Mental Illness? Please Help.?

Question

I just don't know what is wrong with me anymore, I feel so bummed out all of the time. I am pretty sure I have Social Anxiety Disorder, I have read alot about it and all the information hits the nail directly on the head. If I do have Social Anxiety Disorder it is very much interfering with my friends, I feel nervous even going to hang out with them because I am afraid that they will judge me while I am with them so I just try and avoid them on the weekends. And because of that whole thing I feel I might be depressed now, I just don't know what to do. I want to talk to my mom but I am scared that she will think I am making it all up. If anyone has any advice/answers it would be wonderful if you could share them with me.

Answer 1

Definitely go see a therapist. I know for a fact if your experiencing social anxiety it will not get better without help - it'll get worse and worse until you have a manic episode breakdown when you're 24 and get diagnosed bipolar.

Social anxiety will ruin your life!!! Get help before it gets worse!

With the right help you can completely rid yourself of SAD - so I've heard.

I can't wait.

Answer 2

There is a thing that is called ambivalence. You are at a crossroad where you can follow the path of your choice. Either you can worry about little things or you can say it does not matter.No matter what other people think, you are an individual. Nobody is like you and your uniqueness is yours alone. The thing is, that you choose the path that is right for you. Self awareness is a difficult thing, especially when you are young. Discovering what you want to be is the key. When you find what you want to be, go for it. I can tell by the way your question is worded that you are intelligent. That is no picnic in itself. Smarter people have insights into a lot of things and sometimes read more than the picture has to offer. Try not to think too much about impressing other people, its a rocky road. Be yourself when you can, and the people that really like you will show themselves. The less you try to impress people, the more impressive you will be.There is such a thing as trying too hard. The song goes:
When I was a young boy
My daddy told me
A lesson he learned it was a long time ago
If you want to have someone to hold on to
You gotta to learn
Just how to let go

You gotta sing like you don't need the money
And love like you'll never get hurt
You gotta dance dance dance
Like there's NOBODY WATCHING
It's gotta come from the heart
If you want it to work

Guy Clark

I heard that song and it sent a message to my soul. I hope you get the same message and let the little things go and work on the big things that are important.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be
For a loan oft loses both itself and friend
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry [thrift]
This above all, TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE
And it must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
( William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 1 scene 3. lines 75-8O)

If you want to email me, it is fine. I would welcome it. I am in the profile so I will look for it. Good luck and keep your chin up, you are OK.

Answer 3

I think you may just have to raise your self esteem and I will give you a link for that. Some of that may be just your diet as well which can give you the bummed out feeling. try looking over the site I give you and taking a good daily vitamin to see if that helps. If that doesn't help tell your mother than you feel bummed out and tired all the time and get her to take you in for a physical, tell the doctor what you are feeling and if they don't find a physical reason for that he will recommend a counselor you can talk to. good Luck.

Answer 4

See a therapist, not your mom. They will help you figure out if you have any condition, or if its just something else thats at the root of your problem