Personal Narrative: My Social Anxiety In Middle School

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As far back as I can recollect I have been a homebody, quiet ,and In elementary school, I didn't verbalize much.Middle school, I had social anxiety. While I was with friends or a minuscule group of people I didn't have much social anxiety if any at all.After middle school High school started and I was terrified. Summer of 2013 before my sophomore year my anxiety was to the point where it made me physically sick. My Sophomore and Junior flew by. During my middle school and high school years I have found that music is how I express my self and let stress out. Singing is my passion. My anxiety did not obviate me from singing on stage alone in front of 100 people or acting on stage during plays.The summer before my senior year I decided to ask

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