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i have social anxiety im gonna try to seek medical

help im suffering i feel like im on the verge of quiting yet another job but i cant i have to sufffer through it because i have a kid i have to support her i hate my life i dont know what to do i dont really want to go see a therapist even for medicine because im scared to reopen old wounds im scared of plp thyat look a certain way i know it sounds crazy but im serious i cant help it i live my life in constant fear i go home cryinh almost every day becaus eof my overwhelming fear of plp and being judged i feel like i just need someone to talk to that can relate thats in my age group or not i just need help :(

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DarkSnow offline Verified User (3 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 3 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

Anonymous wrote:
i feel like i just need someone to talk to that can relate thats in my age group

Probably. A lot of difficulties with people start with not having enough close friends. And fear of being social is often also overcome by being social.

So do you have any friends or family that are close to you?

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anonymouswoman33 offline Verified User (11 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 3 weeks ago (11 minutes after post)

yeah i do have friends i have only a couple close friends my best friend has it to so she understands me completly i have gone out with other friends drinking and what not but it takes alot and i mean alot to convince me to go and even than i feel weird and uncomfortable unless i have alcohold but i just dont go out because i dont wanna rely on substances to get by socially it sux i just feel like i shouldnt even be alive i feel like im so useless it is affecting my relationship to

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DarkSnow offline Verified User (3 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 3 weeks ago (24 minutes after post)

Yeah, it would probably help to be more social without being as intoxicated that way you aren’t dependent on it. But you need to try being social quite a few times to get practice before it gets easier. Why do you feel weird and uncomfortable in social situations?

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anonymouswoman33 offline Verified User (11 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 3 weeks ago (39 minutes after post)

yeah im preety sure i need to talk to a doctor i just dont wanna seem like im crazy i have had it all my life no matter how much i try it doesnt go away i jst feel like plp would think that my responses would be stupid and dumb like if i say something wrong i dotn fit in i try to hide it im preety good at it but it doesnt always work

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b_fette offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 15 minutes after post)

I am so sorry you feel like this. I have experienced something similar although only recently. I am going to go to a congnitive behavioural therapist. I might have to open old wounds but if that’s what it takes, it will be worth it. I hope that you do the same as I am convinced with a new way of thinking life could be so much better and simpler for us. Take care

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anonymouswoman33 offline Verified User (11 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 11 months, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 18 minutes after post)

thank you i know i really should go c a therapist i swill its goiung to b hard but i have to thx again

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Zirbel offline Verified User (2 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 3 weeks ago (4 hours, 54 minutes after post)

anonymouswoman33 wrote:
thank you i know i really should go c a therapist i swill its goiung to b hard but i have to thx again

Yes, see a therapist!
In the meantime try this:
 
“How to Lose Shyness and Social Anxiety - 3 Main Tips to a Better Social Life”:
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Lose…

“How To Lose Your Shyness Step By Step”:
http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-lose-yo…

“How To Overcome Shyness When Meeting People”:
http://www.essortment.com/overcome-sh…

“How to Stop Worrying · Self-Help Strategies for Anxiety Relief”:
http://helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_s…

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