Social Anxiety Disorder

hi hey i too suffer from social anxiety but i don't to what extent, may i have the link too, pinklemonade? i usually stammer in public speaking and that doesn't feel alright, i want to do better than that. thank you...

I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder when I was a teenager, though I was always fairly convinced that I should've been more specifically diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder. It has gotten better for me over time, but it used to impact my life pretty badly. Once the panic attacks set in during my freshman year of college, that was probably the worst point. I, too, used to have major annxiety about applying for jobs and especially going through with interviews. Heck, I still don't like job interviews, but I know I have to go through them. I remember being placed in some sort of cognitive behavioral therapy when I was first diagnosed with anxiety and depression, and having to go there made my anxiety even worse. People wonder if there is any "getting over it," and I don't think there is, at least not 100%. I still have anxieties, but I've had to come up with some of my own methods for dealing with them.

Hey did you do that thing I sent you the link too? I'm not sure if you have even read your comments but there's this survey that gives you an idea of how much you have it. I was shocked to find out according to the survey I have "very severe" social phobia. I guess I always knew I had it but not that bad.

I normally take a little puzzle book with me, or i also keep a small cross stitching pattern with the sewing needle and some thread in my purse. Anything you can find thats really cheap, maybe at a dollar store, something that you can fit in your purse to take with you when you start getting anxious. You can find small cross stitching patterns at an arts and crafts store. Theres normally about 4 bucks, and cross stitching is really easy. I learned how to cross stitch all by myself. They have directions inside the package in case youre not sure.

I have it so bad. I cant even go to a restaurant for long before i start freaking out. My husband got mad one time because he wanted to go to hooters, and we went, and before we even got in the door i started throwing up in the parking lot. I was trying to hide i was panicy from him, but it ended up making me sick. Now i just try to take a deep breathe everytime it happens, and i keep something in my purse at all times to get my mind off of it when it starts.

Getting too much emotional and worrying negative things are main leads for depression and anxiety. Do yoga it helps a lot!

You aren't alone in this. I've been trying to deal with S.A.D for as long as I can remember. They tried to tell me at one point that I was agoraphobic but it's not that I'm afraid to leave my house; I'd just rather not. I find that I work well in smaller groups if I have at least one other person there with me that I know and I can trust. I have a couple of really great friends who do their best to understand and support me. If I have to go into a situation that I know is going to hard I just drag one of them with me. I've also been working with my doctor to come up with something that works. I'm not much into the daily pills because I find those just keep on too even of a keel. I just need something to take when I know that I'm going to be put in a situation that raises my anxiety. So far Ativan is working wonders for that. It definatly helps me to get out there. I've also recently started attending a church and doing litte volunteering around town just to try to get myself out and about even though I know it's pushing it.