Social Anxiety : My Story Pt. 1
Posted by admin on Feb 8th, 2010
2010
Feb 8
When did I first find out I had social anxiety disorder? What were some personal experiences? It might be confusing that I found out when I was a junior in high school, yet I had it for more than eight years. The thing is, for the longest time I just flooded myself and faced my fears – socializing with immense anxiety – and then it came to the point where I couldn’t fake it anymore. Hope that clears it up. 
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February 8th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
how did u over come it..details ..please lol
February 8th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I think its possible to be affected by this only part time if i can put it that way.
I can talk to groups, i participated in initiation proccess at school and had fun, went to parties, and had fun.
But as soon as i make a big mistake, as soon as i am on the spotlight for that mistake, and that the group know’s about it and look at me with tat “corner smile” on their face, i isolate and never come back, i can still say hi but i wont hang with them anymore.
Wierd heh…
February 8th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
i used have that. im 100% over it now
February 8th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Is there any disability allowance for this disorder? Genuine queston!
February 8th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
so much easier said then done
February 8th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
I am really “ANXIOUS” to meet you very soon… lol…
February 8th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
like im actually out of breath but it feels like my chest is burning when that happens i have such a hard time saying stuff my voice comes out like ive got bronchitis or something, or i get this mixture between a out of breath and a irritable feeling, and basically everything that she said i feel 100% like where you think people can feel your negative energy, unwanted thoughts also happen sometimes it’s just really annoying
February 9th, 2010 at 12:40 am
I have anxiety for sure but with me it seems to do this rotation from day to day it’s different stuff for example i get this weird i thing where everything is way to bright and kind of blurry and they feel like there just burning when i start getting around people it mostly gets like that and ill get so worked up before i wanna say something that i can’t it’s like im getting an adrenaline rush that that immobilizes me and my head and chest feel like its filled with air and i cant breath (cont)
February 9th, 2010 at 12:44 am
im still working on it but im gettin there
February 9th, 2010 at 12:55 am
It’s good to hear your story, because I finally feal like I’m not completly alone.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:58 am
Thats very true. You must change negative thoughts of yourself to positive. Second point, a person with social anxiety has a low self esteem which leads him to a inferiority complex. This is caused by looking on other people from up to down. If you look at the positive sides of others, you will realize how quickli the inferiority complex will disappear and you will feel yourself worthy. Therefore the social anxiety will disappear too. Its a battlefield in thought.
February 9th, 2010 at 1:50 am
yeah it helped until i realized i was running alway from something
February 9th, 2010 at 2:20 am
u over comed social anxiety 50% and i started making freinds and socializing but not with women im really shy from them
February 9th, 2010 at 2:41 am
i dont drink so i have no idea. look it up maybe
February 9th, 2010 at 3:23 am
@deadfresh10 what about drinking?? do you think that will help?
February 9th, 2010 at 4:22 am
i have social anxiety but i have no idea how to cure it…. im 16 years old and ive sufferd with it for years…..
February 9th, 2010 at 4:42 am
i smoke weed to help my social anxiety. antidepressant work a little but honestly i turn into superman when im high. this most DEFINETLY isnt for the case for everyone so i dont recommend it
February 9th, 2010 at 5:27 am
NO! thats not what i meant at all!
Did you even read my comment?
I was saying that it just goes to show that people with no reason to have bad self esteem can still be susceptible and just illustrates that it is simply your frame of mind and not your appearance or skills and attributes, that the feelings one has is all in the mind. its all about perspective.
February 9th, 2010 at 6:13 am
Why should it be about about being how someone looks? Surely how someone look shouldn’t matter?
So someone isn’t that great looking doesn’t deserve the same great life as someone who is?
FFS!
February 9th, 2010 at 6:34 am
My thoughts arent my problem, I have the physical traits of SA. Shaking, trembles, voice cracking, heart Racing, confusion… the physical traits are the worst… i wish i had the metal thoughts instead… all i have is the physical
February 9th, 2010 at 7:28 am
this sounds so much like someone i know, pretty much everything you said applies to them. Its funny because you are really very pretty and they are REALLY good looking, but they think so negatively about themself and how other people perceive them that they cant see how i see them, its so upsetting, i really want to support them and help them to cope with their condition, it just goes to show that even the most pretty/handsome/succesful people still can experience social anxiety.
February 9th, 2010 at 8:26 am
this sounds like me.
February 9th, 2010 at 8:27 am
i never really had any social anxiety until i finished college and started to work, and since then it has just gotten worse, its a very professional environment, and it just stresses me out cus its all about being proper and keeping up appearances, i used to only get nervous at work, now it seems everywhere i go it happens, ill sweat alot, or ill blush, some ppl must think im weird, but i usually go through phases, im very confident, then something happens, and i become insecure , then anxiety
February 9th, 2010 at 9:05 am
i hate having this.. mines isnt as bad as yours because i can sort of maintain my thoughts. but its like having this feeling of everybody judging you. you can walk past 3 people and even if you say hi to them you feel like they instantly start talking about you when you know theyre not. its like a bug on the inside of your head that you cant get rid of. it does have its benifits but overall it sucks. we are just like extroverted people, except our thoughts are harder to control
February 9th, 2010 at 9:42 am
it will get better, at least, it did for me. I’m in college now, and people are a lot less judgemental. i still have anxiety, tho, but sometimes i am able to control it. I tell myself it doesn’t matter what these people think, because if they don’t like me then they are not important.
I always try to pick classes that won’t have group work or presentations, tho. >.>
and I never raise my hand in class. I always sit alone in the back, I only speak when spoken to, and then i get nervous D: