Have you defeated the Social Anxiety? If Yes, are there any good programs online?
(((((Social Anxiety people only))))))))
SORRY it’s Long! My social anxiety is getting a little better, but still Im unhappy with the way my life is right now no friends no going out much, so I wanna change it around and think i deserve to be better.
So are there programs that cure social anxiety and anxiety. All I need is support? I want to Overcome it already without medication (i dont believe in it! is not healthy) I just want to live my life the way it should be,at least Normal. How much I would love to just live a pretty normal life.I am a really good person And most importantly I have HOPE> I know I will do it one day, and I need a program online any suggestions??????
(Please read all if you care enough to help me)
My Story: My personality had never been very introverted until my mid teens I used to be pretty outgoing but Im definitely not shy I hate it when people think that social anxiety is shyness!! I just get very nervous around people and cant stare them right in the eyes that the atmosphere becomes so intense and uncomfortable you just want to leave. I know people with SAD understand me. So okay have severe anxiety and social anxiety and Ive become almost agoraphobic but I know there is hope and solution for me, if I search for it.I stay home pretty much all day and my anxiety I think so much, I am frightened by my own thoughts and scared they will manifest. but I do try and make the effort to go out as I can once in a while and when the opportunity allows me and try to go with my cousin and my mother on the weekends but she’s always busy with work, she works 6 days a week we are a low-class family, and always been. Ive had social anxiety since I was 15 I am now 18. Ive been pretty depressed with my life due to this I wake up everyday and is the same constant thinking of I wish my life was better but I have to deal with it and I wish I had more companions in my life mom is never home I wish we could hang out more but I am too afraid to call my friends I havent seen for a year, they might think the way I act is strange and stop talking to me altogether? And I know with this anxiety, unless I wear sunglasses itd be awkard Im not losing Hope though and I am Not giving up I will find a solution to this social anxiety. Im Just frustrated that’s All with all this! I know Life is beautiful but the anxiety can be difficult and it;’s hard when you want to live life soo much but feel you can’t. Im even gonna do my senior year online this year because last year in my junior I kept having panic attacks.Ive fought with and argued with almost all of my family members for the last year, they dont believe me, except my mom shes the only that supports me with this and God, and i have hope i will be fine in the future this is just a phase. but Im tired of being unhappy with my life so I must act I am going to start therapy soon, I have no friends due to this anxiety, my best friend wasnt really a friend at all, Ive lost almost everyone in my life 
And no boyfriend Ive never even been kissed before and I am not ugly I think Im pretty attractive. And I need to defeat both The social anxiety and Anxiety so that I can do so many things in this life. Please, help me Ive been very isolated lately but I am trying to go out, and I will have to take part time job soon. My mom works all day and my father is in another country.
Now i’d like to know your personal experience if you have Defeated Social Anxiety and HOW DID YOU DO IT?? that’s my question, and what where your major struggles along the way.
And are there any good programs online to overcome it
that you recommend
Thanks so much!
There is hope for us!!!!!!!! I know it.
After countless visits to therapists with their different techniques I was losing hope. I really felt hopeless and depressed. A friend put me onto a new approach that had worked for her. As you can imagine I was extremely dubious after all that I had tried. Well I was amazed. It really did work. From the beginning it made utter sense.
What happens when we get uptight and anxious is that we become more aware of what might happen and all the negatives that may occur. We start living with a constant sense of dread. As a consequence we start to be less concerned with interacting with life around us as we worry morevand more about the future. And this is what anxiety is all about. It results from a shift in awareness. Counsellors can help but they have to be tuned in to exactly what is happening otherwise they make the problem worse by causing us to think that we are just a hopeless case. And books on anxiety are no use because when you’re uptight and worried you don’t have the presence of mind to sit down and read. I suffered with anxiety for years and nothing really helped. But this new approach called Effective Awareness made a difference. Its on the net at www.positivechoicenow.com. It made immediate sense and I found the technique of shifting my attention back to the experiences around me. This brought me back to here and now and made me realise that that was what I had control over, not the future whether it be in an hour’s or months’ time. If you’re lucky you may find a therapist that practices Effective Awareness. Its a remarkable method that really works very quickly. It will help you to move your focus which will make a difference to the way you feel and function. It will also make you feel totally empowered. Check it out.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:40 am
I’ve experienced social anxiety all my life, though it’s only manifested as physical pain in the past year. Thankfully, it hasn’t gotten too bad yet, though I know my dad first got it in his late teens as well and he is still unable to travel far from home and he gets frequent attacks (he’s 50).
It’s worth noting that his is particularly bad.
I’ve heard people get help just from therapy without needing to take drugs.
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August 31st, 2009 at 7:24 am
I talked to my guardian ANgel, family, friends, and God to over come my Depresion.
Also listened to upbeat music like Aaron Cater. When I start feeling depressed I put Aaron Carters music on and put my body and hands out like a cross (for some reason the body like a cross with your head soemtimes facing up towards the heavons makes you feel good and you get that tingly feeling )
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August 31st, 2009 at 7:45 am
don’t worry about what other people think about you. start being what you want other people to be like. by entering a program or starting medication for this ‘disease’ you are only strengthening your believe that you have it. being quiet or shy is not a bad thing. in fact, more people should shut up in my opinion.
i was the same until college, then started going to parties to try to ‘open up’
instead i got addicted to drugs.
focus on school and be yourself, don’t worry about others. you will find the right person for you if you just do your own thing.
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"be the change you wish to see in the world" -Gandhi
August 31st, 2009 at 7:55 am
Ok well i have this and I have learned to tame it a bit. Aside from going to the doctor and taking meds. I would recommend that you change your diet! Believe it or not foods can trigger these symptoms. Ill provide you with a link to the trigger foods. And lack of sleep can increase the symptoms, so get rest, relax, de-stress!!
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http://www.newrinkles.com/index.php/mental/foods-to-avoid-for-anxiety
August 31st, 2009 at 8:09 am
After countless visits to therapists with their different techniques I was losing hope. I really felt hopeless and depressed. A friend put me onto a new approach that had worked for her. As you can imagine I was extremely dubious after all that I had tried. Well I was amazed. It really did work. From the beginning it made utter sense.
What happens when we get uptight and anxious is that we become more aware of what might happen and all the negatives that may occur. We start living with a constant sense of dread. As a consequence we start to be less concerned with interacting with life around us as we worry morevand more about the future. And this is what anxiety is all about. It results from a shift in awareness. Counsellors can help but they have to be tuned in to exactly what is happening otherwise they make the problem worse by causing us to think that we are just a hopeless case. And books on anxiety are no use because when you’re uptight and worried you don’t have the presence of mind to sit down and read. I suffered with anxiety for years and nothing really helped. But this new approach called Effective Awareness made a difference. Its on the net at http://www.positivechoicenow.com. It made immediate sense and I found the technique of shifting my attention back to the experiences around me. This brought me back to here and now and made me realise that that was what I had control over, not the future whether it be in an hour’s or months’ time. If you’re lucky you may find a therapist that practices Effective Awareness. Its a remarkable method that really works very quickly. It will help you to move your focus which will make a difference to the way you feel and function. It will also make you feel totally empowered. Check it out.
References :
http://www.positivechoicenow.com
August 31st, 2009 at 8:57 am
I doubt that there is a total cure, but you can improve a great deal, and can certainly learn to overcome panic attacks completely.
Practise a daily relaxation method, such as http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-stress.html or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody/a/Meditation.htm or http://www.wikihow.com/Meditate and/or Tai Chi, Qi Gong, or yoga.
Your long question left insufficient room for a response to the 3 different topics, so view http://your-mental-health.weebly.com/index.html and web pages I, E, H, & B, although I expect any depression to fade, with effective treatment for the underlying causes.
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August 31st, 2009 at 9:23 am
Well for me, I dont seem to think there is a program that is made. So I created my own. It includes alot of stuff, Spiritual, Psychological, Physical exercise, medicinal and research. People like you and me have got this sensitive thing inside us. But now I want you to ask inside yourself, "What do I needed to do and why is this happening to me??" Examine it. This will take time and experimenting to know what is causing it. There is a high possibility that only you can answer your truth about your problem.
I can understand if it is complicated. For us Complicated = Normal.
Good luck
J
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August 31st, 2009 at 10:10 am
I don’t know if you remember but I posted a question about anxiety and you gave me a great answer. Well I went to see a therapist and she wasn’t much help. When I tried to explain to her what I was feeling she would be like so what’s the worst that is gonna happen to you? Anxiety is good. She was no help. It’s not that I am anti social or don’t have friends it’s just that I have a hard time being around new people. for example each new day at work seems like its the first. I have that uncomfortable feeling and I feel anxious. I can’t sleep the night before. IT’s hard for me to look people in the eye and if I do I start to feel dizzy or the room gets black. IDK if I have an anxiety problem or what and the therapist was no help. I know I can’t answer your question but I wanted to share a little of my story with you and let you know I understand and can relate.
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