Social Anxiety Support

illlaymedown · 10-26-2009, 09:31 PM

I was wondering, since I figure the majority of SA sufferers have some form of depression, how badly and long do you get depressed? And when is it worse during the day? I honestly can't remember the last time I was completely at peace and happy. I have a deep sense of peace and knowing it'll be ok, but it still hurts almost all the time. It's like it's there during the day, this emotional pain in my chest, but I don't focus on it, but when the calm of the night comes it's so much more prevelant. Although I am glad to know other people understand me on here and that comforts me some(so I know I'm not just a weirdo), even here people can't completely understand, unless they had a bad family and were rejected by pretty much everyone, so my misery stays. It's kinda like a hollow pain feeling...anybody else feel that particular pain?

shadowmask · 10-26-2009, 09:42 PM

For me, it's always the worst during the late afternoon. I think due to the fact that the day is coming to an end, and I realize that I've accomplished little to nothing, or I regret decisions that were made. It's usually not so bad late at night.

Phoenix87 · 10-26-2009, 09:47 PM

In the evening, as the day comes to an end. I realize how pitiful my life really is. Depression sets in, I fall asleep, and in the morning I feel fine again....... Until the following evening. Sometimes I hate life so much, just like tonight.

Just Lurking · 10-27-2009, 07:02 AM

I would say the afternoon / late afternoon.

I usually feel relatively OK at night. This is the time of day I get all these hopeful and motivating thoughts into my head. I start thinking along the lines of "Oh I can do this tomorrow, and this next week, and this and that to make my life better"... But those thoughts disappear by the time the morning comes around (sort of like an SA/depression version of the movie Groundhog Day... the slate somehow gets wiped clean overnight and I find myself back at the starting point).

The morning is not so bad -- I at least still have the day ahead of me, even though I may not be feeling as positive as I was the night before. There's still the possibility things will start going better.

Then the afternoon hits and reality sets in. Nothing's going better. It's the same old ****. This day's a lost cause. That, coupled with mid-afternoon tiredness and boredom, makes the afternoon the worst time of day for me.

Toad Licker · 10-27-2009, 10:56 AM

I get depressed most in the evening, I think I have that seasonal affective disorder as well as bi-polar 2 so it isn't all just SA for me.

Fuzzy Logic · 10-27-2009, 11:32 AM

In the morning, when I wake up and realise my life is still in the same sorry state I left it in the previous day.

toffee · 10-27-2009, 11:45 AM

I always feel low.. always. It's been the same for maybe 1-2 yrs. When i go out i feel abit better.. especially if i go out with my friends or my mum.. but i spend most time alone in my room, and every minute is a drag. I wouldn't say that i'm profoundly depressed, though. I can deal with abit of pain.. sometimes it gets too much and i think/do stupid stuff, but most of the time i can cope. I don't think that there is a particular part of the day were i feel worse or better. I am going to the cinema on Thursday with a couple of friends, so i am looking forward to that, which makes me feel okay at the moment

LostInReverie · 10-27-2009, 12:14 PM

Night, (which is my "day") especially when I'm working.

2Talkative · 10-27-2009, 06:17 PM

Night when i'm home alone.....

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10-26-2009, 09:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
illlaymedown Status: Miseria Cantare Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mississippi Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 362	Depression cause of SA I was wondering, since I figure the majority of SA sufferers have some form of depression, how badly and long do you get depressed? And when is it worse during the day? I honestly can't remember the last time I was completely at peace and happy. I have a deep sense of peace and knowing it'll be ok, but it still hurts almost all the time. It's like it's there during the day, this emotional pain in my chest, but I don't focus on it, but when the calm of the night comes it's so much more prevelant. Although I am glad to know other people understand me on here and that comforts me some(so I know I'm not just a weirdo), even here people can't completely understand, unless they had a bad family and were rejected by pretty much everyone, so my misery stays. It's kinda like a hollow pain feeling...anybody else feel that particular pain? __________________ "I feel like a helpless puppet being manipulated in some major scheme."~ Squall Leonhart My avatar is my art...www.myspace.com/illlaymedown

10-26-2009, 09:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
shadowmask Status: Seeing stars Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: TN Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 1,081	For me, it's always the worst during the late afternoon. I think due to the fact that the day is coming to an end, and I realize that I've accomplished little to nothing, or I regret decisions that were made. It's usually not so bad late at night. __________________ Basically, I'm complicated I have a hard time taking the easy way I wouldn't call it schizophrenia But I'll be at least two people today

10-26-2009, 09:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Phoenix87 Status: King of the Phoenix Realm Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 258	In the evening, as the day comes to an end. I realize how pitiful my life really is. Depression sets in, I fall asleep, and in the morning I feel fine again....... Until the following evening. Sometimes I hate life so much, just like tonight. __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good. When in doubt, mumble. I Fuking Love to Cuddle! You can't have Manslaughter, without 'laughter.' Don't bother me... I'm wasting potential! FACEBOOK*

10-27-2009, 07:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Just Lurking Status: Student.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 2,852	I would say the afternoon / late afternoon. I usually feel relatively OK at night. This is the time of day I get all these hopeful and motivating thoughts into my head. I start thinking along the lines of "Oh I can do this tomorrow, and this next week, and this and that to make my life better"... But those thoughts disappear by the time the morning comes around (sort of like an SA/depression version of the movie Groundhog Day... the slate somehow gets wiped clean overnight and I find myself back at the starting point). The morning is not so bad -- I at least still have the day ahead of me, even though I may not be feeling as positive as I was the night before. There's still the possibility things will start going better. Then the afternoon hits and reality sets in. Nothing's going better. It's the same old ****. This day's a lost cause. That, coupled with mid-afternoon tiredness and boredom, makes the afternoon the worst time of day for me. __________________ "The psychiatrist says, 'I think you're crazy.' The man says, 'I want a second opinion.' The psychiatrist says, 'Okay, you're ugly, too!'" ~Henny Youngman

10-27-2009, 10:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,592	I get depressed most in the evening, I think I have that seasonal affective disorder as well as bi-polar 2 so it isn't all just SA for me. __________________ 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

10-27-2009, 11:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Fuzzy Logic Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 307	In the morning, when I wake up and realise my life is still in the same sorry state I left it in the previous day. __________________ “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.”

10-27-2009, 11:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
toffee Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: England Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 181	I always feel low.. always. It's been the same for maybe 1-2 yrs. When i go out i feel abit better.. especially if i go out with my friends or my mum.. but i spend most time alone in my room, and every minute is a drag. I wouldn't say that i'm profoundly depressed, though. I can deal with abit of pain.. sometimes it gets too much and i think/do stupid stuff, but most of the time i can cope. I don't think that there is a particular part of the day were i feel worse or better. I am going to the cinema on Thursday with a couple of friends, so i am looking forward to that, which makes me feel okay at the moment __________________ Everywhere i look, you're all i see.. just a fading ****ing reminder of who i used to be.

10-27-2009, 12:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
LostInReverie Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 3,620	Night, (which is my "day") especially when I'm working. __________________ Tucker James

10-27-2009, 06:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
2Talkative Status: MIA Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 507	Night when i'm home alone..... __________________ "I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins