I feel like when I have everyone hearing what I have to say, my anxiety kicks into overdrive and I black out. I forget what I have to say, trip over my words and feel like a robot that is malfunctioning 🥲. 

I shouldn't feel anxious in front of my partner or family that I'm so close with, but I do and I even trip over my words with them. I feel like I try to spit out as many words as I can and it sounds like I'm talking nonsense for a second. 

How do you guys cope with social situations and do you guys think my stuttering and long pauses to think of what I'm saying is from anxiety? I feel like it has to be because when I'm not anxious, I speak fine and don't feel like I need to speak a billion words per minute or lose my train of thought.