2007-12-14 10:35:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I also suffer badly with this ,the anxiety to leave the house takes me hours i get my self so worked up that i make myself sick ,it got to the stage that i would not answer the phone,the door to people close all the blinds so no one would think i am home .I am now on some medication for my condition but its still hard i go weeks some time not leaving the house still i can go days with out saying a single word it was controlling my life ,it still can .I now have a net work of family & friends that come over to take me out of the house some days are better than others but i have to work on it every day,but the Dr i see she is wonderful and has me on some medicasion and yes that has made thing a little easyer for me .my heart gos out to you as i have been there and still there at times there is help please get some dont let this control your life
2007-12-14 11:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by this account is no longer in use 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was never diagnosed by a psychiatrist or anything, but I feel that I used to have social anxiety. I could go through a whole day without saying even 3 words. But as I grew up, and after I started my career I was forced to talk to strangers on a daily basis. I work as a veterinary technician, and I would have to go into a small room with only me and a complete stranger, and have a one on one conversation. At first I was absolutely terrified. My knees would tremble, my voice was shaky, and I would stumble over my words. But after about six months of doing this on a daily basis, I got a lot better at talking to strangers in every day life. I have now worked here for almost two years, and I have learned to actually enjoy talking to people.
You can talk to a psychiatrist, and if it is bad enough they might be able to give you medication. But I don't like being on medication, so I think it would be better to find a job where you are forced to interact with people on a daily basis. At first you are going to be terrified, and want to quit every day. But if you stick it out, you will learn how to be more social, and you will become comfortable with it. You might even eventually enjoy it.
2007-12-14 10:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by Stark 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get byourself a best friend who truly loves you and take that first step out side your comfort zone. Start with something small. Only go to places with this friend until you are able to emerge totaly metamorphisized into a social butterfly. Pick things you like to do yourself Nand go those places, odds are you will meet a lot of new faces, like you searching for answers of life in the delight of their own personal sanctuary. Sometimes theanswer is so close you don't even know it
Is knocking on your door. Cut loose and be a risk taker,
after all, the only thing to lose is your social anxiety.
Valrie in OCALA
2007-12-14 19:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by mariposavalrie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quran stops anxiety
2016-04-09 03:35:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack needs to be dismissed, I have social and general anxiety, you must go to the doctor and tell him how your feeling, if he feels you need a prescription, not drugs, then he will prescribe them for you, they work wonders.
2007-12-14 10:52:34 · answer #5 · answered by karenpghblue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have the same thing. the doc told me to get a computer. i did and now i am able to talk to people with out going out of the house. i even talk to people in other countries. this is a start. i don't know what you need to get you over this. the doc will have to help you. it is very hard to get over being scared all the time. i know what you are feeling.
2007-12-14 13:22:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
vanity of vanities! that is what it is called. We all have a "self" nature. We got it from the devil himself. I know you are now thinking "Ok i have a religious nut answering." But far from it. I hate religion! But I love what the Bible teaches. It is the most fascinating book i have ever read. In it it tells us that "all is vanity". Every thought we think every move we make every decision we make is based on US our SELF. How do I look to others, Is MY dress ok? Is MY hair ok? Is My perfume ok? How do I sound? How do I look? How do they think of ME.
So the root of your problem is normal and natural (just more advanced than other folks) So to stop it you simply change your way of thinking. Jesus tells us to "bring every thought into subjection" So He would not have told us this if we did not have the ability to do it.
It will take a while but you can teach yourself to not be so concerned about what they think of you. They eat food-they ****-their **** sinks- just like yours. They put their pants on one leg at a time. they are equal to you in Gods eyes, and He is the one that matters. Not them, they can't save you from the devil that owns us all before we accept Christ and what He did for us. The bible also tell us that 'If God is for you who can be against you''
2007-12-14 12:18:25 · answer #7 · answered by Zdaddysdinosaurs 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
be confident. i know it might be hard, but you have to get used to yourself in order to be more social. think positive and be more outgoing.find ppl with the same interests and itll go from there.
hope everything works out =]
2007-12-14 11:23:16 · answer #8 · answered by Susan♥sJohn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
talk to people you feel comfortable wiith and who share your hobbies
2007-12-14 16:02:34 · answer #9 · answered by Delightful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assertiveness training
2007-12-14 11:01:54 · answer #10 · answered by poopsie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋