Posted by JahL on April 11, 2001, at 17:43:48
In reply to Re: SOMETHING WORKS, BUT ITS THE WRONG THING » JahL, posted by sweetmarie on April 11, 2001, at 13:37:59
> > How do you distinguish social phobia from the feelings caused by depression of simply not wanting any contact with other people (friends and otherwise)?The two do kinda intermesh; the social phobia makes me uncomfortable round people (hence avoidance), whilst the depression leaves me with little inclination to socialise; in fact people tend to irritate me (hence avoidance also).
Social phobia differs from mere unsociability in that it resembles a kind of inner-panic; you become gripped by symptoms of anxiety in social situations. This stems from a kind of paranoia, a (n irrational) conviction that others are forever scrutinising & judging you.
> > I think you`re right about the anxiety thing - I don`t get anxiety or panic attacks as such, but I do have constant tightness in my chest, and my body is always tensed up unless I conciously try to relax it (stomach held in, shoulders hunched up, making my hands into fists etc).Just the sort of thing I was thinking of-especially the fists!
J.
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