How do you deal with voice chat anxiety?

[wiggy]

Thank you.

[rvntrz]

Hey bud, stop worrying about that ! Nobody wil judge you, and if some people does, they're just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Some games community are really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up and full of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, but don't mind them.

[>Meowchiavelli_]

Get so good at the game that it compensates for it. Not out of justification for it, but it'll be a good confidence booster.

[Unusual Night]

dude no need to be anxious no one give a sh1t how you sound like it's all in your head

[sʜᴀ]

That's sad. This game is a lot funnier with mic chatting.
I've not any axiety so I can't really advice you, but maybe try it first with friends before talking to strangers, just to get used to it.

[Fab]

It helps if you actually know the people first, wether personally or have added them as friends. I'm quite shy but I don't use my mic in random games or even with people I've known for a while a lot of the time not because of that but simply because there's no need most of the time. In-game text chat more than suffices to explain tactics, say hi, goodbye or anything else really. (though of course it helps if you're a fast typer!)
It's good that you've been trying to get more confident in something you find difficult. Even if it seems trivial to someone else who doesn't understand you should be proud that you've made an effort :) - This is what I'd originally planned to post.

Then I realised you're a known in-game troll and teamkiller. It's a shame you suffer from a form of anxiety (if that whole story was even true). But is that maybe why you make a wall between yourself and others filled with unpleasantness? Something to reflect on.

[Plunty]

First play with friends or just force yourself to try one more time. I'm scared of using voice chat too sometimes, but I like it in the end.

[Merc.]

Listen, your problem is that you take communication and video games too seriously :D , just remember you are here to have fun, not to be laughed at people, laugh with them, not them on you if they do so, act funny and all will be ok, after all you came to have fun.

Just be yourself :)

[Legion Main]

Exactly WHAT went wrong with people hearing your voice? I've never heard of someone getting backlash for using voice; its more common for people to recieve backlash for not having voice capability. Exactly what went wrong?

[Legion Main]

Originally posted by time to say goodbye darling:

Originally posted by ♡.:R o x x x i e:.♡:

voice capability

heh...

Something as inane as joining a game, and the first thing i say into it is that i noticed a pipe bomb near one survivor, and hear them say back 'what?' in response. bc first response so anxious + shaky + bad mic quality idk maybe i breathed into it and all i'd needed to do was to say it again clearly now that i got their attention too. but all i have in my mind is they said it in such a tone they're already tired of bothering to deal with this bs. now that i had left their game i only confirmed their suspicions. idk how else to explain.. paranoid, anxious.

One other time was a silence from other mic users after i talk.. which was the worst really... i still have them blocked lol

and y the mic itself is fine when i try it alone with voice_loopback 1

Do you have a problem speaking to people face to face? This sounds like social anxiety that you are afflicted with from social awkwardness symptoms you feel if my psychology studies havent failed me.

[Fab]

Originally posted by ♡.:R o x x x i e:.♡:

This sounds like social anxiety that you are afflicted with from social awkwardness symptoms you feel if my psychology studies havent failed me.

You've either mixed up your words so badly it's become incomprehensible or you seriously thought that sentence made sense, if the latter please......don't talk about things you don't know anything about......and before you launch an offensive know that I have had close experience with men, women, children and teenagers who have all suffered from social anxiety.

Originally posted by NOT in denial! i swear:

no i can manage my social incompetence well enough in real life.

Confirmed troll. Along with the name change since starting the thread.

[Legion Main]

Originally posted by Bread Cat:

Originally posted by ♡.:R o x x x i e:.♡:

This sounds like social anxiety that you are afflicted with from social awkwardness symptoms you feel if my psychology studies havent failed me.

You've either mixed up your words so badly it's become incomprehensible or you seriously thought that sentence made sense, if the latter please......don't talk about things you don't know anything about......and before you launch an offensive know that I have had close experience with men, women, children and teenagers who have all suffered from social anxiety.

Umm.... wherein does that lead you to assume that I havent? Are you arbitrarily disagreeing me so rudely simply because of that tiffy in the last thread we had? Get over yourself. Please don't think you can insult my intelligence with such an ostentatious presumption. I do know what im talking about having not just dealing with other people with anxiety disorders but been diagnosed with them myself. Your opinion of what i know or have been through is worth less than the ♥♥♥♥ i flush down my toilet.

A child should stay in a child's place. Your place is out of my sight, understand? Thank you very much~

[JAiZ]

I know how you feel, a bit at least, I am always worried about using my mic online, worrying whether people understand me clearly, or whether they only hear static, or if i say something like "tank coming" but it was just a charger and overall just saying something stupid and making people think i'm an idiot.
If you want, we can play together, i guess sharing the anxiety might help something against it

[Blaquicat]

I also know you feel..
And trust me, theres no reason to feel that way..

[Legion Main]

Originally posted by 6669:

Originally posted by ♡.:R o x x x i e:.♡:

Umm.... wherein does that lead you to assume that I havent? Are you arbitrarily disagreeing me so rudely simply because of that tiffy in the last thread we had? Get over yourself. Please don't think you can insult my intelligence with such an ostentatious presumption. I do know what im talking about having not just dealing with other people with anxiety disorders but been diagnosed with them myself. Your opinion of what i know or have been through is worth less than the ♥♥♥♥ i flush down my toilet.

A child should stay in a child's place. Your place is out of my sight, understand? Thank you very much~

Usage of "smart" words doesn't make you smart, you see.

It's called Vocabularly btw. Not "smart words." And my usage of it is a habit of being a writer and for my own sake.

[Fab]

Originally posted by ♡.:R o x x x i e:.♡:

Originally posted by Bread Cat:

You've either mixed up your words so badly it's become incomprehensible or you seriously thought that sentence made sense, if the latter please......don't talk about things you don't know anything about......and before you launch an offensive know that I have had close experience with men, women, children and teenagers who have all suffered from social anxiety.

Umm.... wherein does that lead you to assume that I havent? Are you arbitrarily disagreeing me so rudely simply because of that tiffy in the last thread we had? Get over yourself. Please don't think you can insult my intelligence with such an ostentatious presumption. I do know what im talking about having not just dealing with other people with anxiety disorders but been diagnosed with them myself. Your opinion of what i know or have been through is worth less than the ♥♥♥♥ i flush down my toilet.

A child should stay in a child's place. Your place is out of my sight, understand? Thank you very much~

Anybody can see you have no idea what you are talking about. They just have to read your ridiculous 'psychologist' post.
Good job googling those big words. You must feel very proud of yourself. I doubt you could define them in your own words though :) Simply from the confused and desperate way you place your wording (along with editing your posts regularly when you realise you've contradicted yourself and made an error) I can tell you've never had close or personal experience with this issue, nor are you educated enough to understand it.
The fact you think I care about your whining in another thread just shows how vindictive and petty your attitude is, both in-game and out. Your choice of language is another indicator of your immaturity in addition to the way you call me 'rude' for politely asking you refrain from talking about things you have no knowledge of. When you've been proven wrong or contradicted you simply swear or use crude language. How superior. The fact you claim to have these issues yourself but are so devoid of both the knowledge of the cause of such a thing along with how to clearly and coherently explain it is nothing less than pathetic. Are you really so desperate to be seen as an expert on something you're going to argue with somebody who's job is dealing with people of a mulititude of different learning disabilities? Don't spout rubbish about problems you don't yourself understand, such a thing causes more harm than good. Don't take it personally i'm simply trying to stop the spread of idiocy. Now if you excuse me I have things to do. I'll have to read your inevitable mad reply later :) Just keep in mind that you claimed to study psychology and now claim to have the problems yourself. Should we add 'compulsive liar' and 'delusional' to your list of character faults too?