Does this sound like Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

Question

When I was in high school I would get such bad anxiety before my class that I would often get stomach cramps and have to leave school. Now a couple years later I feel intense anxiety when I have to work, meet new people or am somewhere with a lot of people. The only way I can describe the feeling is that of which many people get before public speaking but much more intense. Does anyone have any ideas?

The weird thing about it though is that I am usually a very social person.

Answer 1

thats called social anxiety disorder. or agoraphobia (it doesnt mean what most people think) but socail anxiety most liikely

Answer 2

It sounds like you have social anxiety disorder. If you take away the people from the environment do you think you'd feel better? When you were in high school did you worry about what your classmates or your teacher would think of you? Were you traumatized in school by bullying or some embarrassing moment? Think even before highschool... middle school. I have social anxiety disorder and can trace the symptoms as far back as pre-school. I think mine started with separation anxiety, but anyway, in order to deal with this problem you need to see a therapist. There are ways of dealing with social anxiety disorder without medication (if you don't want to go that route). Go see a cognitive behavioral therapist. I have told so many people about this breathing technique my cog behavioral therapist taught me.. and i find it helps in any highly stressful situation. If you're at work or school or whatever you sit down and take a deep (really deep) breath in and make sure that your chest rises as you're doing this. Then slowly (count one onethousand, two onethousand) count backwards from ten and with each number release more air. So you would count ten release air nine rlease air eight rlease air and make sure that your lips are more pursed. Continue doing this until you feel better and tell yourself that no one really cares about what you're doing or look like. Even though you may not be thinking anything negative at the time this happens this reaction has become a habit that you must break. When you walk into a crowded room look at it as an obstacle you can break down. Go in there, do the breathing at the very first moment of anxiety (you can do this simply standing and counting silently in your head), and tell yourself again.. nobody cares. Please go seek out some professional help so you can enjoy life again. Good luck

Answer 3

looks such as you're taking off to be Social Phobia additionally widespread as Social rigidity ailment. people who've it additionally get actually caution signs and indicators like heat flashes, sweating, and so on., and the warmth button is that it interferes which contain your each and daily existence. distinctive those with this ailment get brushed aside as in basic terms being shy so as that's often neglected, yet do now not enable that happen. I oftentimes used your caution signs and indicators good away distinctly as quickly as you reported now not in all likelihood dazzling right into a keep to get some thing which you somewhat choose via actuality the panic stops you. I thoroughly get that. i choose you seek for for some help. it ought to get greater suitable ideal. I surely have this yet now do spoken be unsleeping the placement i upward push up in front of huge crowds. I by using no ability theory i'm going to be able to do it, yet that throughout basic terms is going to coach that scientific care can artwork.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Maybe socialphobia? Go see a doctor.

Answer 6

This might be helpful
http://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/