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I am so glad that I found this forum.
I have recently began coping with social anxiety again after a long period of so-called "normalcy".
I started a new job and I think the stress of it is getting to my mind. I feel like everybody is talking about me and making fun of me... in fact, I'm pretty ceratin that they are. And yes, I know how paranoid this makes me sound. It's so hard to explain. It's like when I ask a question, I have a hard time concentrating and listening to the person answering because of all of the people talking in the background. I feel so stupid and inadequate and it's so strange because it's been so long since I've felt like this. I thought I was "all better".
Now that it's in my head, it's getting to the point where even doing simple, normal things like shopping or getting a haircut make me extremely anxious and I know that the terror shows in my eyes and it's like other people around me pick up on it and start talking really loudly... I feel so embarrassed.
I'm a relatively successful person, have a great job, but this social anxiety is going to kill me if I don't get a handle on it. I literally feel like my head is going to explode. I drove home from work crying the other day because I just felt so helpless. I can hardly talk myself down to keep calm when I am put on the spot or just simply asked to give my opinion.
The worst thing is that this is not me - at home with my family, I'm fine, I'm strong, I'm the rock of the family... but lately, get me outside and I feel like I can't cope. What the heck is wrong with me? I'm even too nervous to go and make an appointment with a dr, but I really think I need to get some help before I lose my mind completely.
I have recently began coping with social anxiety again after a long period of so-called "normalcy".
I started a new job and I think the stress of it is getting to my mind. I feel like everybody is talking about me and making fun of me... in fact, I'm pretty ceratin that they are. And yes, I know how paranoid this makes me sound. It's so hard to explain. It's like when I ask a question, I have a hard time concentrating and listening to the person answering because of all of the people talking in the background. I feel so stupid and inadequate and it's so strange because it's been so long since I've felt like this. I thought I was "all better".
Now that it's in my head, it's getting to the point where even doing simple, normal things like shopping or getting a haircut make me extremely anxious and I know that the terror shows in my eyes and it's like other people around me pick up on it and start talking really loudly... I feel so embarrassed.
I'm a relatively successful person, have a great job, but this social anxiety is going to kill me if I don't get a handle on it. I literally feel like my head is going to explode. I drove home from work crying the other day because I just felt so helpless. I can hardly talk myself down to keep calm when I am put on the spot or just simply asked to give my opinion.
The worst thing is that this is not me - at home with my family, I'm fine, I'm strong, I'm the rock of the family... but lately, get me outside and I feel like I can't cope. What the heck is wrong with me? I'm even too nervous to go and make an appointment with a dr, but I really think I need to get some help before I lose my mind completely.