Is it normal i developed severe social anxiety though i used to be so confident

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I can't go in public places (Not even to the library or for a walk) and i haven't hung out with or spoke to my friends for months.  It's even hard for me to make eye-contact or speak words that i actually mean.  Only the very necessary comes out of my mouth.  When i'm in school or at work i'm very self-consious and i panic so my heart beats fast and i become incredibly tense and uncomfortable which makes me start shaking and sometimes twitching uncontrollably. I feel on the verge of exploding or imploding. I try to avoid even my family most of the time and don't want to talk to anyone at all.  Not even myself.  I am uncomfortable even with myself.  All the solidarity is making me feel depressed...I used to be so very confident and laid-back.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    @djpatties -I wasn't talking about you but you are commenting on it so you care enough to make your presence known. Thanks for joining the fight for hope

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  • robynxx
    11 years ago

    I know exactly how you feel. I'm 25 years old and going through the exact same thing right now..down to a "T"...I used to go out all the time, go to school, work...I had a life..I was somebody...and all of the sudden this Severe social anxiety developed and I can't even so much as go to the grocery store. I start trembling and shaking in pretty much any public situation. I havent ledt my house in over 9 months...Constantly self conscious..Etc..I don't know what to do either. I am just letting you know that you're not alone and there's someone out there who feels your pain.

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    • sunnyray
      11 years ago

      Thanks for your input and sorry for your mutual struggle. Someone commented for me to try and figure out what started this.. I encourage you to do the same. I have a veryyy short term memory- especially recently, due to my sluggish mind...but i'm going back and literally writing down any events i remember starting several months ago. Though I don't know where the anxiety came from, I'm starting to see a slight pattern and will maaybe try to talk to a doctor about it.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    11 years ago

    go back to a point in your life when you were confident and try to remember what made you this way

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    • sunnyray
      11 years ago

      I was engaging in many rather unhealthy practices to boost my physical appearance, I love the way I looked, and it's all I cared about, but I DON'T want to go back to that! I'm having such a hard time just being myself though; it is completely destroying me...

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    If your brave enough to post on this site i suggest you should be brave enough to tell your doctor. Good luck. We're all counting on you to get better

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    • sunnyray
      11 years ago

      Thank you! I don't care what "djpatties" has to say; i'm smart enough to remember there will always be people trying to drag us down - but all that means is that we are above them! You have encouraged me to go and talk to my doctor about this. Thank you soo much.

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    • [Old Memory]
      11 years ago

      Well I'm not counting on it.

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  • AbnormallyAwesome
    11 years ago

    Sounds like a chemical problem to me. I'm no psychiatrist but if nothing terribel happened to you and you feel like shit for no reason you should probably take medication. Get well soon!

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  • Corleone
    11 years ago

    Any idea what might cause this? Go see a licensed psychiatrist about it, since it sounds like you're getting depressed.

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