Placements entailing social anxiety in the horoscope -

I've had pretty terrible social anxiety since I was young. I'm not necessarily shy when I'm around people but will avoid going out to hang out with others due to feeling "different" - thinking feeling and talking about different things than my peers seem to be. What could the indicators of this in terms of placements, aspects or houses could show this? If you struggle with this also, share your chart or what you suspect to be the cause.

For me... I don't know. I am a Leo Sun and Sag rising which seems comfortable around people and quite outgoing but then my moon sign is Pisces and I have Venus, Mercury and Mars in Virgo.

Posted by Koniucha
I would be looking at Uranus and aspects to that.

Jupiter-Uranus aspects will cause restlessness and anxiety.

Interesting. My Mercury Venus and Mars are trine Uranus and I have uranus in the first house (not using whole house system). I can see that makes me feel really unusual and maybe project an unusual image.

Posted by starlover
One of the most socially anxious people I knew was Aries sun and Venus with moon in Scorpio

Mayhaps a water moon deal?

Posted by RumiLove
I am a shy person.. I am a little anxious in new places.

But otherwise also, silence dominates my personality even if I'm relaxed and happy.

I mostly need sometime to adjust to my surroundings..sometimes I almost never adjust in certain places...and I keep wishing to disappear or hide myself 10 feet under the ground(usually very loud noisy crowds). Some other places I feel comfortable almost immediately even if it's a crowd.. But I don't have anxiety, I may not be comfortable that's all..

With regard to "hanging out" ..i never did that.. I have gone out for dinner/lunch with my friends but not as much frequently as them.. TBH I went out with my friends just thrice. And yeah, I never went to cinemas with my peers either.. They think I'm strange and tell that I should change, but I don't see how or why.

However, I love it when they come to my place..have lunch..very rarely sleep over. I have a tiny circle of friends(3 friends that i contact regularly) that understand me to an extent luckily.

I also don't like going out or just hanging out at friend's place or a park or something.. It's not like I feel different, but I just find the gossip to be kinda useless or repetitive or sometimes distasteful.. I never saw a point in a "hang out" when I went to college with them everyday basically lol! And they certainly hated talking about studies.

But now they come home...3 of them.. I like that

My dad doesn't like it too...so, I'd rather hang out by myself or with my parents.

I also have an aversion to crowds and very few friends that know me to my core. I still find myself avoiding hanging out with them at times for fear that something will go wrong. It's totally neurotic.

I'm (very much) like that too. I'm telling you one thing - don't give up your interests to fit in with others. I did it and it damaged me, it creates inner conflict.

There's a reason why you have this uniqueness, believe me. Embrace it.

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Posted by lou.m
Being a cancer sun seems to do it! I wouldn't say it's 'social' anxiety though....

cancer sun here. 0 social anxiety. i mean zero.

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But did you start off that way? Social anxiety is factor that seems changeable - as though it may be overcome (as I believe is the case for you) or it may be developed.

As for me, I believe I have developed social anxiety. I was most definitely a more assured person in my mid-tweens downward. To counter it and keep it from completely taking over, I try to force myself into positions of leadership.

Leo sun I know won't eat or drink around people. He absolutely hates social situations and crowds that even being asked to stand up WITH A CROWD causes him to feel anxious. He doesn't like walking across rooms with people. He never talks in class, and he hates group discussions.

Look for any aspects between Venus and Saturn for possible explanations of social anxieties as that would definitely be a big factor. That or planets in the 12th house which I happen to have Venus in the 12th opposing Saturn q_Q . Talk to me about social anxiety xD

I have social anxiety. Noticed it first in the 4rth grade when we had to take individual pictures in front of the class. It took me nearly 10 minutes to get through it from shaking so bad. Then speaking in front of classes became a huge issue and by the time I got to college I was withdrawing from any class that had a presentation due towards the end of the semester. I didnt finish college. Now Im to the point where I dont like ANY attention on me. Ask me a question in front of a group and I literally freeze. Its gotten worse over the years and I sink deeper into my shell after every bad experience.
Leo Rising
Cap Sun
Leo moon
Cap mercury
Libra Mars
Scorpio Venus

Im not afraid of public places, its just focused attention on me by more than one person that causes me to literally panic. I get anxiety over the phone too. I have no idea what thats about.

Posted by LillyPetal
Leo sun I know won't eat or drink around people. He absolutely hates social situations and crowds that even being asked to stand up WITH A CROWD causes him to feel anxious. He doesn't like walking across rooms with people. He never talks in class, and he hates group discussions.

I have a bit of Leo in me too. I dont really eat or drink in front of certain people either.

Posted by risesafterall
I'm (very much) like that too. I'm telling you one thing - don't give up your interests to fit in with others. I did it and it damaged me, it creates inner conflict.

There's a reason why you have this uniqueness, believe me. Embrace it.

Love this. Thank you so much.

Posted by Libralula
Idk.

Moon square Uranus
Venus sextile Uranus
Uranus conjunct Neptune
Uranus sextile Pluto
Uranus in 9th Capricorn

The uranus aspects could make someone feel significantly different. Maybe your moon and venus aspects!! I have mercury venus and mars conjunct all trine uranus which is in the first. Do you feel like your beliefs are odd to some people?

Posted by exxtasyx
I used to have terrible social anxiety. Like really, really bad. I never had social anxiety but I think my long-term drug use triggered something in my brain and it brought out a lot of social anxiety in me. Thankfully I was able to quit the drugs the first few months into the Saturn in Scorpio transit, which really helped, but a lot of the anxiety stayed with me. I guess I did a lot of damage to my brain. Since then I've been working super hard to overcome it and I've come such a long way but there's still some stuff I need to work on. What helps me deal with the social anxiety is wearing sunglasses in public places... This way I don't have to make eye contact with strangers which can be really awkward for me lol. I also used to hate it when people touched me, it made me feel so uncomfortable, which is so opposite from the person I used to be before the anxiety, but now I'm like taking my clothes off and having my laser hair removal lady touch me everywhere. So I've definitely come a long way. The advice I can give to you is never give up, keep going and throw yourself into the most uncomfortable situations as much as you can until it gets easier and easier. To overcome something like this you can't be afraid, you have to be fearless or you're gonna be stuck with this BS your whole life and personally, for me, that's not on my agenda. Some people get really tough lessons in life and it's not fair, but you have to work with what you've got, and things like this will only make you stronger and wiser in the long run.

Congratulations on your sobriety - it takes a really special person. Let me know if you ever need anyone to talk to.

Posted by MyEulogy90
Look for any aspects between Venus and Saturn for possible explanations of social anxieties as that would definitely be a big factor. That or planets in the 12th house which I happen to have Venus in the 12th opposing Saturn q_Q . Talk to me about social anxiety xD

I could see how that would be challenging - and you have Saturn in the 6th which I imagine makes daily life that much more difficult. I don't have any aspects between venus or mars in saturn but I do have a serious opposition between Sun in Leo in the 8th house and Saturn in Aquarius in the 2nd house. Saturn in Aquarius makes me feel like a loner haha.

Posted by lnana04
I have social anxiety. Noticed it first in the 4rth grade when we had to take individual pictures in front of the class. It took me nearly 10 minutes to get through it from shaking so bad. Then speaking in front of classes became a huge issue and by the time I got to college I was withdrawing from any class that had a presentation due towards the end of the semester. I didnt finish college. Now Im to the point where I dont like ANY attention on me. Ask me a question in front of a group and I literally freeze. Its gotten worse over the years and I sink deeper into my shell after every bad experience.
Leo Rising
Cap Sun
Leo moon
Cap mercury
Libra Mars
Scorpio Venus

Im not afraid of public places, its just focused attention on me by more than one person that causes me to literally panic. I get anxiety over the phone too. I have no idea what thats about.

Do you think it could be leo placements?? I have a few...

Posted by littlemegabyte
I've had it off and on my whole life. Sometimes I'm fine, other times I get bad again. I think it goes hand in hand with depression, which I think I am more susceptible to since I have Cap moon

I'm a Gemini sun, Capricorn moon. My moon must be strong or something because I love to be alone and away from people, especially at night.

I have Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, all conjunction my moon in Capricorn. I wonder if that has any significance.

It seems like it - mayhaps your four-way conjunction?