Social Anxiety Support

scarletquill · 10-31-2009, 09:20 AM

Hiya all,

21 year old gal from Australia here. I have been suffering from major treatment-resistant depression for about 9 years, which interferes with my social life, ability to function daily and my life in general.

It has truly screwed my life up. I was a happy, outgoing young girl before depression took hold. Apart from my illness I have the perfect life really- amazing parents, loving brother, wealthy family, awesome house, accepted into University degree that I wanted, etc...so what is wrong with me? I have tried just about every medication prescribed by my GP and a number of psychs, with little or no change, except numerous side-effects which cripple my ability to function socially because the medications have made me lose a hell of a lot of weight so people assume I am TRYING to stay this thin, which I am not! I hate being this thin. I stay in bed for days on end when I have a University degree to go to and things I need to do, but I can't.

I wish I knew how long I would have to wait. It is putting my life on hold. I can't keep doing nothing like this. It is making me feel like a failure to my successful family who only want the best for me. Yes, they can afford to keep me for the rest of my life regardless, but do I still want to get a degree.

Another thing that makes things that extra bit difficult is that I have a number of eye problems (nystagmus, low vision, short-sightedness) that means I cannot drive a car. I failed the test 4 times. I have a car that I was given for my 18th birthday that I can't drive!

It hurts.

I just want them to find a treatment that will actually work.

Toad Licker · 10-31-2009, 10:44 AM

Hey scarletquill

millenniumman75 · 10-31-2009, 11:07 AM

Welcome, ScarletQuill!

Fuzzy Logic · 10-31-2009, 12:39 PM

Welcome, I like aussies.

Prakas · 10-31-2009, 01:11 PM

Hey there

Judi · 10-31-2009, 03:36 PM

Hi there, I'm from Victoria Australia too

Welcome to SAS

scarletquill · 10-31-2009, 09:18 PM

Hi guys

Thanks for the welcome.

TorLin · 10-31-2009, 09:33 PM

HELLO scarletquill

Welcome to SAS !

10-31-2009, 09:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
scarletquill Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Gender: Female Posts: 8	Hiya from Australia Hiya all, 21 year old gal from Australia here. I have been suffering from major treatment-resistant depression for about 9 years, which interferes with my social life, ability to function daily and my life in general. It has truly screwed my life up. I was a happy, outgoing young girl before depression took hold. Apart from my illness I have the perfect life really- amazing parents, loving brother, wealthy family, awesome house, accepted into University degree that I wanted, etc...so what is wrong with me? I have tried just about every medication prescribed by my GP and a number of psychs, with little or no change, except numerous side-effects which cripple my ability to function socially because the medications have made me lose a hell of a lot of weight so people assume I am TRYING to stay this thin, which I am not! I hate being this thin. I stay in bed for days on end when I have a University degree to go to and things I need to do, but I can't. I wish I knew how long I would have to wait. It is putting my life on hold. I can't keep doing nothing like this. It is making me feel like a failure to my successful family who only want the best for me. Yes, they can afford to keep me for the rest of my life regardless, but do I still want to get a degree. Another thing that makes things that extra bit difficult is that I have a number of eye problems (nystagmus, low vision, short-sightedness) that means I cannot drive a car. I failed the test 4 times. I have a car that I was given for my 18th birthday that I can't drive! It hurts. I just want them to find a treatment that will actually work.

10-31-2009, 10:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,596	Hey scarletquill __________________ All will wither, go to sleep The ones you love you may not keep All you touch will fall apart The dreams you kill will break your heart There's no mercy, there's no rest The void will scream within your chest No one knows and no one will So leave this place that makes you Ill - Madder Mortem

10-31-2009, 11:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,628	Welcome, ScarletQuill! __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-31-2009, 12:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fuzzy Logic Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 307	Welcome, I like aussies. __________________ “There is but a thin line between madness and genius. I have been trying valiantly to cross it, but I don’t think I’m mad enough yet.”

10-31-2009, 03:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Judi Status: None the wiser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 496	Hi there, I'm from Victoria Australia too Welcome to SAS __________________ If putting things off is so easy why can't you put off procrastination? Anime list \| deviantart

10-31-2009, 01:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Prakas Status: Failure - Life Sucks Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delaware Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 425	Hey there

10-31-2009, 09:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
scarletquill Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Gender: Female Posts: 8	Hi guys Thanks for the welcome.

10-31-2009, 09:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
TorLin Status: MayTheForceBeWithYou Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 17,058	HELLO scarletquill Welcome to SAS ! __________________ MTFBWU (May The Force Be With You) - TORLIN AIM, MSN, YIM: T0RL1N Skype: Tor_Lin Visit me at; ToryLing.com \| LivingAnxious \| Facebook \| Myspace \| Last.fm