I've been having social anxiety disorder for about 2 years now, and it keeps getting worse. The worst symptom is head trembling when people are around. Luckily, I found out in a SA forum that a lot of people had this symptom too. But mine is pretty diffrent from theirs in that people seem uncomfortable after they see me tremble my head. I can see that because they try to avoid eye contacts with me. They also cough or clear throat a lot and clumsily. I hear people cough so often that the sound of cough now makes me so crazy. Everytime I hear it, my heart feels shocked and I get so mad because it is so annoying! I already attempted suicide once because of this and don't know when that will happen again. I'm of course aware that people cough not always because of me but for other reasons, but I just know coughing also means people feel uncomfortable! Is anyone with SA+head trembling in the same situation? (Don't tell me anything about treatment or that I'm wrong. What I need is sympathy.)
2006-10-17 13:12:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
To zuff101: Thanks for advice, but I am trying my best to get over with this. I take Paxil and exercise and am thinking about getting cognitive-behavioral therapy too. But currently it's not getting any better if not worse.
2006-10-17 13:27:44 · update #1
To extremelyradicalman: It is just so hard for me to convince people in words. I know most people won't believe me unless they were in exactly the same situation as I am, but please don't even say "it's all in your head." It only makes me more depressed. I tried hard to think that I'm wrong and wondered if I was going insane so many times, but it's undeniable. I don't know to what degree, but I'm 100% sure people somehow feel uncomfortable when they see my head tremble. I hate to argue with people who are trying to help me but had to say this. Thanks.
2006-10-17 13:43:36 · update #2
I usually do not answer any questions here I just ask them. But your question broke my heart. I have this too. It is so embarassing my neck twitches when I am in social situations. Once it starts it won't stop- it sets off a whole cycle where I can't go anywhere for days without it happening.
I finally told my doctor about it and he believed me- probably because I was sobbing and clearly in emotional turmoil. He gave me a presciption for Xanax. It helped me so much. No more twitching. But you must be careful with this medication. If you take too much it makes you act drunk. I took it before a graduate business class I was in. Only afterwords I realized that I blurted out inappropriate personal information on several occasions. This is a good drug I had just taken too much.
Now my doctor has given my klonopin wafers they disolve on your tongue instantly. I only take them as needed. They work wonderfully. PLEASE TRY ONE OF THESE DRUGS AND DON'T ABUSE THEM.
As far as the coughing goes I have noticed that people breathe deeply when I am twitching. I think they are actually trying to help because I have noticed that when I am twitching I do not exhale.
I hope this helped you.
2006-10-17 13:29:16 · answer #1 · answered by paint 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While I don't suffer from anything like what you're describing, I know it must be terribly, terribly frustrating to have people assume it's something you have to "just get over" by using the right thought process. Or to have someone assume they know how you feel just because they have been nervous around people before. I think most people are failing to grasp that this is a disorder, not just a minor thing that you can wish away. I can say for sure that I have no idea how this feels for you, but I can also wish you the very best and hope that you are successful in getting the help you need, if you choose to do so.
2006-10-18 03:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by francesfarmer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yo! I am an entertainer. It freaks me out to be in front of people unless i am totally prepared for any circumstance that can arise. I have tried the "visualize them naked" stuff, and it doesn't work.
I have known people that thought the huddle in football games was so the players can talk about them! wow that's scary!
This is all in your head! I think you concede to that. the coughs, are just coughs, you are implying the wrong motivation to them.
The advice i can give you is this - Don't care! there are six billion people on the planet that don't give a crap about you! or what you do!
Start considering fear as a neat Little game! Freak people out by what you do! do something harmlessly unexpected and just look for their reactions then laugh!
It really doesn't hurt by doing freaky harmless things in public in front of total strangers. like yelling "i am in love with a man and his name is Jesus!."
Keep doing these things, and then you will move from introvert to extrovert!
2006-10-17 13:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by extremelyradicalman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Overcome Social Anxiety And Shyness : http://tinyurl.com/680wdmTtEf
2015-09-25 05:09:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wolf if caught in a snare will chew threw his own paw before he would sit down and feel bad for himself.
Get up and do something about it. One day maybe you can get over it and help others in your current situation.
2006-10-17 13:20:24 · answer #5 · answered by zuff101 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
empathy an compassion an u will get well, when you feel safe an secure in your enviroment.
Sympathy is a negative okay empathy is a positive.
2006-10-17 13:16:32 · answer #6 · answered by GOOCH 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't know.
2006-10-17 13:19:16 · answer #7 · answered by rjakjr 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i will chear you up
2006-10-17 13:14:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋