Posted by bulldog2 on May 28, 2009, at 15:35:59
In reply to Does this symptom fall into any category?, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on May 27, 2009, at 1:24:20
> I always call it depression, or anxiety, but I'm starting to wonder if maybe it's something else?
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> It's hard to describe, but it's like being perpetually upset. Like, right after you have a fight or a confrontation with someone important, you have all that adrenaline and you feel like you're going to pass out either out of humiliation or just feeling like absolute crap.. imagine feeling a less severe version of that, always, forever, and whenever you're around people.
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> At some point I thought it was social anxiety, but sometimes I realize I'm not anxious. Yet I feel emotional stiffness. I can't smile. I can't feel happy or enjoy a party. I have to force a smile. The hardest part is when people come excited and very cheery to tell me about something. I always have to force or feign excitement. It's like my emotional system is just incapable of ever feeling any sort of social enjoyment or pleasure.
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> I might feel ok when I'm home, but around people I'm always stiff. And as a result of that, I constantly worry that because I have no emotional energy, I'm giving the wrong impression--one of either disliking the person, being bored, or being fake.
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> So what is this? Could someone tell me if this has a diagnosis of some sort?
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> Thanks.sounds like social phobia/anxiety..There are some elements of depression you describe...are you happy in any situations...
Klonopin is good for social anxiety / phobia..nardil is recommended for social anxiety/phobia with depression..
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