Possible Causes for Social Anxiety

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This debilitating disorder has its source largely in trauma, sustained early in life. Critical, judgemental upbringings along with repetitive violent communication tend to traumatize people leaving their nervous systems overly sensitive. The person becomes hypervigilent and overly attuned to the outside voices. Their self esteem suffers and an inferiority complex may ensue. While understanding the sources of social anxiety is important, the reality is that the patterns and the neural pathways are already in place thus demanding a cognitive undoing of the condition.

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[gg06287]

You described me well. I am 43 and was diagnosed in my 30's. I was the product of a violent, unstable, critical home. Even after raising loving kids of my own, and attending counseling ands for years, a single visit with my angry Mother sends me into a negative spriral- I can not have contact with her at all. Although I know my thoughts are irrational, and I am a loving, worthy human being, the anxiety is at times overwhelming. For decade I suffered in silence; using alcohol to self-medicate.

[fight4yourfreedom1]

@HeAdFuLLOfBullEts check out the midwest center for stress and anxiety , its helping it should help you

[TheDarkestStarRMS]

The people who say that only do so because they feel like they have to, especially Psychologists. And who's to say that hating yourself is wrong? I actually believe if more people hated themselves, the world would be a better place. I say that because I really can't stand ARROGANT people. Just my opinion.

[TheDarkestStarRMS]

I hate when people say that we have 'perceived' bad thoughts and beliefs about ourselves. People like that don't 'truly' know us - what we have thought, what we have said, what we have done... so they don't actually know if what we believe about ourselves is true or not. Maybe we really are bad people - at least I am.

[MsSatification]

how do you know about that all? I felt this way ever since but i dont know why and to be honest i thought everyone is feeling like that. when i was with friends i still didnt feel completely comfortable and home. i dont wanna say my parents arent loving but i got critizised so often by my mom that i felt like i never did things the right way. i just want to be happy but i cant cause i start struggling with poeple and thoughts. i always worry what they think and how they will react on stuff i do.

[11940ful]

I was brought up in fears! 3 kids but i was the only one! A jealous, depressed and angry mother who always put me down. She kicked me out of the house at 10 for the first time, i came back the nxt stay. Ppl rarely came over, they never saw a thing! It's hard to meet ppl, start conversation, i don't feel that i fit in! i feel out of place, in my mind ppl are always judging me and criticizing me. The lady was very harsh on me! I was once threatened with a knife so i can study my times table! Jeez!

[miissmiaa]

You guys should come and join us other sufferers on Mapofmates. com!

[Cavin21]

Very informative and accurate stuff here, I think using these techniques over a period of time will in fact help if not cure social anxiety to a good extent.. Think about it, where did social anxiety originally form ? In the absence direction of which social anxiety was cured.. So in theory it could work very well, I think there is some evidence as I experienced this myself.. You're not always scared for life unless you been brutally abused.

[milescend]

@TheDangel006 I second what raccuia1 says, it's probably tough to have someone close to you, someone who you naturally look up to, tell you you're not good enough and how you supposedly should change, but fuck what she thinks. She is just another human being when it comes down to it, and like raccuia1 says you are the only person who gets a vote in what you do, no one else. Don't dare think you have to live up to her expectations, she is naive and fucking stupid for insulting her own daughter.

[tkathryyn]

My social anxiety was triggered by alcohol. I drank a lot at one point and developed halitosis which then manifested into halitophobia(one of the rarest phobia). Now that I don't drink anymore and I don't have halitosis, I still feel the anxiety feeling when I'm in public, being embarassed that I might have alcohol bad breath. I know I don't smell bad, but why do I still feel this way around people?

[BigTrollShaman]

she hits the nail on the head

[WootMapler]

I'mma let you finish, but i just want mah pills