Posted by banga on February 8, 2005, at 8:25:18
In reply to Re: First depression, now social anxiety??? » Enigma, posted by Ritch on February 8, 2005, at 0:10:27
I think this kind of avoidance can spawn from depression. Though my depressions last longer than one day, I have anxiety superimposed...it feels baseless, but I think underneath I fear I cannot handle the world, handle the effort and pressure to talk to others, and work--like with the depression, you start feeling like life is too complicated and you are too vulnerable. And the anxeity that comes with guilt over the depression, am I just copping out?-
If you at the same time obsess over this or other problems, you might look into meds that help with OCD. Suddenly a lot of people reporting success on Luvox. If I get my ruminating mind to stop I am better off.
But people are right you at least might consider if the Wellbutrin is making this worse.
But it does sound like this could develop into agorphobia. The best medicine for this is to try and not give in . Even if it means getting out of your house to do mundane errands, go for a cup of coffee and read a magazine....the more you stay home when you feel like this the more it feeds on itself. And try to set aside the fear and do the harder constructive things with life when possible, but I know you probably know this helps your self-esteem. This comes from someone who knows!! There used to be one of those goofy self-help books out there titled "Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway" My therapist and I laughed--that seems to say it better than weeks of therapy for anxiety.
But a change in meds sounds very very reasonable--esp. going down on Wellbutrin. Are benzos out of the question even short-term for you?
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