggles.
It is no wonder people think social anxiety is just shyness and people need to just get over it or something. It's debilitating. I cannot walk into a room of people on my own. I can't make eye contact. I can't physically speak to more than about two people in a group, all I can manage is whispering. I get exhausted after about an hour of socialising. I panic at the idea of speaking in a group. I avoid social situations with friends I have known for years. Ok, my social anxiety is very severe, people suffer differently. But it is not some cute bandwagon to jump on, and this is what this comes across as.”
I have social anxiety too. I can't speak in public, I can't speak into a mircophone and I have to work very, very, hard to cover it. I once had a job that involved dealing with the public daily, I needed prescription drugs to handle it and I ended up with a breakdown.I wanted so badly to succeed but it took so much out of me. I have since been diagnosed with Borderline Personality...
Robbie Williams has always been insecure and we know that he used a lot of drugs, which can't help. I wouldn't be surprised if he had some kind of ADHD....The idea that Robbie Williams even knows who Peter Andre is, is laughable. Peter is deluded enough to think he is as good as Robbie Williams as a sing and performer....Not in the same league.