Anyone have social anxiety?

[biteme]

Well yah Xanax works... I always keep some bars handy or used to keep them for when I did go out (used to be a junkie). Now well I just use them for sleep for recovery... lol.

But I know if I do go get a script for them and know I definetly can, I will be hooked (benzo addiction is no joke seen it first hand). I've tried paxil and Effexor XR with little success. Has anyone had any luck with a shrink? I'm kindof skeptical... well embarrassed is more like it.

And to the dude who said about being shy... lol its way more than that. I remember when I was a teenager just walking down the hallway at school sometimes I would start sweating, shaking (it was more an inside shaking), heart would start racing, constantly thinking everyone was judging me, sometimes talking would start studdering and if I caught myself would trigger an attack most likely, worrying about where my hands were and the way I carried myself and so on. Even driving down the road specially in heavy traffic I thought everyone was looking at me they could tell I wasn't confident just by the way I was holding the steering wheel??? Just imagine this in any kind of social situation. It's nothing like it was now, I guess being 195 10%bf helps but it's still very real.

None of that is normal and yes, you do need to see a psychiatrist. There is nothing to be ashamed of. I see one myself. Just every 2 years now so I can continue to get my medicine. I hope to get off of it someday, but the dr said, I can take it for a lifetime with no ill effects. I just want to defeat the problem instead of suppressing it.

 

[Ulcasterdropout]

you do need to see a psychiatrist. There is nothing to be ashamed of.

I've never been able to make myself go. Prolly couldn't afford it anyways...

 

[biteme]

I've never been able to make myself go. Prolly couldn't afford it anyways...

Once I had to go the county hospital to get medicine because I didn't have insurance at the time. I saw some very disturbed people.

 

[Illuminati]

Well yah Xanax works... I always keep some bars handy or used to keep them for when I did go out (used to be a junkie). Now well I just use them for sleep for recovery... lol.

But I know if I do go get a script for them and know I definetly can, I will be hooked (benzo addiction is no joke seen it first hand). I've tried paxil and Effexor XR with little success. Has anyone had any luck with a shrink? I'm kindof skeptical... well embarrassed is more like it.

And to the dude who said about being shy... lol its way more than that. I remember when I was a teenager just walking down the hallway at school sometimes I would start sweating, shaking (it was more an inside shaking), heart would start racing, constantly thinking everyone was judging me, sometimes talking would start studdering and if I caught myself would trigger an attack most likely, worrying about where my hands were and the way I carried myself and so on. Even driving down the road specially in heavy traffic I thought everyone was looking at me they could tell I wasn't confident just by the way I was holding the steering wheel??? Just imagine this in any kind of social situation. It's nothing like it was now, I guess being 195 10%bf helps but it's still very real.

the best thing, as well as the hardest thing, you can do for yourself would be to go see a shrink. but do go unless you are ready to face your problems, and are going to be able to talk openly about them with someone. the only way you can get help from a doctor is if you are honest with them and tell them the truth. i know exactly what you guys are talking about. i went to a BBQ today with one of my friends, and i didn't know anyone there. i felt like such a dumbass. i found myself standing there, worrying about how i was presenting myself, where my hands were, and wondering who was looking at me. all i wanted to do was get the hell out of there as fast as i could. someone said something about walking by and saying hi to strangers. i've tried that, but it gets me even more down when they dont say anything back.

 

[Growth&Courage]

Quite interesting really, some people will do anything they can to gain the attention whilst some of us here are admittedly affected with social anxiety.

IMO Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective form of psychological therapy for disorders such as agoraphobia by means of targeting the cognitive processes, thus enabling a new perception and thinking mechanism to evolved in a rational manner.

CBT treats psychological/emotional disorders by changing negative patterns of thought. It is now internationally established as a key method of helping overcome longstanding conditions such as panic attacks, anxiety, depression, gambling, addiction through to some eating disorders.

 

[sorerotators]

"Quite interesting really, some people will do anything they can to gain the attention whilst some of us here are admittedly affected with social anxiety."



Yes! Exactly! Bodybuilding draws alot of people like this. Bodybuilding makes them look and feel better. But it can also give unwanted attention because you do look good and people tend to look at and admire you more. To a person suffering from SAD this is the last thing he/she wants. Even though the looks are of admiration and the person knows why he she is getting the attention (positive attention).

I know, i suffer from this feeling of constantly being watched. It sucks. Doesnt help that i'm 6'6 320 lbs. So I stick out everywhere. I force myself to look around cause i know i'm not being looked and stared at and judged like i think. But i can never fully shake this feeling.

 

[Raina]

I've had anxiety problems for a long time. In the past few months though they've gotten to the point where I can barely function normally. I opted to go back on meds (which I hate doing) because I'm completely crippled when I'm like this.

It's not rational either. It's not something I can talk myself out of. I'll be sitting at work and be hit with states of absolute terror that last for a while. It's just hard to get anything done in that state. It's more of a generalized anxiety for me but it's been holding me back socially. I'm very out of sorts right now. I'm hoping my meds will kick in soon (they have before) and I'll start feeling more like "me".

You're certainly not alone though.

 

[sorerotators]

See, really makes you wonder. How can someone as absolutely friggin beautiful as Raina have these feelings. Makes you see anyone can.

 

[biteme]

"Quite interesting really, some people will do anything they can to gain the attention whilst some of us here are admittedly affected with social anxiety."



Yes! Exactly! Bodybuilding draws alot of people like this. Bodybuilding makes them look and feel better. But it can also give unwanted attention because you do look good and people tend to look at and admire you more. To a person suffering from SAD this is the last thing he/she wants. Even though the looks are of admiration and the person knows why he she is getting the attention (positive attention).

I know, i suffer from this feeling of constantly being watched. It sucks. Doesnt help that i'm 6'6 320 lbs. So I stick out everywhere. I force myself to look around cause i know i'm not being looked and stared at and judged like i think. But i can never fully shake this feeling.

There is no doubt that I obsess about my appearance. I always have going back to when I was a little boy. I constantly fear losing size and getting fatter, and getting older and losing what looks I have left. I don't like being around people if I don't feel confident about the way I look. That's why I often avoid people. LOL. Only it's not funny.

 

[sorerotators]

"I don't like being around people if I don't feel confident about the way I look."

know what you mean. don't take much to make me stay home. only really feel comfortable around my wife. ya i need to see a shrink.