I (20F) am not diagnosed for anxiety, but I was wondering if it’s possible to be rly anxious with one aspect and not anxious in another.

Over the years, I’ve started to not get anxious talking to an employee at a store because I’ve learned that it just makes the process efficient if I talk directly to someone rather than walk around trying to find something. I don’t get anxious anymore when I need to ask employees for help or ask a professor a question in class.

But I become a mess when I talk to a stranger. It takes me 3-7 hours to respond to texts because I’m stressing out. I overthink tiny interactions I go about in my day yet I never overthink when I talk to a professor or an employee like I mentioned above. 

My friend gets anxious to talk to her doctor and the thing is I understand her anxiety, but at the same time I just pick up the phone and talk to the doctor for her. It surprises me how I’m not anxious doing that but here I am being a mess when it pertains to my social aspect. Is it possible to be completely not anxious with some people but be an anxious mess with yourself and other strangers?