do you think the first has to do with the second in a Major way? Like, for me, I find it hard to take responsibility for my actions and to do things when I'm supposed to do them. For this reason, I think being around others I feel to guilty to feel like I'm an equal to them..I feel inferior and like they're an authority over me. Does this happen to anyone else who may have social anxiety, too?
2007-10-16 13:29:09 · 5 answers · asked by Parker232 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Everyone has different reasons for struggles with anxiety. Not taking responsibility, well, that's a different matter, and has many factors that can cause that type of behavior. Being coddled, spoiled or always having someone to provide and care for you, that is a hindrance of development of coping and survival skills. Basically, you will just have to push the anxiety down and be strong enough to do what you have to, and grow into a independent adult. You'll have to do it some day, so get started as soon as you can, it can only help you in the long run. Good luck to you.
2007-10-16 13:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have similar troubles, but I think that SAD leads to trouble with responsibility. Sometimes there are things that I procrastinate on doing (i.e. signing forms) because it involves seeing a person. I know that if I could do some of these tasks without ever talking to a person, I could get them done in 5 minutes flat. I'm worried I'll say something stupid, so I avoid people, even when I want to be around them. Like you, I think I'm inferior, even if I'm older or more experienced than the others around me. The psychologist Henry Cloud suggests that SAD may be rooted in the fact that a person has not progressed beyond the adolescent stage in some areas of his/her life (i.e. relating to colleagues, parents, or opposite sex relationships). Struggles with responsibility would definitely qualify as an adolescent issue.
As far as solutions, I'm not sure what to do. Can you think of a time when you behaved responsibly and use that memory as self-encouragement? Alternately, you may try talking to a school or outside counselor. Tell her about your feelings of inferiority and that you'd like to combat them. I hope that we can both overcome this problem.
2007-10-16 13:57:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can *kinda* relate. I have major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. I get anxious around others cause I've basically isolated myself, and I feel like they can see what's wrong with me. I'm in therapy now for 6 months, and it's definitely helping. I'm also about to start taking Zoloft. Maybe you should talk to a therapist too. I don't know it meds would be right for you cause I'm no doctor, but a therapist can help you sort out your feelings and get to the root of why you feel this way. Good luck!
2007-10-16 13:41:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-20 19:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by Carolina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have panic attacks and this sounds familiar.
2007-10-16 13:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by Teacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋