What's some good advice for social anxiety peeps?

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I've noticed there are a lot of people here with social anxiety but then again we are on a website discussing if what we are/do is normal through social media so not really surprising but still. Sooo...any advice for social anxiety pple like myself in terms of just getting through life successfully and fully without being too reserved and possibly missing out on a lot of great stuff? I may seem like an average person at first but once you try warming up to me I get awkward and from there, I lose a friend I could've had forever. Don't have that many friends and not because I'm mean, or boring but because of my anxiety problem. It really impacts you on a daily basis. You don't know unless you have it. So how do you get through working, hanging out, going out, living?

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  • carminepersico
    9 years ago

    Drugs and alcohol

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  • handsignals
    9 years ago

    Medication + Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Exposure Therapy....might help, sorry you wanted me to say 'cure'.

    Sad fact is I've spent 20 years trying to overcome my anxiety disorder and have had times were I was able to 'manage it' but I don't think I will truely ever overcome it and be cured and be able to enjoy life, at this point I'm just accepting that I will away's have it and just try to enjoy life as much as I can and accept I have limitations.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F9BJKEEFC4

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  • noid
    9 years ago

    Zoloft or Effexor.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    I'm sorry, but on this one, I believe a great many overly shy people have self misdiagnosed themselves into a disorder that they do not have. By definition, "A person with social anxiety disorder is afraid that he or she will make mistakes, look bad, and be embarrassed or humiliated in front of others." this sounds quite normal for just about EVERYBODY except possibly an extreme extrovert. I can't imagine why anyone going into a new social scene wouldn't have every one of these symptoms, normally; I know I sure do. I guess the difference is that most of us do not let these feelings incapacitate us. And that is where the difference lies. If those of you who let this completely incapacitate you could understand that we ALL feel exactly the same way, then perhaps you could give yourself a break and just suffer the experience (like everybody must) and realize that you will survive.
    I repeat, people, this is a completely normal human response to a new social situation.

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    • handsignals
      9 years ago

      There's a part of the brain called the 'Amygdala', people who have anxiety disorders appear to have less development in this area and the Amygdala also seems to communicate less with the rest of the brain, this has been shown in MRI's.

      Everybody experiences anxiety, it's people who are unable to function because of their anxiety that have a genuine problem. It's like 'fear of heights' everyone has a fear of heights but if you can't walk up a set of stairs because your afraid then it becomes a 'disorder'.

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  • zoffix
    9 years ago

    And I'm not being sarcastic: see a doctor.

    If it has such severe impact on you, you'd benefit from meds and therapy, not some advice on a website full of odd people :)

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