[DarkmanX]

This was me, until about 3 years ago. I started going for walks either in the morning or in the day or even a library. Now, hate being at home. During the time i was home i gained alot of weight and once i started going out a little bit i dropped weight real quick.

I used to be a guy who had friends and went out but due to my depression and things that went on i stayed by myself alone and rarely went out. That's kind of when the SA developed. Was always shy, but i was a "regular kid" until a few years ago.

Go somewhere at least. Take a walk, go to a library go somewhere at least you'll move around a little. I mean i've totally lost my social skill and i feel so uncomfortable around people nowadays. Feel so out of touch with peopel too. That's the result of being at home and doing nothing.

 

[chaosherz]

This is my life right now. I went overseas back in 2011 and last year, but since coming home a year ago, I haven't really done anything. I have applied for maybe two dozen jobs but haven't got any of them. All I do now is go for drives, ride my bike or just errands like shopping. 90% of my time I am at home on the computer, watching TV or reading something.

I just wish I could find some way to get out of this rut but I can't. I am just paralysed with anxiety and so can't get a job or join any activities. I haven't worked in a bit over two years now, and it seems like I can't find anything in my field. So now I'm looking at minimum wage retail jobs. It sucks. Sorry I can't offer any advice.

 

[NorthernWoodlands]

sounds like what I have been doing for the last 3 years. I just took some vacation time from work 10 days, and did absolutely nothing but watch tv/movies some video games and internet, heck I don't even know if my car will start Tuesday morning when I go back into work. However I have nothing to offer to fix it

 

[CopadoMexicano]

Ive been laying around the house for the past seven years

 

[Tinydancer20]

Wow. If it was as easy as simply getting off your ***, none of us
would be struggling! How ignorant of a comment to make.. If you
don't struggle at all, then why are you even on a social anxiety forum?
This is for people with SA. If you don't have it then get out of this forum. Maybe
go find an anger management forum, Seems more up your alley . .

Anyways , I know how you feel OP.
Basically what happened to me is I've
had SA my whole life.. I went through college, graduated,
then I started having physical probs, combined with sa,
one thing led to another and now I'm in your same situation.
It's a rut. I wish I had a career that I loved but now I am
just stuck. I think taking small steps to doing things may help.
Start small with things you enjoy at home . Think of what you
love and just do it to occupy time so you don't get further into
a rut. I think in alleviating SA
it helps a lot to try to improve your mood

 

[Hrungnir]

I, like many others, used to go out with friends and be social. But for the past 3 years I have basically stuck around the house. Luckily I have an awesome dog.

Use this time to sharpen a skill. I am a guitar player and have become much better as a result of being home so much. Also, I have lost weight as a result of two things: 1) I run out of food and don't feel like leaving to get more and 2) Most of my meals are made by me, so they are healthier than restaurant food.

 

[Shirotora]

I find it very hard to go outside, even in my yard my anxiety rises. I wished I could go outside and make friends easy but my social skills aren't that great.
My psychiatrist did give me assignment to go for a walk each day. I did a few and missed a few. Also it was raining for a few days and I have no rain jacket.
So I mostly stay in but I'm joining a program for mental disorders so hopefully that helps me.

 

[Mustafa]

Ive been doing the same, but i decided i want to fight back and go to college. Fight back and do something know before its too late.

 

[ytower]

Sometimes I feel like doing nothing all day too, I just go on the computer and browse or watch youtube videos all day... I feel like maybe it has something to do with depression? I'm kind of depressed right now and it's difficult finding motivation to do things outside of my house. Not leaving the house just gradually becomes a habit and it gets hard to break out of that cycle.

 

[swler007]

I have spent the last 11 years since the end of high school sitting in seclusion in my room. I had a few jobs but was ultimately bullied and harassed out of all of them. I've never had friends, but it's impossible now being that my life is so horribly boring that I have nothing to talk about or share with anyone.

I have no hobbies or passions either besides mindlessly channel surfing or browsing forums. The rest of the time I'm laying in bed sleeping or staring at the celling thinking of what went wrong in my life.

This is what it must be like to be an elderly person living alone waiting to die.

 

[randomperson]

Why don't you get off your lazy *** and do something then?

Having a bad day? :roll

 

[anomnomnom]

I usually try and find myself little projects to do but quite often I will spend the entire day glued to youtube or something. Haven't had a "proper" job in 2 years, when I was self employed for a while I could work whenever I wanted from home so that wasn't too bad but yeah, I'm gradually pissing this entire year away doing nothing apart from going to the job centre. Thing is when I do go out I usually regret it and wish I hadn't bothered so I dunno, I know I'm not happy at all with my current situation however.

 

[Nekomata]

I do this. When I do leave the house and visit my boyfriend I do the exact same thing, but at least I suppose I'm walking a bit. As well as walking to get the alcohol. In all actuality I feel like I go out more than him. But yeah, it's a big bad world out there... sitting around doing nothing is pretty safe thinking.