Social Anxiety Disorder
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i got rid of mine when i was 12-13.true story.
still get it if i dont know anybody and i'm in a tight space i'm not used to.
ie:drove 2 hours to see my gf at college after work and was all stinky and stuff.got in an elevator full of ppl and started sweating bullets.
still get it if i dont know anybody and i'm in a tight space i'm not used to.
ie:drove 2 hours to see my gf at college after work and was all stinky and stuff.got in an elevator full of ppl and started sweating bullets.
I have this - thankfully its fairly mild... I usually try to avoid contact with people i don't already know, and i dont like dealing with the phone. Text/internet is somehow a lot easier than picking up a phone and saying words to someone else.
I don't like parties (i dont go to them) and on the occasions i end up at them i use any excuse to leave early, and in the meantime i sit in the corner with a beer biding my time and looking 'unavailable' to everyone.
This isnt to say i'm not sociable at all, i do go out and i do have fun, but i pick my moments.
To me, its not too much of an issue, but it bothers other people on occasion.
I don't like parties (i dont go to them) and on the occasions i end up at them i use any excuse to leave early, and in the meantime i sit in the corner with a beer biding my time and looking 'unavailable' to everyone.
This isnt to say i'm not sociable at all, i do go out and i do have fun, but i pick my moments.
To me, its not too much of an issue, but it bothers other people on occasion.
My sister dealt with it alot through highschool, most of her junior and senior year was spent taking online courses and such due to anxiety. I've never really thought about it that much, I guess I show some signs of it if I'm not comfortable with the people I'm around. But I get to know people and It's not a problem.
i dunno if i have it, but i do feel uncomfortable when i goto a party i dont know anybody. all i want to do is leave, or just sit there. happens sometimes when its mostly friends too. now if im drunk i dont care as much, but i still feel out of place. hmmm maybe i should talk to someone about this
social anxiaty disorder? i think its pretty common...i saw alot of kids that i think went through it in hs.some more severe than others...I had it BAD at age 10-11.like i wouldnt order food at a restaurant bad.i'm pretty sure i got rid of 95%.i feel really comfortable right now and going to school is actually pain less.im in community college (techniacal) right now and i meet ppl everyday.dont have a problem starting a convo.even hot chicks i think having a gf for 2 yrs helps getting rid of girlphobia though.best thing you can do is not care.not care what ppl think of you.it comes to you gradually but you gotta put your self out there.
grew up/grew balls...lol jk...
you know the song i just dont give a fuck by em?listen to it lol
serioulsy i dunno i just grew out of it.got tired of not being social and missing out.
you know the song i just dont give a fuck by em?listen to it lol
serioulsy i dunno i just grew out of it.got tired of not being social and missing out.
Can you take a public speaking class? I took one when I was in college and it helped a lot, but I"ve never really had problems with groups. I get along great with most people and I'm easy going so it helps. I'm not standoffish which makes other people that way as well. I can pretty much have a good time no matter where I'm at........it's a gift I suppose.
Good luck with this and just try and stay as calm and confident as possible when faced with a group of people you don't know. Smile and be positive and you'll be fine. If that fails close your eyes and cry like a little kid and hopefully someone will come over to console you. That works almost everytime, but I remember this one time...................
Good luck with this and just try and stay as calm and confident as possible when faced with a group of people you don't know. Smile and be positive and you'll be fine. If that fails close your eyes and cry like a little kid and hopefully someone will come over to console you. That works almost everytime, but I remember this one time...................
were you guys actually diagnosed with it? im curious about this. after seeing this i was reading up on it on wiki and noticed i have/had alot in common with it like worrying what others think of me. like on forums, sometimes ill type something, decide it wont be the right thing in other peoples eyes and either change it or delete the entire post. am i just weird? lol. im in community college too, and dont really have a problem talking to people i dont know as long as they initiate the conversation. i like going out, but if i dont i have no problem staying home. man this is turning into a long post, im gonna stop.
I have it, and it never really went away. It actually got worse after Doward and I moved to Gainesville three years ago, but I've learned to cope with it.
I'm highly uncomfortable around people that I don't know, and I can't be in a crowded situation....for example, we were going bar-hopping with a friend of John's for her 21st birthday, but I never made it past the first bar. It was loud and incredibly crowded inside, and I almost threw up in the middle of the floor from it. We had to leave.
It's not so bad if I'm outside in a crowd, like at the big concerts we go to each year. You learn what really triggers it, and you avoid it, or learn to work around it. Doward is always after me to "go out and do things" or to "go out and meet new people" but he doesn't understand. I can't go to a lot of places alone, sometimes it's so bad that even the grocery store makes me sweat. Even when I'm with friends, it can be incredibly awkward.
I know they make meds for it, Zoloft being the top of the list for anxiety problems, but it's up to you.
Good luck with it.
I'm highly uncomfortable around people that I don't know, and I can't be in a crowded situation....for example, we were going bar-hopping with a friend of John's for her 21st birthday, but I never made it past the first bar. It was loud and incredibly crowded inside, and I almost threw up in the middle of the floor from it. We had to leave.
It's not so bad if I'm outside in a crowd, like at the big concerts we go to each year. You learn what really triggers it, and you avoid it, or learn to work around it. Doward is always after me to "go out and do things" or to "go out and meet new people" but he doesn't understand. I can't go to a lot of places alone, sometimes it's so bad that even the grocery store makes me sweat. Even when I'm with friends, it can be incredibly awkward.
I know they make meds for it, Zoloft being the top of the list for anxiety problems, but it's up to you.
Good luck with it.
I'm not exactly shy or afraid of groups, but my big pointers are that I sometimes become depressed, self-conscious, worry about what people think of me, and hate being teased or criticized.
Kai;939471 said:
This. I have it.
I also have a hard time in crowded places, especially where I know none of the people. I have a difficult time in supermarkets; my anxiety seems to peak in places like that.
The WORST case I have ever had was about 2 years ago, right before I went to actually talk with a professional about my problems. I was in the Exchange on base, in the electronics section. Their aisles were normal size, but near the TVs the aisle is cut in half, and in the middle there was a rack that held seasons of TV shows. I stood there in the "mini aisle" and was reading some of the boxes, and then looked around and realized that I was VERY crowded in and people were all around me. My vision went a little blurry and my body felt numb. My adrenals kicked in, but I still felt lifeless. I got out of there the best way I could. I felt sluggish as I pushed the cart to the front, almost using the cart as a crutch or walker. At the counter, I miscounted the money I gave the cashier [something I NEVER do] and dropped the keys to my car 2 or 3 times on the way to the car. I was a mess.
For a long time I thought that my problem was with spending money; at the time it first started, we were very stressed financially and it only seemed like I was freaking out during times when we were spending money. The time it hit me worst though, our finances were straightened out well, so I knew something else was up.
One of the best things that helped me was, if you start to feel crowded or anxious, breathe in slowly for 5 seconds, and breathe out at the same rate for 5 seconds.. and think about it. Close your eyes if you must, but relax and regulate your breathing. Severe anxiety and panic attacks are your body having a fight-or-flight response when you really are in no mortal danger. If your vision is affected, you have to piss, have heartburn, you breathe faster, or have a feeling like you are going to freak out and beat someone for no reason other than you are feeling weird, try regulating your breathing. It has helped calm me down considerably.
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I don't have that but I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which means I'm always worried about shit, usually stuff way out there. It usually doesn't manifest into panic attacks but sometimes it'll consume me and I'll begin to spiral and will have to have drugs to stop it but 95% of the time I just deal with it on my own.
thinking about it went from social anxiaty disorder to anger management issues at school (mainly teachers) to me being normal lol.i was never diagnosed but the what the hell is the doc gonna say?You have social anxiaty disorder.NO SHIT! lol.im happy i got rid of it my self.
I feel like I have it but haven't talked to a doc about it....i was diagnosed haveing bi-polar depression when I was younger but I think my real problem is just people I don't know....I like meeting new people and I'm very social but only to people with similar intersts.....I absolutly hate parties with people I don't know and I won't sit at a bar with alot of people.
Its so bad a girl stopes seeing me because I wouldn't meet her friends or go to concerts.
Its so bad a girl stopes seeing me because I wouldn't meet her friends or go to concerts.
I have a touch of it, I believe. At times I'm very self-consious, depressed, etc. Usually just around new people though..... Once I know someone a little bit, I can usually deal with it. Best advice I have is to try not to care what people think.... If they don't like you, fuck em'. Lol.
Hmm... well, don't think I qualify.
I have *zero* problems talking in front of large groups of people. I don't like people in general, though. I've got a short temper with stupidity
I have *zero* problems talking in front of large groups of people. I don't like people in general, though. I've got a short temper with stupidity