Social Anxiety Forums

chris18 · Posted: Tue October 30, 2007 Post subject: social anxiety and depression

hey so this has been the past 8 years of my life..
-i was the quiet kid in class, never said a word unless i was forced to.
-i had problems talking to teachers or authority figures in general, i felt extremely anxious in these situations although there was no reason to.
-being loud or cheering was never my thing
-i had two friends through highschool and everyone else was just a person i said high to or who knew my name.
-i rarely went out or went to social gatherings and spent the majority of my free time in my room instead of going out to school sporting events, partys, or what ever.
-when ever i walk alone i get anxious as though all eyes are on me. i feel more comfortable if i hold something in both hands, i dont know why..strange
-i would dread class presentations
-in conversation, i get anxious during silences
-around new people or large groups, i freeze up and dont say a word.
-i never felt like i could relate to people and always feel isolated inside myself.
-as a result of these feeling, i would go through stages of depression.

any ways if u feel like this, then we are in the same boat for sure. the only things that have helped my anxiety (temporarily) have been alcohol or drugs. obviously those are just going to create more issues, so im going to schedule a counsiling appointment tomorrow. ill post my progress with that and if you have any advice i will surely listen. i really feel as though i have nothing to lose, except a long isolated life

Josh · Posted: Wed October 31, 2007 Post subject:

I experience the same things as you. Welcome to the forums. My anxiety has improved but depression is still there.

Good luck with your counselling I hope it goes well.
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Delph · Posted: Mon March 10, 2008 Post subject:

i feel the same way and its getting worse now that im in college, i feel as if people are afraid of me because i don't talk and show little emotion. But i found most people are very nice especially girls but unfortunately i dont have the courage to carry on a conversation and it usually ends very quickly

shoeb · Posted: Sun April 13, 2008 Post subject:

All ur symptoms completely seems to match with mine.When i read ur lines i felt as though u r talking about me.I am a social phobic for as long as i know maybe since my childhood because sometimes social anxiety is genetic.I used to feel in the exact way as u do.But now most of those symptoms have gone away due to my persistent effort in removing them.But still i suffer from depression and sometimes anxiety attacks.Maybe when i fully getover with my social anxiety both these problems might go away automatically.

prteebrwnis · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 Post subject:

I Seem to be completely backwards from the 1st post when i was younger i loved to talk and interact with big crowds even small ones now that i am in college it just seems like i shut down when on the spot or even in a rom with a lot of people woh just seem so much more well put together than i