Social Anxiety Support

Alas Babylon · 08-29-2012, 09:46 PM

Has anyone else here been diagnosed with PTSD?
I mean, it ties into my social anxiety a lot, does anyone else just feel that sometimes they just want it to be over. I just want to be able to walk to the shops without worrying about having a panic attack, I don't want to have anymore of these flashbacks, it terrifies me that I might have a panic attack or flashback in public so much that I can barely go outside without feeling so nervous that my legs shake. I just want to be able to go to sleep and wake up without being stressed out of my mind. I want to go through a day where I don't relieve what happened. I want to be able to make eye contact with someone my own age without all the f*cking nerves. Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels like this.

ourwater · 08-29-2012, 10:04 PM

Yes, I am diagnosed with PTSD. It makes me very irritable. I use Cognitive-behavioral therapy and an alternate therapy.

TenYears · 08-29-2012, 10:34 PM

Yep, I've been diagnosed with it.

I'm (trying) to work with my idiot therapists on this. They say I've definitely had it since my g/f killed herself. Two of them say that I've probably had it since I was very, very young, from abuse from a family member.

My anxiety is worse than it's ever been. I isolate most of the time. There are days when I spend the whole day in my room, and don't come out, and don't say a single word the entire f*cking day.

I hate, absolutely hate any kind of social interaction anymore. I can't stand going out, driving, going to the mailbox, I avoid the neighbors.

Flashbacks are really bad for me. I've, like, re-lived my girlfriend dying in my arms a thousand times. I had a nervous breakdown in front of my parents a few weeks ago, where I could not stop crying. I was shaking. I was completely hysterical. They both believe I have PTSD.

I shake a lot now, for some reason. And it's not my drinking, lol. It's definitely a side effect from nerves, from not being able to function like a normal human being anymore.

Anyway I don't know what the answer is, if you find it, please let me know. I wish nothing but the best for you.

ourwater · 08-30-2012, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TenYears

I shake a lot now, for some reason. And it's not my drinking, lol. It's definitely a side effect from nerves, from not being able to function like a normal human being anymore.

Alcohol kills brain cells, in theory. http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm

You could get an MRI to be sure there is no traumatic brain injury. They are expensive though.

TenYears · 08-30-2012, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ourwater

Alcohol kills brain cells, in theory. http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm

You could get an MRI to be sure there is no traumatic brain injury. They are expensive though.

Well, that is something I can look forward to...maybe there is traumatic brain injury. Maybe it will kill me.

If I don't kill myself, maybe I'll eventually drink myself to death, and this will all finally be over with.

Alas Babylon · 08-30-2012, 04:14 AM

It's probably not the drinking, I shake a lot when I'm stressed, and given that I'm 17 and I don't go to any parties, I don't drink.

ourwater · 08-30-2012, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenYears

Well, that is something I can look forward to...maybe there is traumatic brain injury. Maybe it will kill me.

If I don't kill myself, maybe I'll eventually drink myself to death, and this will all finally be over with.

Well, you said you were crying with your family. At least you have one to cry with.

GirlAnachronism · 09-27-2012, 10:36 PM

I have PTSD. I've been having the same problem where I can't go to the store or out that much because I'm afraid I'll have a panic attack. I'm not as much afraid that I'll have a flashback, because I try to just suppress the thoughts that would cause those for me while I'm out of the house. I also can't make eye contact with anyone...especially people my age. It's scary for me. Especially because I know they must think I'm really weird since I don't make eye contact with them =/

You're definitely not alone.

My PTSD also really effects my social anxiety a lot. I'm never really sure which one is making things worse. I also sometimes jump or have severe startle responses to people walking into rooms that I'm in. Or people coming up behind me. Like I was in the park the other day in the dark, and someone was walking their dog behind me but I didn't see them for awhile. When I saw them, I jumped a little. I'm kind of wondering if that's weird for that to happen to me... But I think its from my PTSD.

jonny neurotic · 09-28-2012, 03:26 PM

I found something you might find interesting. The AMPA receptor in the basolateral amygdala is responsible for maintaining conditioned fear responses. I think that SA and PTSD have a similar neurological basis and I think this receptor is the key. Turns out that AMPA antagonists are used for epilepsy and other conditions. I'd love to get a hold of some to try them out...

itsjustamber · 11-10-2012, 10:28 AM

Yes, I do.

08-29-2012, 09:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alas Babylon Status: Persona Non Grata Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Gender: Male Age: 17 Posts: 690	PTSD anyone? Has anyone else here been diagnosed with PTSD? I mean, it ties into my social anxiety a lot, does anyone else just feel that sometimes they just want it to be over. I just want to be able to walk to the shops without worrying about having a panic attack, I don't want to have anymore of these flashbacks, it terrifies me that I might have a panic attack or flashback in public so much that I can barely go outside without feeling so nervous that my legs shake. I just want to be able to go to sleep and wake up without being stressed out of my mind. I want to go through a day where I don't relieve what happened. I want to be able to make eye contact with someone my own age without all the f*cking nerves. Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels like this.

08-29-2012, 10:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
ourwater Status: Tell me again Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: United States Gender: Male Age: 35 Posts: 1,728	Yes, I am diagnosed with PTSD. It makes me very irritable. I use Cognitive-behavioral therapy and an alternate therapy. __________________ “After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” -Aldous Huxley

08-29-2012, 10:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
TenYears Status: Completely Hopeless Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston, TX Gender: Male Age: 43 Posts: 2,112	Yep, I've been diagnosed with it. I'm (trying) to work with my idiot therapists on this. They say I've definitely had it since my g/f killed herself. Two of them say that I've probably had it since I was very, very young, from abuse from a family member. My anxiety is worse than it's ever been. I isolate most of the time. There are days when I spend the whole day in my room, and don't come out, and don't say a single word the entire fcking day. I hate, absolutely hate any kind of social interaction anymore. I can't stand going out, driving, going to the mailbox, I avoid the neighbors. Flashbacks are really bad for me. I've, like, re-lived my girlfriend dying in my arms a thousand times. I had a nervous breakdown in front of my parents a few weeks ago, where I could not stop crying. I was shaking. I was completely hysterical. They both believe I have PTSD. I shake a lot now, for some reason. And it's not my drinking, lol. It's definitely a side effect from nerves, from not being able to function like a normal human being anymore. Anyway I don't know what the answer is, if you find it, please let me know. I wish nothing but the best for you. __________________ Bereavement is a darkness impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved. ~Iris Murdoch* Your girlfriend's silence might be her loudest scream. If you still have more dreams than regrets, congratulations. You haven't gotten old yet. Spend every moment like it's your last. Hug her, kiss her, hold her, like it's the last time that you ever will. Because it might be.

09-28-2012, 03:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
jonny neurotic Status: SA no more... Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Scotland (central) Gender: Male Age: 29 Posts: 1,731	I found something you might find interesting. The AMPA receptor in the basolateral amygdala is responsible for maintaining conditioned fear responses. I think that SA and PTSD have a similar neurological basis and I think this receptor is the key. Turns out that AMPA antagonists are used for epilepsy and other conditions. I'd love to get a hold of some to try them out... __________________ "Don't let it end like this... ...tell them I said something..." Pancho Villa

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08-30-2012, 04:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Alas Babylon Status: Persona Non Grata Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Gender: Male Age: 17 Posts: 690	It's probably not the drinking, I shake a lot when I'm stressed, and given that I'm 17 and I don't go to any parties, I don't drink.

09-27-2012, 10:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
GirlAnachronism Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: New Jersey Gender: Female Posts: 10	I have PTSD. I've been having the same problem where I can't go to the store or out that much because I'm afraid I'll have a panic attack. I'm not as much afraid that I'll have a flashback, because I try to just suppress the thoughts that would cause those for me while I'm out of the house. I also can't make eye contact with anyone...especially people my age. It's scary for me. Especially because I know they must think I'm really weird since I don't make eye contact with them =/ You're definitely not alone. My PTSD also really effects my social anxiety a lot. I'm never really sure which one is making things worse. I also sometimes jump or have severe startle responses to people walking into rooms that I'm in. Or people coming up behind me. Like I was in the park the other day in the dark, and someone was walking their dog behind me but I didn't see them for awhile. When I saw them, I jumped a little. I'm kind of wondering if that's weird for that to happen to me... But I think its from my PTSD.

11-10-2012, 10:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
itsjustamber Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 38	Yes, I do.