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    americangirlstar
    Oct 19, 2017
    Edited: Oct 19, 2017

    Does Nicki Fleming have Social Anxiety?

    in Girls of the Year

    I've had Nicki for almost ten years now (I got her Christmas 2007) and I just got around to re-reading her books, and I realized that Nicki shows a lot of signs of having a Social Anxiety Disorder (I know because I was diagnosed with it a few months back. )


    mayoclinic.org states symptoms as being:

    • Fear of situations in which you may be judged

    • Worrying about embarrassing or humiliating yourself

    • Intense fear of interacting or talking with strangers

    • Fear that others will notice that you look anxious

    • Fear of physical symptoms that may cause you embarrassment, such as blushing, sweating, trembling or having a shaky voice

    • Avoiding doing things or speaking to people out of fear of embarrassment

    • Avoiding situations where you might be the center of attention

    • Having anxiety in anticipation of a feared activity or event

    • Enduring a social situation with intense fear or anxiety

    • Spending time after a social situation analyzing your performance and identifying flaws in your interactions

    • Expecting the worst possible consequences from a negative experience during a social situation

    And I'd like to clarify that SAD isn't just general "I don't like being around people", it's a real disorder that can lead to panic attacks/breakdowns due to fear of embarrassment/interaction.


    Anyway, I was wondering what you all thought of this? Do you guys think Nicki has a Social Anxiety Disorder or do you think she's just an introvert/shy?

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    ForEvermore_AG
    Jan 08, 2021

    Poor Nicki #HelpNicki

    The GOTY from the year I was born was Marisol :)

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    lovepeace123
    Jun 05, 2019

    I was born in 2007 and I have an anxiety disorder and it really sucks sometimes because your brain takes something that happened that shouldn't matter then you get a panic attack for no reason

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    Botanicalgirl
    Dec 28, 2018

    #HELPNICKI

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    Botanicalgirl
    Dec 28, 2018

    i personally think its good that American Girl gives them flaws so they aren't just picture perfect. But i get how you would be concerned.

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    All-American Girl
    May 16, 2018

    Arabella Mia is mine! Marisol is really pretty too

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    AGKawaii
    May 16, 2018

    Arabella sameeeee

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    everygirlsasupergirl
    Nov 11, 2017

    AG Arabella Marisol is one of my favorite GOTYs!:)

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    arabella
    Nov 10, 2017

    Marisol is the GoTY from thew year I was born! It was almost Jess, though. I really like Nikki!

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    everygirlsasupergirl
    Oct 29, 2017

    YEAH,I agree! You go Nicki! I love her because she was GOTY when I was born and her story is really inspiring:)

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    All-American Girl
    Oct 27, 2017

    LETS HELP NICKI

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    Sydney
    Oct 26, 2017

    HELP NICKI 2K17

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    americangirlstar
    Oct 26, 2017

    Yeah, I'm going to be 17 in two weeks. Super close to getting my driver's licence, too!


    I would also like to mention that I read "Thanks to Nicki", and not only is it my favorite GOTY book right now, but now I'm convinced Nicki has Depression as well as Anxiety.