Hey,
Ok well im new to this site, its so nice to know im not alone with my SA.
Ive lived with it basically all my life but only recently discovered its actually social anxiety from doing a little research online. It never used to be as bad as it is now, i feel like since ive discovered what it is its got worse. It affects so many aspects of my life
Walking down the street, standing in queues, being in a large group of people, being on the tube, meeting new people for the first time , public speaking (being the worst) i could go on and on. I dropped out of university through my fear of public speaking as i just couldn’t bear the thought of giving presentations. Yet no one actually realises what i go trough day in day out, i come across as a very confident person and when ive tried to tell people they just don’t understand as they think I’m very outgoing. I feel that my SA is holding me back from so much in life, i just want to be normal. I seem to hide it very well and I fight against it all the time but no matter how hard i fight it doesn’t go away.
I use things to help ease my anxiety for example: when I’m out i tend to use my phone alot ill always be talking on the phone or texting someone. And recently I’ve discovered that when i wear sunglasses it helps ease my anxiety a lot as i sometimes have a problem with eye contact.
I work for a club promotions company so my job means i have to speak to alot of people and host the evenings. This has caused a major issue for me as i now rely on alcohol to work and feel that i can not do it without the drink. The nature of my job means that there is always alcohol around me and people drinking just i just cant help but try and take away my feelings of anxiety with the drink. But it turns out to be a vicious circle as the following day when i feel hung over and tired my SA is 100 times worse. Does anyone else use alcohol to ease there anxiety?
I really want to get some professional help as i am at the point where i just cant take it anymore i feel like im fighting against something that just wont go away.... Has anyone here got over their SA by themselves? Ive recently been looking into hypnotherapy, has anyone tried it?
It feels good just put this down in words and knowing that people reading this will be able to relate in someway... I would love to hear about anyone elses SA if there willing to tell me :: Aimee xXx
Ok well im new to this site, its so nice to know im not alone with my SA.
Ive lived with it basically all my life but only recently discovered its actually social anxiety from doing a little research online. It never used to be as bad as it is now, i feel like since ive discovered what it is its got worse. It affects so many aspects of my life
Walking down the street, standing in queues, being in a large group of people, being on the tube, meeting new people for the first time , public speaking (being the worst) i could go on and on. I dropped out of university through my fear of public speaking as i just couldn’t bear the thought of giving presentations. Yet no one actually realises what i go trough day in day out, i come across as a very confident person and when ive tried to tell people they just don’t understand as they think I’m very outgoing. I feel that my SA is holding me back from so much in life, i just want to be normal. I seem to hide it very well and I fight against it all the time but no matter how hard i fight it doesn’t go away. I use things to help ease my anxiety for example: when I’m out i tend to use my phone alot ill always be talking on the phone or texting someone. And recently I’ve discovered that when i wear sunglasses it helps ease my anxiety a lot as i sometimes have a problem with eye contact.
I work for a club promotions company so my job means i have to speak to alot of people and host the evenings. This has caused a major issue for me as i now rely on alcohol to work and feel that i can not do it without the drink. The nature of my job means that there is always alcohol around me and people drinking just i just cant help but try and take away my feelings of anxiety with the drink. But it turns out to be a vicious circle as the following day when i feel hung over and tired my SA is 100 times worse. Does anyone else use alcohol to ease there anxiety?
I really want to get some professional help as i am at the point where i just cant take it anymore i feel like im fighting against something that just wont go away.... Has anyone here got over their SA by themselves? Ive recently been looking into hypnotherapy, has anyone tried it?
It feels good just put this down in words and knowing that people reading this will be able to relate in someway... I would love to hear about anyone elses SA if there willing to tell me :
: Aimee xXx
