do u have a fear of being around alot of people?

Question

and a fear of new things and new places.. if so how do u overcome it.

Answer 1

I do. When I'm around a lot of people I start to have anxiety attacks. Im on antidepressants to help me out. They do help. =)

If you do have a fear, I suggest you speak to someone about it and maybe they will be able to percribe you pills or therapy for you.

Answer 2

If you have these feelings you are NOT alone!
I TOO suffer from this! The feelings are SO strong! Some times are worse than others. If you have EVER had "panic attacks" than you can relate this fear with that same kind of feeling! It can even be a gathering of people you know and love; but, because it's a "crowd" you don't want to be there! I'm not saying this is what you may be feeling, because I don't know how often you feel this way or long you've felt this way.

I do MISS OUT on gatherings with my family & friends sometimes when I CAN'T overcome the feelings...I just stay at home in my "comfort zone" until I feel better! The feelings I'm referring to are called "social anxiety". I had this for many years, but, there is a lot of helpful info. if you want to research it on the web.
If this is troublesome to you, please don't suffer alone, talk to someone or use your computer...You might want to check out the link below for reference...
You'll feel better soon. Good Luck to you!!

Answer 3

you do a lot of things all at the same time.

1)you can get the tape set by lucinda bassett. its 16 tapes. (cheaper on ebay)

2)get help. some sort of therapy with a psychologist on a weekly basis and a psychiatrist as often as possible.

3)meds! the psychiatrist and you can decide what is best for you. there are sedatives like xanax and klonipin (i take both) there are antidepressants which seem to work for some people but i cant take them. there are several things that are still being tried. 3 weeks ago i was paralyzed by fear. there is no way i was going anywhere. it took me 3 tries just to walk into the docs office. i kept chickening out. ive been on lamictal for 3 weeks now. i went sale shopping on the 26th. it was a mob in walmart. i had no problems. i hadnt been in a walmart in years because of my fear of people! i still cant go anywhere alone, but i am getting better with each day. i can see a light at the end of the tunnel. so, altogether i take .5mg of klonipin morning and night. xanax only when i have to have it for extreme emergencies. 50mg lamictal every night and 25 mg meclizine (dramamine) every morning for dizzyness. if you dont have that, dont worry about that one.

4)find somewhere to get bachs relief remedy. when you feel an attack coming on put 4 drops under your tongue.

5)repeat or write over and over.... who is in control of my life? ME and NOT my symptoms! this means I WILL do what I NEED to and NOT what my symptoms are WANTING me to do!

anxiety is the same energy as excitement, with judgement placed upon it. thats all it is, nothing more. relax the judgement and you will let go of the anxiety. it will turn into excitement and laughter and you will giggle your way through life.

its a long slow process but you have to take that first step. i hid in fear for 13 years before i took the first step towards healing. dont waste your life like i did. there is so much to live for and to do in life. i'm rediscovering it now like a little child. everything fascinates me. today i went through the drive through at taco bell by myself. that might not sound like a big deal to other people but for someone who avoided the public for 13 years thats a major step! i was giddy all day :)

Answer 4

Yes i did have a fear of being around a lot of people, and new things, and new places, and change. I still don't like to be around too many people that i do not really know well, but i can go into a mall now, and go places, and not be afraid of going there or being amoung all of those people. Change is a hard one too, cause you get so use to a store or something being there all of your life, then it is gone, and it upsets you. Unforturnely change is happening every day if we like it or not. So we have to learn to deal with that too. It took me many years of therapy and doctors, and hosptial, family , and good friends to get me to get where i am now. I must say that i have to thank them all for all that they had to put up with from me. Cause i am sure i was not a real joy to be around a lot of the time. Plus i would not talk to them, so how are they going to help, if i will not talk? But in time i learned to trust, and talk and things go better, as i worked my problems out. Problems i was not even aware of, but they were there, and i really needed to learn a way , a healthy way to cope with them, and ways to deal with my life. I did not want to be around people that i did not know, let alone feel lost in a mall looking all over for the people you were with. Not fun at all, nothing like panic and anxiety attacks. Plus all the people, i just could not stand that neither, just too many. I usually stayed home, where it was save, and i did not have to deal with people, or new things, or places. I did like to travel, but with friends, good friends. But in the end, all the things people thought would help me did not. They tried everything, and i already knew about that, so it did not work, it ended up me actually going to a doctor, i trusted one of the first and talking to him. Then i ended up going to see a shrink, then years later i ended up going into hospitals, and seeing therapist. Working on the problem, and finding out what they were, did help, and now i can be around a lot of people, and go to new places alone. And new things still bug me, but not as much, i still miss some of the older stores. You will get the support you need from the professionals, sometimes family think that they are helping , and they make it worse, so i would have to say go to see a professional, and it is going to take some time, cause there is not magic wand or pill out there. It is going to be hard work , but you can do it, so don't worry you are not the only one with these problems, and you will proably not be the last one with them. You can get through this, so seek out the help you need as soon as you can.

Hope you have a Happy New year the whole year though.

Answer 5

Yes. It's called agoraphobia. It is accompanied by terrible anxiety and panic attacks. Fortunately its controllable with therapy and xanax. Sometimes antidepressants work too either alone or in conjunction with antianxiety meds.

Answer 6

I overcome it with anti-anxiety medications :)

Answer 7

nope