Fear of People

Just get up in the morning and say to yourself that I am going to do this today and do it,or else you will never be able to accomplish any thing in your whole life.That is what I do every day of my life.You should see the guy that I live with.

You may be suffering from a form of post traumatic stress disorder. This is something you should seek a diagnosis for and get some help with.

Hello,

PTSD is a real disorder than can become "crippling" for the individual afflicted by it...You do present with some of the signs of this disorder...PSTD is tough for family/friends to watch their loved one go through it as well.

I would seek help from a qualified person, who can diagnose and offer help in terms of getting you on the road to recovery...You can get through this, with perseverance, a social network of friends, and with a solid belief, most especially in "yourself."

Good luck, I wish you all the best~

Hello Sticky, When in doubt, and you seem to be in doubt, you must try to find a psychologist or psychiatrist that you can relate to. It is not to say that anything is wrong with you, but that something deep rooted is. Me, I am diagnosed as being bipolar disorder in 1994 and have had that label whereever I go. I don't feel badly about the illness as I am presently balanced with specific medications that keep me as balanced as they can. When it was detrmined that I was ill, when I was fifty-five years old, and having been through psycho-therapy since eight years old, I was very discouraged that not a single doctor had understood my problems. Today, I am well balanced, a writer, winner of the Golden Key National Honor Society at Eastern Kentucy University, and even owned and operated my own opticical business for over twenty-two years before I got ill and had to close the business down.

One more thing, there is nothing to be ashamed to have had an experience that you have difficulty living with. We all have had those experiences. But the idea is to crash through any and all impediments that stand in your way. In this way you will come out a much stronger person for it. Anyway, maybe, you will learn more about yourself that you did not know or understand about yourself. I wish you luck with whatever decision you make, and whatever path you travel. Michael Joel Held

Like yourself!

Anxiety disorders are greatly misunderstood by those who have never experienced the overwhelming, very real emotion brought on by anxiety.  It is not something you can just “get over” or stop somehow in the moment.  It will take time and work on your part to improve or, hopefully, recover from this debilitating condition.  Medications designed to calm anxious feelings are quite helpful in the beginning treatment of any anxiety disorder.  Not knowing just what event precipitated your social anxiety makes it impossible for me to suggest anything specific; however, effective anxiety medications in conjunction with talk therapy and, depending on the source of your anxiety, the technique of Flooding can be very effective in managing and, perhaps, eliminating this from your life.  Other things to incorporate are relaxation techniques and meditation.  The calmness that accompanies deep breathing and meditative relaxation can be quite effective in reducing anxiety.  Once you have some tools to work with to address the issues of your difficulty, the anxiety will lessen over time.

Just remember in regard to your social interactions, no one is truly liked by everyone.  In fact, there are some folks out there that you don't really want to like you, if you are honest with yourself.  Obsessing over negatives will only attract negatives, setting yourself up for failure.  Try to find small successes.  If you encounter rejection, be gracious and move on.  Avoid overcrowded social situations, as that only invites a greater percentage of rejection, especially if you are experiencing anxiety in this setting.  Anxiety looks crazy to outsiders.  People will reject the crazy part.  That does not mean the "real" you is being rejected.  Anxious behavior paints a broad negative stroke on your social interactions.  So, get the anxious behavior under control before you attempt to interact socially.  Once you find calmness in your demeanor, then you will encounter more positive experiences.

What did you say? Obatained social anxiety?? Are you thoroughly fruity? Who obataineds social anxiety nowadays??

Something? LOL