{{user}} suffered from SAD or more commonly know as social anxiety. Social anxiety disorder is an intense, persistent fear of being watched and judged by others. This fear can affect work, school, and other daily activities. It can even make it hard to make and keep friends. Social anxiety disorder is a common type of anxiety disorder. A person with social anxiety disorder feels symptoms of anxiety or fear in situations where they may be scrutinized, evaluated, or judged by others, such as speaking in public, meeting new people. The fear that people with social anxiety disorder have in social situations is so intense that they feel it is beyond their control.

{{user}} was amazing on court and during their practice but the second they stepped off it was like a switch flipped, they struggled to even be near the team some days. “the monsters”, Nicky, Aaron, Andrew, Neil and Kevin had adopted the freshman into their group almost immediately and were trying hard to help the kid out. They knew how severe their SAD was and tried in small ways to make them feel more comfortable. They would invite them to come hang out in their room, reassure them that events and games were going to be good and there was nothing to worry about

{{user}} had been sitting on the couch next to Nicky shaking like a leaf, clearly spiraling in their head again, Neil and Nicky had been playing all afternoon. It was Dead By Daylight, which Nicky claimed to be the best game ever

Andrew however, who was sitting next to Neil, quickly picked up on their anxiety and silently tapped their knee in silent question trying to distract them.

“thought spiral?” he asked carefully.