BuffDoctor
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Hi guys. I just want to first start off by saying I'm glad I found a place here where I know there are other people like me. It really makes me feel good that I'm not the only one out there that has this problem. I recently decided that enough is enough and I want to fix my social phobia issues and I was wondering if you guys could really help me out with that?
I'm 22 years old. I recently graduated from college. I've had social anxiety since starting high school and it has gotten a lot worse since then. I'm not sure what happened because before I was always the most talkative person in class throughout elementary school and junior high. I had tons of friends and was generally well liked by all of my peers. Anyways something happened and I somehow became nervous around people in high school especially girls. Whenever I would have to do a presentation in front of the class I would dread it because I always felt that people were judging me. In college it came to the point where I was skipping class because I was paranoid about what others would think of me because I felt that I looked ugly. Sometimes when the professor would call on me to answer a question my voice would shake and I'd get really nervous if I was put on the spot. Just a few weeks back I was called in for jury duty. I got placed into a trial with about 20 other potential juror candidates. The judge went around and asked people to tell everybody else about themselves and their life. My heart started beating so fast as I became closer and closer to being picked. When I was picked I answered all the questions although my voice was still shaking. When I got it all over with I realized I felt a little better. I told myself it wasn't that bad and if I had a do-over to do it again I would be able to do it a lot better. Thinking back at this situation I realized how dumb it was of me to get so anxious at such a small event. But idk how to stop it because the anxiety attacks just come out of nowhere where my heart starts beating really fast and I can't think properly if I have to talk to people. I just want this to stop!!
When I meet somebody for the first time and especially if it's a girl I'm talking to and she's really attractive I get very anxious and nervous because I always feel like they're judging me. I always think that the other person is thinking like why is this person even talking to me. I just want these thoughts to get out of my head, because I know if they do I won't have these anxiety attacks. What should I do?
I always attributed my anxiety to me being a skinny ugly kid in high school. That's when I decided I wanted to change myself for the better because I couldn't handle it anymore. So i started lifting weights for the next 6 years and I got really good at it. Now sitting here as a college grad I have a really good body, people always tell me that. Whenever I go to the gym I'm easily the biggest and buffest guy at the gym and I know that because people look and tell me that. However, whenever I go out in public I always second guess myself and tell myself I'm still that same fat skinny guy from high school. I don't know how to get myself to get these negative thoughts out of my head. I really need your guys' help on this.
I don't want to take any prescription medicines because I honestly just don't believe that they are safe in the long term. I was wondering if any of you here have ever cured yourself of these anxiety attacks by some natural way?
Thanks for your advice guys!!! I really do appreciate it!
I'm 22 years old. I recently graduated from college. I've had social anxiety since starting high school and it has gotten a lot worse since then. I'm not sure what happened because before I was always the most talkative person in class throughout elementary school and junior high. I had tons of friends and was generally well liked by all of my peers. Anyways something happened and I somehow became nervous around people in high school especially girls. Whenever I would have to do a presentation in front of the class I would dread it because I always felt that people were judging me. In college it came to the point where I was skipping class because I was paranoid about what others would think of me because I felt that I looked ugly. Sometimes when the professor would call on me to answer a question my voice would shake and I'd get really nervous if I was put on the spot. Just a few weeks back I was called in for jury duty. I got placed into a trial with about 20 other potential juror candidates. The judge went around and asked people to tell everybody else about themselves and their life. My heart started beating so fast as I became closer and closer to being picked. When I was picked I answered all the questions although my voice was still shaking. When I got it all over with I realized I felt a little better. I told myself it wasn't that bad and if I had a do-over to do it again I would be able to do it a lot better. Thinking back at this situation I realized how dumb it was of me to get so anxious at such a small event. But idk how to stop it because the anxiety attacks just come out of nowhere where my heart starts beating really fast and I can't think properly if I have to talk to people. I just want this to stop!!
When I meet somebody for the first time and especially if it's a girl I'm talking to and she's really attractive I get very anxious and nervous because I always feel like they're judging me. I always think that the other person is thinking like why is this person even talking to me. I just want these thoughts to get out of my head, because I know if they do I won't have these anxiety attacks. What should I do?
I always attributed my anxiety to me being a skinny ugly kid in high school. That's when I decided I wanted to change myself for the better because I couldn't handle it anymore. So i started lifting weights for the next 6 years and I got really good at it. Now sitting here as a college grad I have a really good body, people always tell me that. Whenever I go to the gym I'm easily the biggest and buffest guy at the gym and I know that because people look and tell me that. However, whenever I go out in public I always second guess myself and tell myself I'm still that same fat skinny guy from high school. I don't know how to get myself to get these negative thoughts out of my head. I really need your guys' help on this.
I don't want to take any prescription medicines because I honestly just don't believe that they are safe in the long term. I was wondering if any of you here have ever cured yourself of these anxiety attacks by some natural way?
Thanks for your advice guys!!! I really do appreciate it!