ok all you social phobialites

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone

Didn't know it had a name, well I guess I have it.

My gf has general anxiety disorder


the problem doesn't go away. it's fine one minute and the next moment she could be having an anxiety attack for no reason. She takes xanax which calms her down most of the time, but it's still not helpfull.


as for the jealousy comment


anything emotion wise can be caused by anxiety

you have to realize that someone with anxiet thinks non stop

it's in there nature to worry every second of the day

they might be doing something not knowning there going to hurt anyone just cos of there anxiety

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Do this test to see if you have any problems:

http://www.freedomfromfear.org/screenrm.asp

This is my result:

The self assessment tool indicates the presence of the symptoms of Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Social Phobia. It is recommended that you contact a doctor or mental health professional.

shit

i used to have an extreme socialphobia. Its very hard to get over and people don't realize how challenging it can be. it's not a matter of "just talk to someone!".
I did this during my bad times, and my psychology would make me pay for it each time. I would have to go to the bathroom after every social encounter to vomit. Imagining this happening everyday at school, where of course, rumors get started and rampant ridicule. It's not very fun. Of course, frustration, stress and depression are down the road for people who do not get help for it.
From what i've heard, Paxil, which is already prescribed for depression, helps ease the anxiety during social encounters. It worked for me. Paxil DOES work, it just takes the umph to practice the social skills while taking it. Say hi to people on the street, get into a conversations with customers at work, etc.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 one way to get rid of it is like so... 1. Learn to relax, deep breathing, pleasant thinking...anyway you can, just learn some relaxation. 2. start off small, go into some social situations that cause the smallest anxiety. Then remember your relaxation techniques. 3. slowly get into more and more anxiety provoking situations....always remembering your relaxation. after a few months you'll be cured.

In an idealistic world, you've found the cure. Unfortunately for some of us who suffer from anxeity as related to neurological dysfunction, sometimes it takes years and years of therapy coupled with corrective medication, and often that only prohibits the worsening whilst the subject remains as they initially were before treatment. Whether or not you have anxeity issues based on TS (Tourette's Syndrome) or not, the reading is extremely comprehensive as far as neurological disorders go. Often a simple social anxeity developing in the later teenage/early adulthood stage is a precursor to much more serious issues such and bi-polar disorder, serious disabilitating anxeities, and even believe it or not, is an initial characteristic of schizophrenia. I execute rather sane behavior in a super linear way, not confusing action/direct or otherwise consequence, but because of my anxeity and obsessive compulsive disorder, I'm at risk of being one of those guys you see downtown (with ducks for best friends) creating intense bi-partisan relationships with inanimate objects. I'm already scatterbrained beyond recognition as far as thought processes concearn me. So the moreal of the story is: You're probably just a nerd and thats ok , but go to the doctor and see what he says, becuase in most cases (with the occasional excuse of post traumatic induced psychosis of anxeity) anxeity symptoms ger progressively worse, as you condition yourself to your buffer of comfortable routine. Anyway. Yeah, you might just not like people much, like some of us.


[Edit: The ganj evened me out in highschool, but now I just get very depressed when I'm high. I get dilusional, connecting unrelated events to create catastrophic thoughts that lead to abnormal pathology untill the high is gone. Or maybe i'm just so cloudy on every average say that when i smoke the ganj and clear up my head I realise even moreso how fucked up the world is. Idunno. As far as mood goes I only operate normally under the influence of fairly strong narcotics such as percocet, which leads to a dependance and BAAAD withdrawl crankies, so don't do it. ]

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Stop thinking every one gives a rat ass about you...

thats how i do it...

essentially it's all about the ego....you think people are talking about you...you get nervous. You think people actually give a crap about you haha....most often than not, they don't.


so stop worrying

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Originally posted by Seric In an idealistic world, you've found the cure. Unfortunately for some of us who suffer from anxeity as related to neurological dysfunction, sometimes it takes years and years of therapy coupled with corrective medication, and often that only prohibits the worsening whilst the subject remains as they initially were before treatment.....

I shortened and skipped a few steps, but it still remains one of the top methods for getting rid of social anxiety.


a great thing to do it to use those anxiety drugs in conjunction with this technique.

The hardest part about that is not drawing the connection between the drug and the cure, drugs offer temporary relief while you do the hard work. However many just choose the easy route with drugs.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 I shortened and skipped a few steps, but it still remains one of the top methods for getting rid of social anxiety. a great thing to do it to use those anxiety drugs in conjunction with this technique. The hardest part about that is not drawing the connection between the drug and the cure, drugs offer temporary relief while you do the hard work. However many just choose the easy route with drugs.

sorry for jumping on your oversimplification. I agree, drug use witout combined therapy is the most detrimental thing you could probably do to yourself if you're in a serious situation with anxeity.

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Originally posted by Seric sorry for jumping on your oversimplification. I agree, drug use witout combined therapy is the most detrimental thing you could probably do to yourself if you're in a serious situation with anxeity.

naw, it wasn't a jumping on me at all...

ive taken much worse. :P.


not that I doubt your jumping on people ability.....its just.....now I am rambling.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 naw, it wasn't a jumping on me at all... ive taken much worse. :P. not that I doubt your jumping on people ability.....its just.....now I am rambling.

Ahah you made me laugh aloud! hehe.. Hey /hijack I was wondering what's the story behind your avatar? You look like you're teaching a seminar, or mock congress or something

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