Savannah
Member
Hello..
I mentioned in a post before, that I was happy to know such a thing as Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder exist.. but I'm not so sure about that anymore.
So life was (is) difficult, even leaving the house is difficult at times..*most times*... but a part of me really thought that was 'normal' (of course, someone who has had SA for the last three years for example, know what it means to 'feel' normal). And maybe I could have carried on like that..?
...but now that I know such a thing exists and my feelings are not 'normal',...I seem to be constantly shaky and on edge, even if I'm doing nothing... I keep analysing the past, wondering if the future will change, or there will even be a 'future' etc. etc.
Does anyone else feel like this? Would it have been better not to have known? (not that I can change that now) Does it mean I've already given up?
Usually being ignorant isn't a good thing, but it might just have been a good thing in this case.
Here is an example: I think my grandma has a social phobia.. now that I know what it is. She's 80 yrs old, been married, had 7 children and now lots of grand children and great grand children. And I'm sure life was no picnic for her.. but she's done pretty well! And because she doesn't know anything about 'social phobia' maybe she thought everything was all normal.. difficult, but normal.
Maybe I'm going crazy...
okay..I'm going to sleep.. I have the flu. *what are the chances of having the flu in the middle of summer.. urgh*
I mentioned in a post before, that I was happy to know such a thing as Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder exist.. but I'm not so sure about that anymore.
So life was (is) difficult, even leaving the house is difficult at times..*most times*... but a part of me really thought that was 'normal' (of course, someone who has had SA for the last three years for example, know what it means to 'feel' normal). And maybe I could have carried on like that..?
...but now that I know such a thing exists and my feelings are not 'normal',...I seem to be constantly shaky and on edge, even if I'm doing nothing... I keep analysing the past, wondering if the future will change, or there will even be a 'future' etc. etc.
Does anyone else feel like this? Would it have been better not to have known? (not that I can change that now) Does it mean I've already given up?
Usually being ignorant isn't a good thing, but it might just have been a good thing in this case.
Here is an example: I think my grandma has a social phobia.. now that I know what it is. She's 80 yrs old, been married, had 7 children and now lots of grand children and great grand children. And I'm sure life was no picnic for her.. but she's done pretty well! And because she doesn't know anything about 'social phobia' maybe she thought everything was all normal.. difficult, but normal.
Maybe I'm going crazy...
okay..I'm going to sleep.. I have the flu. *what are the chances of having the flu in the middle of summer.. urgh*