Social phobia/anxiety?

[fromtheashes]

Hating it so much right now. Wanting the school holiday's to be over so that the shops are quieter! Had to go out today, I had an appt with the dr, and hubby had two appts today, plus we had to do the weekly shop. It all ended up being way too overwhelming, and I had a nearly paralysing panic attack in the middle of the shopping centre while hubby was waiting for me near the car. So hoping that the drs can put me on anti-anxiety meds later or i can just be housebound for a bit!

Just wanted to vent a bit. Anyone else?

[bumblebee]

I'm diagnosed with agoraphobia without panic disorder, and have biiiiig issues in public places. I avoid them like the plague and if I do go into town I make sure that its at a quite time. I'm on antipsychotics that have anti anxiety properties but was on anti anxiety stuff before that and they both really helped.
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[DefinitelyImperfect]

Yeees, I definitely understand this! I am on Effexor XR at the moment, which helps me enough that I can usually go out and do things, though I still freak out to a certain degree. The worst for me (on a day to day basis) is the grocery store as I panic when I get "trapped" in an aisle by jerks who block one side with their cart and then stand on the other side pondering what on earth they should buy. I don't know how many times I have almost mowed people over in a frantic attempt to escape or have been very tempted to just leave all my stuff and flee.

I am also very terrified of going to the bank and have left checks un-cashed until they expired as I simply couldn't handle going.

I have hidden in my house waiting for everybody to go away before getting the mail and have darted back in if I even saw anyone.

So, yes, I definitely can relate. The Effexor makes it so I can function, but I still have a ways to go. Still need to go to the bank! lol And there are so many friends and family members that I have lost touch with because the idea of picking up the phone and calling them or even e-mailing them makes me panic for some reason.

Stupid anxiety!

[be_noticed]

i think its good for you to get medication. i am currently on medication and its called sertraline and its an anti-depressant. it has helped me so much and i feel much better now i used to think people on the internet watched me i was a little paranoid with people at that time. its best to see your doctor or get councelling like what im doing at the moment. i havent had a panic attack in ages and i feel great. good luck xxx

[lottiedances]

Yes, god I know what you feel like :( I have social anxiety disorder (on top of everything ells) and it completely screws with everything. I can leave the house but only with my ipod and getting to lectures practicals and tutorials is an absolute nightmare, I often miss stuff thats compulsory because I can’t bring myself to go. I missed a tutorial on friday because the thought of that small room with 6 new people I didn’t know in it sent me into a huge panic attack before I even got there! I have very close friends from school but iv not been able to make any new ones at uni because I can’t go to socials and I don’t see the friends I do have half as much as I want to because I often chicken out, especially if we’re supposed to be going out somewhere rather than someone’s house. I’ve asked the dr a couple of times if they can prescribe something for me but they’re really reluctant and my therapist insists on concentrating on my more ‘life threatening’ problems first, so looks like im stuck like this for the moment. It’s horrible isn’t it.Yes, god I know what you feel like :( I have social anxiety disorder (on top of everything ells) and it completely screws with everything. I can leave the house but only with my ipod and getting to lectures practicals and tutorials is an absolute nightmare, I often miss stuff thats compulsory because I can’t bring myself to go. I missed a tutorial on friday because the thought of that small room with 6 new people I didn’t know in it sent me into a huge panic attack before I even got there! I have very close friends from school but iv not been able to make any new ones at uni because I can’t go to socials and I don’t see the friends I do have half as much as I want to because I often chicken out, especially if we’re supposed to be going out somewhere rather than someone’s house. I’ve asked the dr a couple of times if they can prescribe something for me but they’re really reluctant and my therapist insists on concentrating on my more ‘life threatening’ problems first, so looks like im stuck like this for the moment. It’s horrible isn’t it.

[Sharlene_nz]

And there are so many friends and family members that I have lost touch with because the idea of picking up the phone and calling them or even e-mailing them makes me panic for some reason.


This is me all over. I HATE the phone. People think I'm so weird when I tell them that I can't talk on the phone.

My social anxiety sucks because I can't handle people and I don't like them much, but I'm still lonely. It's such a miserable paradox.

[barely_there]

Get off my whyeat, Kyle.

[Sharlene_nz]

I have huge issues though with groups of people that I know/ don't know. Excluding family, I can't stand to be with anymore than 2 other people. I get very very anxious if there's more people than that. I can't go to parties, because there will be people that I know. But I can go to a bar, where I'm just another face to a bunch of strangers.

I can so identify with you here. I hate parties but I'm fine in a bar too!

[softball88]

I have anxiety all the time! I have gotten to the point where I am not wanting to attend family functions, or even see my family/friends because I am too afraid that I wont know how to act. I know that sounds really stupid, but thats the only way I can explain it. I feel like I can be myself around people I don't know, I guess its like I can start over. I also feel like people think I am awkward/weird, even though people say they don't see me as being either. I have Visteral, but it doesn't do anything to help.

[losingthebattle]

i have high anxiety, social anxiety...it is so bad, i wish i could fix it :/. i was homeschooled for high school because i couldnt handle it. the whole eating disorder started by me not being able to eat in front of ppl in elementary school. i go to online college, i cant alk in front of people, i can barely pay at stors, forget about bein anywhere near public bathrooms, walking near crowds. i started a local class to b certified emerg response team person in m communty. just so id kno howto tke care o my ids in an emergeny. i had to sand up and inroduce myself n had a panic attack, i was shaking so hard, couldnt breath an had already taken my anti anxiety pills. i think ill have to drop the class

[Barely_Short]

I've had that on a mild scale since I was a kid. It's been getting worse though. I hate going out to stores, hate going to the library when school lets out, I also hate going up to cashiers and things(Much prefer self-checkout so I can avoid people), don't like parties much. Funny part is, that Im also afraid of being alone :/

[beth_b3272]

I feel very alone with social anxiety. Once I got to college I realized I had a mild form of it back in my small high school. The sad thing is, I'm about to graduate college in a week and I don't think I can name a single good friend I've made here. And it's not because I don't like people. Generally, I do. It's because I slowly ostracized myself from social gatherings and events and I think it made people hate me.

Some days, I just wish they could all know that it's not personal. That I fight a battle every day to make myself do uncomfortable things to be accepted in society and accomplish my goals and dreams. I'm a work in progress.

Stay strong lovelies and live. <3