Social Anxiety Forums

DS · Posted: Sun June 17, 2007 Post subject:

Lorazapam or Kolonopin would be a good idea for situations where the anxiety is a 75 or above.

Anything below that you should try to handle on your own.

betty_felon · Posted: Thu June 21, 2007 Post subject:

I've been working at the same place since I was a month from my 16th birthday so I'm comfortable where I'm at but if I had to go out and find a new job I don't know what I would do

Biggie14 · Posted: Mon June 25, 2007 Post subject:

SLG · Posted: Mon July 09, 2007 Post subject:

Good day all

I'm new to this forum and so glad I found it. Up until 5 years ago, I was a very socialble person. I had lots of friends, we went out together on numerous occassions. Then I suffered a workplace injury and have been off work for the past 5 years.

Due to my injury, I was pretty much house bound,which drove me crazy. Then one day I went out to the grocery store and that's when it happened. I started getting gigantic butterflies in my stomach, became light-headed, thought I was going to pass out, feeling flushed, thought I was going to vomit etc......Someone in the store could see that I was in trouble and came over to offer assistance but, I couldn't speak. In a panic, I looked for the nearest way out and I ran. Once in my car, I cried for what seemed like hours. I thought that I was going crazy.....What was happening to me, I thought? When I finally made it home, I stayed there for the next four years. I didn't go out unless it was absolutely neccessary....ie: doctors appointments.

I missed alot of family functions, which made my family very upset. Not even an offer to go shopping for new clothes, worked. I felt safe at home! I was in my comfort zone!

So back to my injury.....when you hurt at work, you have to deal with a government agency called the WSIB. In order to get money from them, one of their requirements was to attend school otherwise, they don't pay you. Long story short, I've been to three schools since November of 2006. The WSIB required that I be in school for 20 hours per week. I was lucky if I could do an hour a week. Friday of last week, iI received a call saying that due to my attendance or a lack thereof, WSIB was going to decrease my benefit payments.

During the time that I became a reclouse, I did enroll in a online school program and now I'm a certified Paralegal. With the online course, I didn't have to leave my house....it was perfect! So, I am capable of going to school just as long as it's not one that I physically have to attend.

I have contacted a doctor who deals with mental disorders to get a formal diagnosis for SAD, get affidavits from family and friends as they have witnessed the drastic change in me and I'm going to appeal the WSIB's decision.

Wish me luck.

Thank you for listening

SLG

Josh · Posted: Mon July 09, 2007 Post subject:

Good luck SLG. So what caused your SA was the fact that you were housebound? Perhaps all we need to is get more experience in social situations. Because you were housebound you didn't have the experience as you could otherwise have had.

Good luck with your doctor appointment and hopefully you will get through this.
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Angie · Posted: Tue July 10, 2007 Post subject:

CDC · Posted: Thu July 19, 2007 Post subject:

I've been working in a supermarket for the past 3.5 years. This type of job requires much contact with the public which has been a source of great discomfort for me. For a long while I worked on the checkouts which was just painfully excruciating and depressing. Every shift was awkward, especially when it was busy, I'd get shakey and have panic attacks which was embarrassing as I could tell people were looking at me weirdly. Fortunately I moved into another department although I still don't like being there, even just being around people is hard most of the time, I become paranoid that they are looking at me, judging every detail. I want to move on to another job but SA kicks in and I lose confidence...the vicious circle remains.

SLG · Posted: Thu July 19, 2007 Post subject: SA SUCKS!!!

Hi all:

SA ticks me off!!!!! I really wanted to work in the law field and even went to schol and got an Associates degree in Paralegal. Interviewing clients is a major part of law. What kind of message would it send when a client is being interviewed by someone is shaking, studdering etc.....

Josh · Posted: Thu July 19, 2007 Post subject:

What exactly do you do when interviewing clients? I'm sure the client would be just as nervous as you if not more.

Angie · Posted: Tue April 01, 2008 Post subject:

*bump*

I'm currently looking for a new job, but I have a pretty big gap in between my last two jobs. Most of the applications or interviewers want to know the reason for this. I'm not sure what to tell them. I really don't think they'd want to hear, "Oh, I have Social Anxiety" especially when the job I'm interviewing for deals with customer interaction etc.

Any helpful ideas would be very much appreciated!

Bravetailor · Posted: Tue April 01, 2008 Post subject:

Josh · Posted: Tue April 01, 2008 Post subject:

I'm working now full time and I had the same problem. I did a job as a salesman for 1 month a few years ago. On my resume, I think I did it for 2 years (wink) - this was done to remove the gap from my resume. Luckily they never checked since the job I applied for had nothing to do with my previous part time work.

It really depends on how long ago it was that you did your previous job and how relevant it is to the current job. If the job you quit from was relevant and done recently then the employer will check.

I'll warn you though that if you lie on resume it can back fire - on my second last interview I forgot that I had lied about something on my resume and during the interview it was obvious since when I answered a question, my answer didn't match what was on my resume.

You end up doing desperate things when you think you won't get the job if you just tell them the truth.

Angie · Posted: Fri April 11, 2008 Post subject:

Thanks for the advice guys. I don't think I have the guts to lie on a resume. The gap between my two last jobs was almost a year. It looks pretty bad, but since I've been at my current job for a year I think maybe they'll overlook it. (fingers crossed!)

Well, my first interview didn't even happen. I drove all the way out there, it was like twenty minutes away, and went in confident as ever wearing my new job interview outfit, carrying my resume, and proceeded to fill out an application. My God was it a long application!

I barely made it through the application when I started to feel funny. Everything got blurry, and my hearing was muffled. I knew I was going to faint so I walked toward the one, and only seat in the entire lobby only to see that it was already taken!

Rather than sit on the floor (very unprofessional) I chickened out, and barely made it out to the car before I could walk no more. It. Was. Awful! I was so embarassed. I couldn't go back in. So there was no interview for me, but I still turned in my application at another location. (I was trying to get a job as a bank teller.)

Still searching as of now, but I'm hoping that I'll get a call soon. I already got two letters notifying me that there were no positions open for the job I'd applied for, but I'm still hopeful... for now.

Phew. Sorry for the long rant. I've got a lot on my mind.

Josh · Posted: Fri April 11, 2008 Post subject:

Since you want to be an editor, I have a question:
What is the difference between regard and regards? Can I say "with regards to" or "in regards to", or is that gramatically incorrect?

I'm asking this question because that was one correction that was made on a report I handed in today.

Angie · Posted: Fri April 11, 2008 Post subject: