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Hayame_Zero posted...

It's pretty clear from interviews that he has social awkwardness/anxiety, and that comes off as curmudgeonly for older people.

In a recent interview he said he doesn't have social anxiety disorder, though. Maybe he really does and is denying it, but according to him he doesn't. I'll take his word for it.

Your fans online have done some armchair diagnosis, looking at things youve said about being shy in social situations and some of your talk show appearances. Some assume youve wrestled with social anxiety disorder. Are they onto something?

Shit. That sounds like something a psychiatrist would say, not a casual observer. No. I dont have a social anxiety disorder. I have an abhorrence of boring situations. I was shy when I first went onstage I wasnt shy, I was fucking terrified. My knees would shake so badly, you could see it from the back of the theater. But thats not social anxiety. Thats being unfamiliar with the territory. I was able to talk myself through that and then enjoy the experience of being onstage and telling a story with collaborators.