Posted by jparsell82 on September 1, 2003, at 13:50:20
In reply to Re: Social Anxiety: HELP PLEASE!!, posted by daizy on August 31, 2003, at 15:57:20
Hey Psycho D, most of what you typed exactly describes me. I have horrible social anxiety, depression, obsessive thinking, attention problems that keep getting worse. I quit illegal drugs about a year ago for fear that they were making my problems worse. Then, last saturday night my friends talked me into doing some stuff with them. I didn't really want to.... but I felt I was letting them down by not going. Then the next day(sunday), it was horrible. I almost flipped... I just can't handle anything anymore. I'm in constant fear, tension, paranoia. I can't stop thinking. People try to talk to me and I can't look at them or pay attention. I keep drifting off. It'll take me an hour to read a page and a half of book because I can't focus on one thought or situation. I've so nervous and anxious around people regardless of whether I'm in a good or bad mood. It sucks, because I've found nothing that really helps me. I've tried a bunch of SSri's, snri's, stimulants, benzos, herbal medicines, imported meds like picamilone & gamalate b6, smart drugs. My mind is clouded. And it's disappointing because I know I'm a really smart person but if I could just have all the tension and fear released from me and be able to see and focus clearly on whatever I chose. The only thing left I haven't tried is TCAs, which I've heard aren't helpful for social anxiety. And Nardil or Parnate, I did try to get it prescribed before, but the doctor wasn't willing... he said it was for "refractitory cases". Every doc I've talked to thinks my problems aren't that bad. Maybe, it's because I'm too nervous to speak up and tell them everything. Ahh, anyways, good luck to everyone trying to overcome social anxiety.
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