Symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder

[rigatonidanza]

Im 26 and have had these symtoms for as long as I can remember. But It started to get really bad in my teens. I began drinking heavily to be able to socialize. I dont drink nearly as much as I used to, but nor do I socialize much any more. But I still feel I have to drink to socialize but I also refuse to drink and drive. I Havent had a job since 2006. I live in my moms bf's shed because I cant afford rent. I am a musician but, well... nuff said.

[iAmYourQUEENx]

I have searched alot on depresion. And i have alot of those symptomes, except maybe 2 or something. Do you think I have depresion? I'm 14 by the way.

[iAmYourQUEENx]

If (my name) was gonna do it with us, she is definitely gonna win, that would be so unfair. I got kind of sad, and wanted to cry but I didn't. I feel like I'm never gonna be noral ever! I need help but I don't know how. i don't wanna tell anyone about my problem

[iAmYourQUEENx]

Alot of people look at me weird too, and some don't wanna talk to me at all. I feel really bad all the time, and I'm beginning to lose my concentration. I don't feel like doing anything anymore! I haven't done homework for about 10 weeks. When I'm in a crowded place, it feels like my body want's to shrink and get out of there as soon as possible. I sometimes cry in the night and I daydream ALOT. last thursday someone was gonna see who could be quite the longest, and they all said:

[iAmYourQUEENx]

I am so scared of talking to someone. My heart starts to beat, and my voice is so tiny and shy. I skip school alot because I hate being there, cause I only got one friend and she is in the same position that I am in. When I'm home I'm myself, but when I'm outside somewhere I can't. I feel like everybody is looking at me and thinking about me all the time. I have NEVER had confiedence in my life, and it get's worse every single day. Sometimes when I come to school I just wanna cry and go home.

[jinxy070]

I'm a senior in high school and social anxiety is screwing everything up for me and it's making me want to just quit high school an finish at home and it's a really tough decision to make ='[ medicine and counseling does not seem to work and I'm sick of feeling embarrassed all the time because I shake soooo much as if I'm afraid I'm going to be attacked or something and it's just drving me crazy! No one understands either and they think it's no big deal but it is!!

[my88music]

I am a mother right now. And being a mother, I need to attend meetings and orientation. I don't understand why I can't control my self. And I really feel someone is pulling me down. Other who see my symptoms spread out in each other. I think my environment does not love me. Sometimes I ask my self why I am like this. My both parents are gone. I have a half siblings in my father but my step mom not like me and always tell my half siblings that I'm a stupid daughter of my father.

[BecauseAlexWasBored]

omgosh i have all the symptoms.....so i have social anxiety disoder....great.

[DILLVIDS]

I want to know if i have social anxiety becuase when i was an elementry i was fine i could talk to people. But later when i went through puberty , i felt akward , and i coudnt talk to girls and i never have anything to say. Iwant to know if its puberty or social anxiety? p.s when i smoke weed i feel fine and i can talk to any one without any problems

[17kaykay1717]

@DILLVIDS your just shy ..

[rickh33a]

the acronym for social anxiety disorder is SAD. Anyways I feel stupid all the time when I'm out in public

[RAWRImmGunnaEatYou]

i have had this properly for like a few months, and im turning 17 in like another 4, its like, sometimes its ok, sticking to routines and hiding in the loo's. others i spend hours out of collage hiding and its unbearable. im to scared to tell anyone, not my parents, or my girlfriend, her parents even joke, say im a wimpy kid, i friggin wish i was just a wimpy kid. im dropping out of collage early because im scared, but said "i wanna join the army" to get out, as ive said im so scared

[RAWRImmGunnaEatYou]

@RAWRImmGunnaEatYou sorry, ran out of characters

im so scared, and i can bare it and its now slowly getting worse again, after getting slightly better, and no one would get it, but i cant even talk to a councilor, coz he will think Im weird, or tell people, or someone will see me go and people will hear about it. i try and lead a normal life, but its not like that, it is down to this thing, if its bad then i just follow, i can try and be semi normal when its a bit better. what do i do :(

[RAWRImmGunnaEatYou]

@RAWRImmGunnaEatYou just so you know, this was one of the hardest things to write. im scared just by writing it.

[NEMESIS1191]

and also i had this fear of meeting people,such as my relatives,parents or friends(i'm living with my grandparents)...its not in so huge role anymore...also i have these sudden panic attacks when watching TV sometimes and also i have some nightmares...but im just wondering that can i really lose my mind or selfcontrol or does these fears just stay as fears? like now that i have the anxiety disorder,do i have a bigger risk of losing my mind than an average person?

[ModernCave]

@NEMESIS1191

I hear your pain! My very strong advice is to get professional help ASAP, not because you may hurt someone, but because these thoughts and fears are hurting you. You are torturing yourself. You need your mind quieted, probably through mild meds, long enough to work it all though with the help of a qualified therapist. Please do this as soon as you can. Make 2011 the start of a better life. If money's an issue, almost every city has a mental health center. You really can be helped!

[NEMESIS1191]

@ModernCave thank you,im going to a hospital next week because i have a meeting in there,i'll talk about this in there and propably i would get medicines to get through this...i'm only 14 and this is by far the worst disease i have ever had in my entire life

[NEMESIS1191]

@ModernCave so,i just told my grandma yesterday that i'd really like to get meds but she is against it,now i have these thoughts that "what if i start to believe that i have to hurt someone before i get meds" or "what if the fear of hurting the particular person wont go away without hurting the person?" i know im not any psycho but i suspect myself all the time and that causes hellish anxiety attacks and it feels like i have no future!

[NEMESIS1191]

@ModernCave alright,this is just damn horrible,hopefully someday i'll get over this

[ModernCave]

@NEMESIS1191 Find a mental health clinic in your area, so you can discuss your problem with a professional. Use Google and your phone to find a clinic and book and appointment yourself. I'm not telling you to go angainst your grandmother's judgment. Just find a professional to talk to.

[NEMESIS1191]

i'm not sure exactly what kind of anxiety disorder i have but i have these violent thoughts about hurting someone you love or just anyone...and that causes me anxiety and fear of losing self control or losing my mind and actually begin to think that those violent thoughts are normal...it's just horrible but i know i wont hurt anyone,i had problems controlling anger a few years ago and im afraid that what if i get angry and then i suddenly murder someone? this is just damn horrible!

[megamanX124351]

Im in my Junior year of highschool and this is ruining my life. I just want it to stop. I feel embarressed everyday of my life. I have a councler and im taking medication but nothing is working. :[

[ModernCave]

@megamanX124351

Please, please, please know that everyone you encounter, even those who appear the life of the party, go home and critically review their actions with embarrassment nearly every day. Most people are so concentrated on keeping their own feet out of their mouths to notice yours. Instead of monitoring your actions, watch others, knowing almost all of them are faking self confidence and preoccupied with not doing or saying something embarrassing. Focus outward; remain aware of this

[NEMESIS1191]

and i have also a councelor but no medication...i would like to try out medication...this anxiety disorder i have also involves things such as morning vomitting,dizziness,headache,l­oss of appetite etc. but what really is the biggest problem is these violent thoughts and the fear that i would lose my mind and commit those,thinking about those things triggers huge panic attack usually but sometimes a smaller one...what can i do? any suggestions?

[rickh33a]

@megamanX124351 - That's got to be really hard, try finding a support group

[thatsmynamebud1]

@megamanX124351 It started for me when i was a junior also. I stopped going to school half way through around christmas time and sat at home playing WoW all day long when i never played computer games in my life. It was an escape route. Im graduating from home after being home schooled all this time an i have no close friends. I was a nice outgoing person that was kinda shy but many people knew me. I had a lot of "school" friends but never many outside of school but......

[thatsmynamebud1]

@megamanX124351 ....I have a good personality when i actually show it. The depression and anxiety i have now causes me to sweat a lott around people even when i know they arent judging me. I cant help it and im never invited or asked to hang out with people because they want to chill with me. It always like i have to ask first or sometimes they might just ask cuz THEY have nothing to do when they rather chill with someone else but me. It seems like im giving it too much thought but.....

[thatsmynamebud1]

@megamanX124351 ...this happens EVERY day and its not somethign im imagining. It hurts cuz i read up on this stuff and it ays peopel with this disorder mostly never develope a real relationship in their lives and i also see that its hard for me to do that. Everything they say matches up and its the worst feeling. I cant even talk normal around peopel even tho im with a few people every day, but they dont really know me well. I dont know if u have this issue but thats what i feel.

[thatsmynamebud1]

@megamanX124351 IM a good looking kid too, its the worst feeling couse i feel lonely. Do you feel any of this? I need responses cuz i dont knwo what to do with my life.

[TeaAndChips]

When i'm in social situations or with people i feel inferior too I get nearly all those symtoms that were listed and because i know i'm acting that way it makes it worse.

[434886]

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[84bec]

Excellent video, i suffer from social anxiety disorder which is messing my life up sadly where i live there is a long waiting list so i have to wait, everything you said in the video are all very truth.

[thorfoxxx]

@84bec take some adderall, it completely cured my social anxiety... or drink lots of coffee and energy drinks thats what i did before i found adderall