Is anyone here suffer from social anxiety?

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Yes me! I have social anxiety. I hate crowded places, weddings social gatherings, and my essential tremor is making it even worse, I am painfully shy. I love being around the right amount of people but my job requires me to be social all the time, it was hard at first but actually helped a lot. My advice is to stay active don't hide a lot, find out what you love doing and try to engage people in it, it is hard work but your anxiety will get less and less with time. You can also seek professional help.

Thank you so much
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Have you tried self hypnosis?

There are some good YouTube videos and audio you can purchase online.

No, I have not tried.

I can not find it. Could you please send a link?

Sure! I’m busy at the moment but I’ll definitely get back to you. Do you have Spotify and/iTunes?
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No, I do not have.
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I'm really shy and don't like people. A true loner here if there's ever one. I don't know if that puts me in the social anxiety category.

I am also a loner. And I am so exhausted being alone all the time. I have no idea if I have social anxiety, but I think I have it. I am 20 years old and I am really shy and I just can not communicate with people. I am always really anxious. I just need to feel loved and I need support. I hope nobody feels like me.

I actually thought about doing online group for people who feel like me. To give each other advice and support. But I do not know if thats a good idea.
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I'm really shy and don't like people. A true loner here if there's ever one. I don't know if that puts me in the social anxiety category.

I am also a loner. And I am so exhausted being alone all the time. I have no idea if I have social anxiety, but I think I have it. I am 20 years old and I am really shy and I just can not communicate with people. I am always really anxious. I just need to feel loved and I need support. I hope nobody feels like me.

I actually thought about doing online group for people who feel like me. To give each other advice and support. But I do not know if thats a good idea.


You not a loner. Ima tell you right now. Loners don't have the need to feel loved by nobody. They likes it when they are always alone. We don't need people. People needs us. Take these words from a true loner who knows what's he talking about. You are just going thru an emotional state.
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Yeah maybe you are right. Because I wish everyday that someone will love me. I feel like this emotional state is reallyyyy long for me....like 20 years long.
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I'm really shy and don't like people. A true loner here if there's ever one. I don't know if that puts me in the social anxiety category.


Forums are very crowded places!

WHY don’t your anxieties made you stay away from here?
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Do you really think that you are so smart, cause you said that?

Do not make fun of people who suffer
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I'm really shy and don't like people. A true loner here if there's ever one. I don't know if that puts me in the social anxiety category.


Forums are very crowded places!

WHY don’t your anxieties made you stay away from here?

Do you really think that you are so smart, cause you said that?

Do not make fun of people who suffer
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TinMan is a frigging troll who doesn’t care about people and makes some suffer with no regards to their feelings. So...spare me this ‘suffer’ shit!
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My question is why people with social anxieties choose jobs where there are tons of people around them? Self-torture?

I do not think thats true. But every person is different.






Really? I thought we ALL the same...hmmm

I am just saying if you know it hurts to touch hot stove - would you? Not if you use your brain!
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No, we are not all the same.

So you think that people with social anxiety are brainless?
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I'm really shy and don't like people. A true loner here if there's ever one. I don't know if that puts me in the social anxiety category.


Forums are very crowded places!

WHY don’t your anxieties made you stay away from here?


Because I'm anonymous on forums.
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Of course! And you can shit all over and no one will hit you with a stick!
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My question is why people with social anxieties choose jobs where there are tons of people around them? Self-torture?

I do not think thats true. But every person is different.






Really? I thought we ALL the same...hmmm

I am just saying if you know it hurts to touch hot stove - would you? Not if you use your brain!

No, we are not all the same.

So you think that people with social anxiety are brainless?
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Well...sarcasm is wasted on you as I can see.

I HAVE ANXIETIES since I remember. Age 5!

So I take Xanax. Small dosage whenever i am feeling anxious.

Others might need different meds.

Or meditation. Or whatever!

But I would never choose to be a public speaker if I would shit myself every time I am in the crowded places and then complain that I am falling apart before every speech!
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I've had since I was 16. It came on from a shitload of weed and drug use. It kind of messed up my brain since it was still developing. Life was pretty much hell for many years. I'm 25 now and have only started seeing big improvements the last 2 years. I go outside, I do my thing, I shop and I'm OK.

Sunglasses are a must though. When you feel super anxious in a public place, they help sooo much. Also holding your phone and pretending you're doing something on it when there's a lot of people around.

But I'm pretty OK now. Tons of therapy and medication have helped a lot. I can even have conversations with strangers! 😛

I am so happy for you
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I've had since I was 16. It came on from a shitload of weed and drug use. It kind of messed up my brain since it was still developing. Life was pretty much hell for many years. I'm 25 now and have only started seeing big improvements the last 2 years. I go outside, I do my thing, I shop and I'm OK.

Sunglasses are a must though. When you feel super anxious in a public place, they help sooo much. Also holding your phone and pretending you're doing something on it when there's a lot of people around.

But I'm pretty OK now. Tons of therapy and medication have helped a lot. I can even have conversations with strangers! 😛

I am so happy for you

Thank you!! I even contemplated suicide before I FINALLY started seeing improvements. I was like, "what the hell am I supposed to do in life if I'm always going to be like this?" At the worst of the worst, I would even panic answering the phone. Gosh. Now I'm like arguing with credit card companies and delivery people about messing up my stuff. 😆
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oh I am so awkward around people. I have no idea how to act. I always think people talk and whisper about me.

I am so proud of you. Congrats
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I've had since I was 16. It came on from a shitload of weed and drug use. It kind of messed up my brain since it was still developing. Life was pretty much hell for many years. I'm 25 now and have only started seeing big improvements the last 2 years. I go outside, I do my thing, I shop and I'm OK.

Sunglasses are a must though. When you feel super anxious in a public place, they help sooo much. Also holding your phone and pretending you're doing something on it when there's a lot of people around.

But I'm pretty OK now. Tons of therapy and medication have helped a lot. I can even have conversations with strangers! 😛

I am so happy for you

Thank you!! I even contemplated suicide before I FINALLY started seeing improvements. I was like, "what the hell am I supposed to do in life if I'm always going to be like this?" At the worst of the worst, I would even panic answering the phone. Gosh. Now I'm like arguing with credit card companies and delivery people about messing up my stuff. 😆

oh I am so awkward around people. I have no idea how to act. I always think people talk and whisper about me.

I am so proud of you. Congrats

I was the same!! But now I don't really care what people say or talk about me at all. I had HORRID gossip going around about me for years during my social anxiety, I was slandered in such a horrid way because I was SO awkward around people that I'd unintentionally look guilty. It was a serious mind f*ck! But going through all of that, and obsessing over it, made me so strong. Now it's like people can say WHATEVER and it's like, oh well, it doesn't matter, God knows the truth and that's that.

Anyway, I didn't read through the entire thread, but have you seen anyone about your anxiety? Or you medicated at all? It is a serious struggle but with time and work it DOES get better. I promise you.
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No, I have not seen anyone. I am really scared to do that step. I still do not know if I really have anxiety, but I have seen the symptoms and I have it. I also have really low self-esteem.

To be honest I do not remember a day when I was not anxious.

Even going to the shop is hard for me. Its horrible.

Actually bacause of my many issues I just became interested in astrology. Because I wanted to know how to live and be a happy person, who does not worry all day. But I still have no answer to that
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I've had since I was 16. It came on from a shitload of weed and drug use. It kind of messed up my brain since it was still developing. Life was pretty much hell for many years. I'm 25 now and have only started seeing big improvements the last 2 years. I go outside, I do my thing, I shop and I'm OK.

Sunglasses are a must though. When you feel super anxious in a public place, they help sooo much. Also holding your phone and pretending you're doing something on it when there's a lot of people around.

But I'm pretty OK now. Tons of therapy and medication have helped a lot. I can even have conversations with strangers! 😛

I am so happy for you

Thank you!! I even contemplated suicide before I FINALLY started seeing improvements. I was like, "what the hell am I supposed to do in life if I'm always going to be like this?" At the worst of the worst, I would even panic answering the phone. Gosh. Now I'm like arguing with credit card companies and delivery people about messing up my stuff. 😆

oh I am so awkward around people. I have no idea how to act. I always think people talk and whisper about me.

I am so proud of you. Congrats

I was the same!! But now I don't really care what people say or talk about me at all. I had HORRID gossip going around about me for years during my social anxiety, I was slandered in such a horrid way because I was SO awkward around people that I'd unintentionally look guilty. It was a serious mind f*ck! But going through all of that, and obsessing over it, made me so strong. Now it's like people can say WHATEVER and it's like, oh well, it doesn't matter, God knows the truth and that's that.

Anyway, I didn't read through the entire thread, but have you seen anyone about your anxiety? Or you medicated at all? It is a serious struggle but with time and work it DOES get better. I promise you.

No, I have not seen anyone. I am really scared to do that step. I still do not know if I really have anxiety, but I have seen the symptoms and I have it. I also have really low self-esteem.

To be honest I do not remember a day when I was not anxious.

Even going to the shop is hard for me. Its horrible.

Actually bacause of my many issues I just became interested in astrology. Because I wanted to know how to live and be a happy person, who does not worry all day. But I still have no answer to that



You definitely have anxiety... I can tell just by that post you just posted. You really should consider getting help, and you don't need to open up right away, just take it step by step, tell your symptoms and get a prescription. They don't kick in only until a month of regularly taking them, and if they make you feel bad or robotic, just try something else. But you definitely do need help, you can get out of this mess! And please, DO NOT withdrawal from the world. I'm not sure what you do on a regular basis, but I dropped out of school because my anxiety became too much, stopped talking to friends and just became a hermit. This made my anxiety EVEN worst! So it's very important that you lead your regular life so it doesn't get worst, and get help if you can. The worst thing someone with social anxiety can do is withdrawal for a long period of time.
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Thank you for the advice.
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I've had since I was 16. It came on from a shitload of weed and drug use. It kind of messed up my brain since it was still developing. Life was pretty much hell for many years. I'm 25 now and have only started seeing big improvements the last 2 years. I go outside, I do my thing, I shop and I'm OK.

Sunglasses are a must though. When you feel super anxious in a public place, they help sooo much. Also holding your phone and pretending you're doing something on it when there's a lot of people around.

But I'm pretty OK now. Tons of therapy and medication have helped a lot. I can even have conversations with strangers! 😛

I am so happy for you

Thank you!! I even contemplated suicide before I FINALLY started seeing improvements. I was like, "what the hell am I supposed to do in life if I'm always going to be like this?" At the worst of the worst, I would even panic answering the phone. Gosh. Now I'm like arguing with credit card companies and delivery people about messing up my stuff. 😆

oh I am so awkward around people. I have no idea how to act. I always think people talk and whisper about me.

I am so proud of you. Congrats

I was the same!! But now I don't really care what people say or talk about me at all. I had HORRID gossip going around about me for years during my social anxiety, I was slandered in such a horrid way because I was SO awkward around people that I'd unintentionally look guilty. It was a serious mind f*ck! But going through all of that, and obsessing over it, made me so strong. Now it's like people can say WHATEVER and it's like, oh well, it doesn't matter, God knows the truth and that's that.

Anyway, I didn't read through the entire thread, but have you seen anyone about your anxiety? Or you medicated at all? It is a serious struggle but with time and work it DOES get better. I promise you.

No, I have not seen anyone. I am really scared to do that step. I still do not know if I really have anxiety, but I have seen the symptoms and I have it. I also have really low self-esteem.

To be honest I do not remember a day when I was not anxious.

Even going to the shop is hard for me. Its horrible.

Actually bacause of my many issues I just became interested in astrology. Because I wanted to know how to live and be a happy person, who does not worry all day. But I still have no answer to that



You definitely have anxiety... I can tell just by that post you just posted. You really should consider getting help, and you don't need to open up right away, just take it step by step, tell your symptoms and get a prescription. They don't kick in only until a month of regularly taking them, and if they make you feel bad or robotic, just try something else. But you definitely do need help, you can get out of this mess! And please, DO NOT withdrawal from the world. I'm not sure what you do on a regular basis, but I dropped out of school because my anxiety became too much, stopped talking to friends and just became a hermit. This made my anxiety EVEN worst! So it's very important that you lead your regular life so it doesn't get worst, and get help if you can. The worst thing someone with social anxiety can do is withdrawal for a long period of time.
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I just wonder. Why is this happening to me?

My dad commited suicide when I was little. Maybe this event open my anxiety.
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I've had since I was 16. It came on from a shitload of weed and drug use. It kind of messed up my brain since it was still developing. Life was pretty much hell for many years. I'm 25 now and have only started seeing big improvements the last 2 years. I go outside, I do my thing, I shop and I'm OK.

Sunglasses are a must though. When you feel super anxious in a public place, they help sooo much. Also holding your phone and pretending you're doing something on it when there's a lot of people around.

But I'm pretty OK now. Tons of therapy and medication have helped a lot. I can even have conversations with strangers! 😛

I am so happy for you

Thank you!! I even contemplated suicide before I FINALLY started seeing improvements. I was like, "what the hell am I supposed to do in life if I'm always going to be like this?" At the worst of the worst, I would even panic answering the phone. Gosh. Now I'm like arguing with credit card companies and delivery people about messing up my stuff. 😆

oh I am so awkward around people. I have no idea how to act. I always think people talk and whisper about me.

I am so proud of you. Congrats

I was the same!! But now I don't really care what people say or talk about me at all. I had HORRID gossip going around about me for years during my social anxiety, I was slandered in such a horrid way because I was SO awkward around people that I'd unintentionally look guilty. It was a serious mind f*ck! But going through all of that, and obsessing over it, made me so strong. Now it's like people can say WHATEVER and it's like, oh well, it doesn't matter, God knows the truth and that's that.

Anyway, I didn't read through the entire thread, but have you seen anyone about your anxiety? Or you medicated at all? It is a serious struggle but with time and work it DOES get better. I promise you.

No, I have not seen anyone. I am really scared to do that step. I still do not know if I really have anxiety, but I have seen the symptoms and I have it. I also have really low self-esteem.

To be honest I do not remember a day when I was not anxious.

Even going to the shop is hard for me. Its horrible.

Actually bacause of my many issues I just became interested in astrology. Because I wanted to know how to live and be a happy person, who does not worry all day. But I still have no answer to that



You definitely have anxiety... I can tell just by that post you just posted. You really should consider getting help, and you don't need to open up right away, just take it step by step, tell your symptoms and get a prescription. They don't kick in only until a month of regularly taking them, and if they make you feel bad or robotic, just try something else. But you definitely do need help, you can get out of this mess! And please, DO NOT withdrawal from the world. I'm not sure what you do on a regular basis, but I dropped out of school because my anxiety became too much, stopped talking to friends and just became a hermit. This made my anxiety EVEN worst! So it's very important that you lead your regular life so it doesn't get worst, and get help if you can. The worst thing someone with social anxiety can do is withdrawal for a long period of time.

I just wonder. Why is this happening to me?

My dad commited suicide when I was little. Maybe this event open my anxiety.

It definitely could be a contributer. It is super tough though, I understand. A very lonely thing. Because most people will be like "what's the matter? why are you so nervous? just get over it!." They have no idea how it would be like to walk a day in your shoes. Whatever the motive it is, you have to fight and get yourself out of this. Not sure how old you are but life is so short, you can't let this thing control you.
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I am 20 years old
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I've had since I was 16. It came on from a shitload of weed and drug use. It kind of messed up my brain since it was still developing. Life was pretty much hell for many years. I'm 25 now and have only started seeing big improvements the last 2 years. I go outside, I do my thing, I shop and I'm OK.

Sunglasses are a must though. When you feel super anxious in a public place, they help sooo much. Also holding your phone and pretending you're doing something on it when there's a lot of people around.

But I'm pretty OK now. Tons of therapy and medication have helped a lot. I can even have conversations with strangers! 😛

I am so happy for you

Thank you!! I even contemplated suicide before I FINALLY started seeing improvements. I was like, "what the hell am I supposed to do in life if I'm always going to be like this?" At the worst of the worst, I would even panic answering the phone. Gosh. Now I'm like arguing with credit card companies and delivery people about messing up my stuff. 😆

oh I am so awkward around people. I have no idea how to act. I always think people talk and whisper about me.

I am so proud of you. Congrats

I was the same!! But now I don't really care what people say or talk about me at all. I had HORRID gossip going around about me for years during my social anxiety, I was slandered in such a horrid way because I was SO awkward around people that I'd unintentionally look guilty. It was a serious mind f*ck! But going through all of that, and obsessing over it, made me so strong. Now it's like people can say WHATEVER and it's like, oh well, it doesn't matter, God knows the truth and that's that.

Anyway, I didn't read through the entire thread, but have you seen anyone about your anxiety? Or you medicated at all? It is a serious struggle but with time and work it DOES get better. I promise you.

No, I have not seen anyone. I am really scared to do that step. I still do not know if I really have anxiety, but I have seen the symptoms and I have it. I also have really low self-esteem.

To be honest I do not remember a day when I was not anxious.

Even going to the shop is hard for me. Its horrible.

Actually bacause of my many issues I just became interested in astrology. Because I wanted to know how to live and be a happy person, who does not worry all day. But I still have no answer to that



You definitely have anxiety... I can tell just by that post you just posted. You really should consider getting help, and you don't need to open up right away, just take it step by step, tell your symptoms and get a prescription. They don't kick in only until a month of regularly taking them, and if they make you feel bad or robotic, just try something else. But you definitely do need help, you can get out of this mess! And please, DO NOT withdrawal from the world. I'm not sure what you do on a regular basis, but I dropped out of school because my anxiety became too much, stopped talking to friends and just became a hermit. This made my anxiety EVEN worst! So it's very important that you lead your regular life so it doesn't get worst, and get help if you can. The worst thing someone with social anxiety can do is withdrawal for a long period of time.

I just wonder. Why is this happening to me?

My dad commited suicide when I was little. Maybe this event open my anxiety.

It definitely could be a contributer. It is super tough though, I understand. A very lonely thing. Because most people will be like "what's the matter? why are you so nervous? just get over it!." They have no idea how it would be like to walk a day in your shoes. Whatever the motive it is, you have to fight and get yourself out of this. Not sure how old you are but life is so short, you can't let this thing control you.

I am 20 years old

Ohhhh girl. You will get through this! Trust me. I was a few years younger then you when shit hit the fan. If there is anyway you can get help, I urge you to. Because it will speed up the process. You will be fine. This is just a super rough road. Some people have very tough lessons to learn very early on in life. But once you get out of this, you will be so much smarter, more mature and more advanced then people your age when it comes to LIFE!
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omg Thank you so much for your support. I appreciate it.

At the moment the only thing I need is love and support. Nobody understands me and I feel like I am in my own prison. I will be happy even for a hug,cause I really need it.