I have a bad social phobia, i have had this for like 6 years and its not getting better, i am now receiving help, when i am around people i dont know i feel so nervous and feel so panicky and hate crowded places , makes me so nervous and paranoid, any one out there has the same problem?
There must be a reason for this phobia. Some bad experience over six years ago. Try to identify the root or possibly a couple of things that are the underlying reason for this which has been amplified by your own paranoia. Once you can identify the issue/issues (probably a mistake/mistakes you have made, but it could be other sides of human nature) into a sentence or a couple of sentences, you have to realise this is the past and try to move on. The past can produce powerful ghosts that can dominate the present. Good luck, I’m speaking from experience we all make mistakes!!!
I have always been a shy person, but lately I have been feeling even more uncomfortable around people; in some cases, good friends or family that I haven’t seen in a while. I recently took one of those online depression tests, and it said I could have clinical depression. My question is, can depression lead to some form of social anxiety disorder?
They are two separate diagnoses but they can be diagnosed at the same time, meds are different. I am on Klonopin for anxiety and Wellbutrin and celexa for depression plus lithium for mood swings.
i have been diagnosed with epilepsy, borderline personality disorder, bipolar, social and agora phobia. was wondering how phenobarbital would react with these problems especially the bipolar?
First of all you say nothing about what medications you are taking for all your other conditions, but the first line of defense is making sure that IF you are going to more than one doctor, that you TELL ALL YOUR DOCTORS exactly what you are taking and how much. The next thing you NEED to do is have ALL your prescriptions filled at one pharmacist. The pharmacist is the best person to monitor drug interactions. By far the pharmacist is most aware of what drugs together have the likely hood of being dangerous or even possibly could be dangerous. Any time you are on multiple medications it is very important to stay very informed and talk to both your doctors and pharmacist about what you are taking and for what. also it is vital to stay on the prescriptions as prescribed and at the right times. God Bless Reggie
So I feel that I’m suffering from social anxiety/social phobia. I’ve definitely suffered from it for years but it’s really taking an impact on my life lately because I’m a young adult trying to figure out my future. I’ve always been naturally shy but this has stalled my life immensely.
For instance I find it hard to get or keep a job since I’m not comfortable in social environments. I blush immensely for the stupidest things. Even talking to close family members or even simply talking through a simple text message is hard for me to do. I do have other symptoms such as: avoiding social situations, I think I’m being judged (though I’m not paranoid), I do, at times, sweat in social situations, and there’s a few others.
So my question is, what are my options? Medication? I’ve tried hypnosis because it was recommended but it didn’t do anything at all. Who should I talk to about this, other than my parents? How do I know this is really what I have? I’m hoping to cure it so I can go to college and get a job.
I don’t have anything like agoraphobia since I can leave my house. And I’m not to the extreme that I can’t talk to people, it’s just bad enough that it’s affecting my everyday life.
i was in this situation several years ago, but then i was in a situation where i need to continue my study where it was impossible to avoid social contact. i hate it though, but as it was impossible for me to run away, I tried to cope with that. i found out that it is very important to have something we really proud of. The key is to be proud of yourself. i am proud of being the youngest (and doing so well of course) in class (where it was hardly impossible for a girl of my age to be in that class). I’d suggest you to find your potential, be very good at it, be confident with what and who you are and let us see how this plan goes
Im 15 years old. I have been bullied all my life in school since the 3rd grade. After about 5th grade… it caused me to have social phobia because people would always torment my looks and my "BIG BONEDNESS" Its caused me to drop outta school and forced to be locked up in my house. Like i cant go outside if a neighbor is standing there… i always have like this shyness that he/she is looking at my appearence. Is there like a way i could treat this? I used to be social and have friends and everything, but the past 4 years ive been kind of a loner. Which i like very much. I dont know, i just love being by myself.
well if you really want to get rid of your problem. You just have to be brave. You have to understand that soem people will like youm, and some will not. If you have a hobby you enjoy, try getting out there and joining a club or something. The best way to meet people is to meet people with similar interests.
Above all, don’t be afraid and just have fun!
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“How we regained control of our lives from alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, cocaine, social phobia and weight problems. Barbara from Yorkshire and Camilla from Ireland.”
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Both sound similar in a lot of ways.
Thanks for all the helpfull replies.
It looks like isuffer from both conditions then.
They’re not the same thing. Agoraphobia is usually associated with panic disorder and is not a fear of people, but a fear of being outside the home or in certain types of spaces. It almost always comes about from the experience of having panic attacks in unfamiliar environments. Agoraphobics are afraid of these panic attacks and think they can prevent them by avoiding certain places. Gradually this can become a fear of leaving the house.
Severe social phobics may become very hermit-like but this is usually for a different reason – they fear being seen or having to interact with people. (Agoraphobics usually are comforted by being around people). It’s also unusual for social phobics to be unable to leave the house altogether. But even in that case, the severe social phobic will have no problem leaving the home if they feel they don’t have to worry about interaction or being seen (e.g. at night, or to go for a drive, whatever).
Edit: That’s not to say that you can’t have both disorders, or have symptoms of both disorders.
I have been struggling with depression and anxiety issues for as long as I can remember, only I never received treatment until recently. These issues have become so great within the past 2 years that I have been unable to work a steady job or to be able to work at all. The only reason I never sought treatment before was because, when I was underage and was covered by my mother/father’s insurance, they didn’t believe I had any kind of depression issues, just wrote it off as teenage hormones. Once they finally realized that in fact, it wasn’t just hormones, and that I was really having these problems; their insurance no longer covered me (I was over 18 at that point). Ever since, I haven’t had any other kind of insurance and thought, "Well, without insurance I’m just shit out of luck." Until my friend told me about a clinic that would help me – free of charge. But that was only recently.
So anyways, point being – I was diagnosed (finally) with severe social anxiety/phobia and bipolar depression (manic episodes) and I was wondering if that would qualify enough to get approved for disability, with my clinic testimony?
you can try, but alot of times mental disabilities get rejected most of the time. i was lucky with mine…i got approved in less than 3 months. (adhd, schizo-affective, anxiety, depression). they’ll send you to see their psych for an eval since you don’t have a great medical history with it, and if you don’t "Seem" mentally ill, they say you are fine. (quotes because their definition of that is skewed…) good luck if you do…oooh, and,if you do qualify, you’d only get SSI since you haven’t worked the requirement…it’s money, but not enough to ever live on.