Is it normal i hide my therapy/medicine routines

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I’m 22 and a male, I work in construction and want to get certified to be a welder. I’ve spent my life trying to do what I’m told and stay out of the way, not draw attention to myself, just get done what needs to get done enough to get by. I want to keep to myself and contribute what I can and work as many hours as possible, I’m not the leading type but I’m a damn quick learner and I follow direction well. I like working.

I go to counseling every other week for Agoraphobia which is basically the fear of public situations, and I take a pill every morning to calm my nerves. I’m not real jumpy and I don’t panic but the meds and the talking make my life a hell of a lot more comfortable. I have a cat and a rabbit I really like.

My closest friend is a bartender, I spend my free time at the bar with him, I meet plenty of people but I’d never tell them that I’m getting counseling or medicated no matter how close we get. If I was directly asked if I attend therapy or take medication I would lie and say that I don’t.

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  • Nickvey
    6 years ago

    Sounds like you need some Metoprolol and dont have a real problem at all. stay away from bars alcohol is deadly. I also agree with everything Hateful1 said all you have is a touch of healthy social anxiety what you dont have is coping skills. the Metoprolol will help you gain the skills because you will feel relaxed and just wont give a shit what others think about you. soon you will be a public speaker and the expert in the room will be you. After all , you are the one at the podium not them.

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  • e51pegasi
    6 years ago

    Sounds normal, many people take meds, recieve therapy & you would never know or probaby guess . It's a very personal thing & no one needs to know except the people you choose to tell.

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  • Hateful1
    6 years ago

    First, Agoraphobia is the fear of unsafe environments like open spaces, and yes places with a lot of people. What you are describing is Social Anxiety Disorder.

    Second, who diagnosed you? A therapist? Don't believe them. Find a actual psychiatrist or psychologist.

    Third, drugs are not always necessary, get a second opinion. Therapists prescribe drugs so frequently because they get paid to.

    Fourth, You have Social Anxiety but you go to group therapy and bars? That doesn't sound right at all

    Fifth, it's normal to not tell people about you treatment. Some people are ashamed, don't be. The only person that can shame you is you.

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    • Ellenna
      6 years ago

      Ha ha, do you realise you invalidated OP's own diagnosis, told him he had Social Anxiety Disorder but then doubted it?

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      • Hateful1
        6 years ago

        A lot of people self diagnose. It's one of my pet peeves. But I can't read anything posted on this site without the thought that it's probably a troll creeping into my head. The fact that he removed group therapy from his post after I posted is pretty telling.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          6 years ago

          Like it or not, you’re not the only one with problems.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          6 years ago

          I never removed it, I went back to see if I had said group therapy on accident and it wasn’t there to begin with. You read something wrong, I’ve never done group therapy. This is an incredibly mild post, why are you trying to poke so many holes into it?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      Every public space feels threatening and unsafe to me, that’s why I just said public. And I don’t go to group therapy, and only one bar, my friends bar. I was diagnosed after I got arrested for my second assault charge by the psychiatrist that the prison provided when I was 19.

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      • Hateful1
        6 years ago

        Prison or jail? Definitely get a second opinion.

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