Social Anxiety Support

dandelionkisss · 07-08-2011, 10:12 PM

I hate it actually. It makes me feel awkward. I have SAD and have never really been treated for it. I have a habit of avoiding appointments. Lately the anxiety has been worse than usual, which has led me here. I have the usual class avoidance tendencies, the work avoidance (I'm a stripper- yeah, I know unlikely- so I'm lucky it's hard for me to get fired), I cancel plans constantly to avoid interaction with all my friends, I isolate myself constantly, I get nervous responding to e-mails & Facebook messages so I just don't, at work lately I have been avoiding talking to people (yes, again, I know it's crazy) and when I do it's conversation that is not like the normal 'I am peppy and pretending to be social' me, I have been skipping more appointments (my trainer,Dr,ortho), I have two concerts and a Whitney Cummings performance I've missed because of anxiety, and on my days off I confine myself to my house because I get nervous to go outside. I went to Ft Lauderdale and wouldn't take off my t-shirt or leave my towel to go in the ocean. I'm so sick of this. I do feel obligated to say though that I take Adderall recreationally (I know- it makes it worse) AND drink tons of sugar-free Redbull (again, I know I'm making it worse).

It feels good just getting that all out.

Colton · 07-09-2011, 05:08 AM

You're going to have a heck of a time here. Everyone is so nice. Hey, it's like my grandpa always said... good things really do come in small packages!

Toad Licker · 07-09-2011, 10:40 AM

Hey Deborah, welcome to

rick56 · 07-09-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dandelionkisss

I hate it actually. It makes me feel awkward. I have SAD and have never really been treated for it. I have a habit of avoiding appointments. Lately the anxiety has been worse than usual, which has led me here. I have the usual class avoidance tendencies, the work avoidance (I'm a stripper- yeah, I know unlikely- so I'm lucky it's hard for me to get fired), I cancel plans constantly to avoid interaction with all my friends, I isolate myself constantly, I get nervous responding to e-mails & Facebook messages so I just don't, at work lately I have been avoiding talking to people (yes, again, I know it's crazy) and when I do it's conversation that is not like the normal 'I am peppy and pretending to be social' me, I have been skipping more appointments (my trainer,Dr,ortho), I have two concerts and a Whitney Cummings performance I've missed because of anxiety, and on my days off I confine myself to my house because I get nervous to go outside. I went to Ft Lauderdale and wouldn't take off my t-shirt or leave my towel to go in the ocean. I'm so sick of this. I do feel obligated to say though that I take Adderall recreationally (I know- it makes it worse) AND drink tons of sugar-free Redbull (again, I know I'm making it worse).

It feels good just getting that all out.

kinda wierd how we have the same tendencies..except ive never talked to a doctor about it. but yeah i miss out on so much just cause i refuse to leave my room or opt to just stay home. sometimes i'm scared to go into work just i dont want people to see me, that and i have to work with my ex g/f which ****ing sucks so bad

especially when i over hear her talk about the parties shes been too or guys shes hooked up with...im kinda getting teary eyed but anyway yeah idk what leads me to just confine to my room when just my friends invite me to go somewhere. but yeah when you get anxious you should avoid the red bull...i use to drink monster and coffee non stop just bc i was nervous and thought it was helping me cope but all that did was cause some heal problems so you might want to chill with that if possible!!

shadow cougar · 07-10-2011, 12:06 PM

Hello and welcome.

millenniumman75 · 07-10-2011, 04:21 PM

Welcome, DandelionKiss!

JLG123 · 07-13-2011, 04:34 PM

Hey! Welcome! This site is great for me so far. We will all help each other out and work through our probs.

07-08-2011, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
dandelionkisss Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Michigan Gender: Female Posts: 13	I'm not good at talking about myself. I hate it actually. It makes me feel awkward. I have SAD and have never really been treated for it. I have a habit of avoiding appointments. Lately the anxiety has been worse than usual, which has led me here. I have the usual class avoidance tendencies, the work avoidance (I'm a stripper- yeah, I know unlikely- so I'm lucky it's hard for me to get fired), I cancel plans constantly to avoid interaction with all my friends, I isolate myself constantly, I get nervous responding to e-mails & Facebook messages so I just don't, at work lately I have been avoiding talking to people (yes, again, I know it's crazy) and when I do it's conversation that is not like the normal 'I am peppy and pretending to be social' me, I have been skipping more appointments (my trainer,Dr,ortho), I have two concerts and a Whitney Cummings performance I've missed because of anxiety, and on my days off I confine myself to my house because I get nervous to go outside. I went to Ft Lauderdale and wouldn't take off my t-shirt or leave my towel to go in the ocean. I'm so sick of this. I do feel obligated to say though that I take Adderall recreationally (I know- it makes it worse) AND drink tons of sugar-free Redbull (again, I know I'm making it worse). It feels good just getting that all out.

07-09-2011, 10:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Posts: 83,415	Hey Deborah, welcome to __________________ I've been swallowed up by greed. I've been spat upon by lust If they ain't playing with your money they're playing with your trust And I'm trying so hard to stop sitting still To gather the juice that's been spent or been spilled To find a spark in myself that hasn't been killed Cause if Death doesn't get you then Life surely will I've been chasing a lie I was sold Running down thieves and fool's gold And these Christmas dreams are just painted coal - Bree Sharp

07-10-2011, 12:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
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07-10-2011, 04:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
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