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Do I have social phobia disorder or am I just shy?
I've thought about this for a while, taken several online tests each coming out positive, but I don't want to go to the doctors in case he tells me 'I'm just being a teenager' or I'm just 'shy'. I'm 17 at the minute and read that the symptoms can start up when you're in your late teens.I'm PAINFULLY shy, it's embarrassing because half the time I can't get my words out and I trip over them, going bright red and end up looking completely stupid. I mostly do avoid social situations, parties and whatnot and HATE dealing with authority figures. I can only just manage to talk to my boss but avoid it whenever I can. I'm CONSTANTLY self conscious one hundred percent sure people always stare at me and judge me, so much so that I hate walking alone in public unless I made an incredible effort to look and feel good about myself. I hate meeting new people and being the only one in a group of strangers. I get nervous whenever I think about social interactions coming up and I think it's beginning to really affect me. I have a part time job in which I have to deal with customers all the time and I can sometimes hold up a half decent conversation with them, other times I'm just quiet and stutter a lot.Do I have this condition or am I just being silly?Please, best answer gets top points.

Anxiety pills for severe social phobia..?
Ever since I can remember I have been skipping class or pretending I'm sick just to get out of presenting something infront of people. I'm only 18, so keep that in mind I've gone as far as pretending to pass out in the bathroom so I didn't have to make a 5 minute presentation infront of 20 or so classmates. I even homeschooled myself online my senior year of HS. I get so nervous about speaking infront or even to somebody that I get beat red, sweat, and get all dizzy. On top of that, I have rosacea. I've heard that taking Xanax and other anxiety pills have done WONDERS for people in my situation... I'm just concerned about the fact that they can be very addicting. I was just wondering if anyone had any advice or at least some personal experience from taking anxiety meds. Thanks Alcohol only increases your body temperature so that's kind of an idiotic thing to do.. Just sayin'. I'm really only looking for serious answers... seeing how it's effecting basically everything I do.

Help? is this really social phobia or something worse?
I am not entirely sure of the difference, but right now my therapist thinks i have social phobia. i was thinking about talking to her about my possibly having avoidant personality disorder instead. how do i go about it?my therapist and i have been working for months on my self esteem with little change. she tells me i am not working hard enough but i feel like i am trying so hard with no results. i have been this way all my life i'll be the first to admit i am " quirky" or " eccentric" and others have told me so. but throughout childhood and high school i have had at most one or two friends. now in college i have three close friends but it took me months to even talk more than a few words with them and i am still anxious around them. i have zero self esteem and confidence and i have a depressive episode every few months because i hate myself so much mostly for being too weird for people and no matter how many times people say they like me i can't believe them. i don't think there is anything right or good about me whether it be looks, or personality etc. i hate interacting with new people because i am scared of rejection. i'll only talk to new people if i know they'll like me and " not hate me" but i think they'll always hate me. even as a kid i would do most things alone, and i still do, because i am SHY and anxious even around people i already know well, and because intracting seems so hard. i really want friends but i just think i am so messed up and unlikable that i can't. whenever i am in a big group, especially with new people i can go for hours without saying a word because i feel like their watching and judging and i don't want to say anything stupid so they'll definitely hate me.what should i do? how do i get diagnosed? i'm really frustrated trying to fix this problem when i feel like its more than social phobia and nothing my therapist and i have been trying is working. i really really really want to have friends and not be scared and depressed. any help?

Any good remedies from someone who suffers from IBS and social phobia?
Hi all,I suffer from social phobia and it makes my life nearly impossible. I also have IBS, but if I were to assess my IBS myself I would say it's entirely related to my social phobia. I live by myself well a cat and I never have any intestinal issues unless I'm sick or something. However, when I go to class, I get nervous. This nervous creates gas and holding in this gas makes my IBS flare up. This means that I make intestinal noises and feel like I have to go to the bathroom. My anxiety about classmates noticing or whether or not I should escape to a bathroom makes the social phobia worse, thereby increasing the severity of the IBS. It's a twisted cycle. Does anyone have any even short term remedies? Or are do all of the good ones require me going to a medical doctor or a psychologist?In case anyone wonders how I know it's IBS, I was diagnosed with it in high school. However, I'm currently in grad school age 25 and have not had flare ups of IBS since high school, likely due to its connection to my anxiety levels.

Is this a social phobia!?
Hi, I'm 15 year old girl and i have a social phobia. Though i havn't been diagnosed i know i have it. I study psychology and I've researched a lot and i'm sure i have it. I hate being in public, I'm just scared, I can't even get on a bus alone and this affects me massively like when i want to go out on the weekends. Many people want me to meet them and socialise but even know some of me wants to i just can't, I just can't face it. I'm scared of being judge and i avoid these situations. I really hate this way i am. I'm just really scared of society What do you guys think? Is this a social phobia? And can i go to a doctor to be diagnosed or..?Thank you so much.

Does buspar work well for social phobia?
Hi, I took celexa prior to buspar and it worked well for my social phobia although it caused me to gain weight no matter how much I exercised or ate. My doctor therefore prescribed me buspar. I have been taking it for about a week and a half now and I haven't noticed anything. Any thoughts on you guys if you have tried it?

Could I have social phobia or social anxiety...?
I'm 15 years old and in high school. I feel very different from my peers. People at my school seem to have no trouble talking with others, socializing, going to dances, going to parties, speaking up in class etc. I guess these are normal things people should be able to do, but for me they make me very nervous and if I know that I'll have to do any of those things in advance, I stress about it for days and sometimes even weeks. I ride the public bus to school. I always sit in the one seater and I look out of the window the whole time. I'm scared to look around me because people might be staring at me. My voice gets VERY shaky when I have to present in front of the class It's hard for me to introduce myself to other people. I avoid social situations. I got invited to a valentine's day dance..and I'm NOT going. I'd die of embarrassment. It's hard for me to make new friends because I never know what to say I worry so much about all of this...that I have a bad habit of not smiling I'm scared to read in class because my voice might come out funny I don't like buying stuff at the store alone, because I'm scared to say " hi" to the cashier. I'm so weird. I don't know why. My family is so outgoing and social, and I'm here stressing about simple life things. Help me... Do I have it?

I have really bad social phobia and I find it really hard to control.?
Ok, so I'm 20 years old and for most of my life I've been really shy to talk to people, even if I knew them. I hate it so much especially considering my age now. I don't have any friends apart from one who has his own life and he has lots of friends and he goes out every weekend and gets drunk and has a " good time." He wasn't always like that, only recently he has started to be really social and he has no problem with it at all but he has always been social all his life. I don't like people staring at me because most of the time I think its completely unreasonable unless I look really different from everyone else but I don't. I wouldn't say I'm very attractive but I am attractive and I'm not ugly either but when people stare I feel really uncomfortable and I seem to automatically have hatred towards them.I don't go out with people, I don't exist to anyone unless I say something but I don't, and no one else bothers talking to me either, I hate seeing people have a good time when they are out because it makes me seem really miserable and I feel miserable too. I constantly try to figure out what is missing in my life that is causing me to be so socially withdrawn. No matter how hard I try to be more social I just can't do it Its feels completely strange because I'm so used to being who I am and people always say " never change yourself for anyone." So I just stay who I am even though I really want to have a friend who understands me, I just want to connect with someone and feel more comfortable with my life because right now... my life is so so dull

How can i receive Cognitive behaviour therapy for my social phobia/?
who do i contact? im 16 i have social fphobia...do i cntact doctr ? whoi've told my parents, they do nothing they won't support me, nothing i've tried and i've cried, but what do they do? NOTHING

Seeking advice regarding social phobia & my post-secondary education.?
I've always been a shy girl but more recently the past 2 years I've been feeling over whelmed and paranoid in public areas. I recently moved to a new city thousands of miles away. I believe the move is what triggered these issues. I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with Social Phobia. I have about 2 weeks to decide whether I will be enrolling in college this semester and I can't decide what to do. I've already completed 15 credits in my Business program and I only have 9 more to go before I graduate. I did pretty well for the most part A's and B's but I had some issues with group members in final projects and ended up with 1 F, and 2 D's throughout other semesters. The problem is that I was pressured into this program by my parents and I'm really not enjoying it. The 9 courses I have left to complete are all involving presentations and speeches. I feel like my social phobia would cause me to faint due to anxiety during these presentations. My real passion lies in the arts. So in conclusion, I'm asking what your opinions are. Should I suffer through the 9 more credits...or should I take a break from school and figure out what to study that will bring me happiness. Thanks in advance .

Social phobia in a relationship.?
I used to have social phobia a few years ago,now I'm ok although I'm on zyprexa but the thing that bothers me is that my phobias come back when my girlfriend's friends are around.It's weird, I'm ok but when we are with friends of her I become afraid,sometimes even my hands shake.What to do about it?Is it good to tell her to go alone when she goes out with friends? Cause that's what I usually say.Will this problem go away?Anyone with similar experience ?

Depression/Anxiety/Social Phobia/Chronic Insomnia.. I'm falling apart?
I feel so cold and empty. I cut sometimes. I was abused in EVERY way by 3 family member. I have severe insomnia. I haven't slept in two days. I don't feel like I'm worth sleeping. I love to dream but I feel to empty to sleep. I'm curled in a ball crying. I only have ONE friend. I'm such a loner, I never talk in class unless I'm forced too. I get picked on and I sit alone. I'm a 13 year old girl btw. My dad sometimes throws things at my aunt it's scary. I get panic attacks. My mom tries to make me perfect so she doesn't believe in doctors yet she's a nurse. My sister is the only one who gets it and she's about to leave for college. I just want to know that someone likes me. I can't tell anyone my secrets.. I have to wear long sleeves to hide my scars. I can't put one foot infront of the other anymore. My hands can barely lift themselves to type. What do I do? What did I do to deserve this...Thanks. I just want to smile again and have friends like I did before everything. The social phobia and my family stopped me from inviting people over or anything...

If Someone Can Shed Some Light (Severe Social Phobia?)?
I am a 19 year old male with a history of clinical depression for over 5 years now, and I suffer from anxiety as well. I currently take 40 mg of citalopram daily, and undergo pretty intensive and frequent psychotherapy.One year ago, I was hospitalized for 4 days because I was imminently suicidal. For a few weeks after my release, I was doing ok. But my depression quickly returned with the same immediacy and pervasiveness as before. However, beginning this summer, a relatively new ailment began to torment me. I guess it can best be described as a severe form of social phobia. It encompasses people I have never met, life long friends, and even family members. Suddenly, conversing with people is so incredibly difficult. I usually am I shy person, but this is extreme. When I am with people, it feels like my mind races at a million miles an hour, trying to think of things to say. I feel a need to prove that I am funny or interesting. I look at people who have effortless conversations with deep envy. Going out with friends for prolonged periods of time are particularly terrorizing. Spending hours on end having to talk to someone fills me with dread. Thus, I have become very self alienating. I keep to myself, and avoid interacting with people. When I do, most of the time I feel utterly exhausted afterwards, like it is a chore.I know that I cannot live like this for much longer, because this is not living. Everyday is a struggle. I know it seems silly that something so trivial can cause so much pain, but this is coupled with my severe depression and generalized anxiety.If anyone else has experienced this, please share your story. Your kind words will be greatly appreciated. All I want is to feel normal one day.

Social Phobia? Help please. :(?
Sorry for like spamming you lol. This is the last question..Sorry I wrote the last question on my phone so it sounded weird. I'll shorten everything.I'm 99 % sure I have Social Phobia.My mom tries to make me perfect, in other words she won't take me to the doctor and I'm only 12 so I can't go.What medicine do I take for social anxiety phobia? I have panic attacks. I had one in class and one this morning thinking about school.I'm faking sick for school tuesday because the anxiety is so bad. The teasing, no friends. I just want to be home schooled but my mom won't let me How can I convince my mom to get me medicine and take my too the doctor ?I also think I'm anorexic.. I'm a little worried now. I weight 65 pounds and I'm 12 turning 13 in December. I often get light headed and my legs kinda shake but I can't get to the doctor. I hate my life right now.No, I'm not over reacting.. It would take to long to describe how bad it is and what I've been through so I'll just say I get i am unable to talk some times in class and It's like I forget how to breathe, I'm so shy and I can barely answer questions.I hope that made it simpler. My main question is what medicines are there for social phobia? Do they actually work? Do think I'm anorexic? How do I convince my mom to take me to the doctor ? Please give helpful answers. Thank you.