Posted by linkadge on December 14, 2003, at 20:09:48
In reply to Re: people with SA have trouble with relationships?, posted by Notalis on December 13, 2003, at 4:34:17
I think people with certain disorders tend to think that everybody feels the same way. One thing, that I *never* had was social anxiety. None whatsoever. My anxietys were always about things like disease, like I had cancer or being infected with something life threatening.
I found many times that social interaction helped me with my other anxieties.
The reason I post this is not to boast in any way, it is perhaps to let you know that
what you have may infact not be universal. I worked up the guts one time to mention to sombody that I was deathly afraid of developing cancer, and the guy said to me that he had never really thought about it, and that he was concerned more about what women would think of him !:)I wish you luck in getting over your fears, I certainly need help in getting over mine.
People who are socially anxious tend to have imballences in gaba transmission. That is why Nardil seems to be an amazing drug for them, because it increases gaba as well as other things. On the other hand people who are more
prone to psychic anxiety, overwhealmed with thoughts of disease and death tend to have primarily norepinephrine and serotonin imballences. (of course there is some overlap)This could be why beer does nothing for me. Socially, I am more outgoing off beer. Beer depresses my mood and tends to worsen my thoughs about death.
Good Luck
Linkadge
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