Today, I have no friends because I have severe anxiety and severe social anxiety. I thought I had family but as it turns out, my family is trying to get rid of me by sending me away. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my social anxiety got so bad that I'm now afraid to add people on Facebook. FML
Today, I've always struggled with communication and such with my family, so I was difficult to take care of, yet I always held myself together, did my chores, and took care of myself. Sometimes I even helped them out, but now they’re kicking me out of the house, and I have nowhere to go, and I don’t know what to do. FML
Today, my entire family is giving me the cold shoulder, including my parents, for not going to my sister's wedding. No one seems to care her new husband bullied me so badly in high school that I still need medication for my anxiety 15 years after graduating. FML
Today, I've come to accept that while my family claims to be supportive of my disabilities, they become completely ableist whenever they're the source of the problem, or if my problems otherwise have a direct effect on them. I have no real friends in this world. FML
Today, I realized I rarely go outside anymore due to hyperacusis, social anxiety, depression, and sensory issues. I'm also afraid to tell my family and friends about my problems, because they don't understand how bad it really is. Looks like I'm doomed to be depressed and alone my whole life. FML
Today, my social anxiety is so bad that the mere thought of talking to anyone, even someone who isn't even real, makes me feel ill and uneasy. FML
Today, I overheard my friends laughing about how my anxiety means I'll be single forever. I was too anxious to confront them. FML
Today, my fiancé told me that I need to get out of house and be with my friends. I have no friends here, and my own family doesn’t ever want to go do anything either. I guess I’m not a likable person if even my fiancé is trying to get me out of his hair. FML
Today, like every other time for as long as I can remember, even the slightest suggestion that someone doesn't want to be around me sends me into a major panic attack. I've been in therapy for three years to try and handle my anxiety. FML
Today, I have no close friends, only "people I know and occasionally talk to." I have no idea how I got here, and how to re-socialize back. FML
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Chazzster 32
OP, I am sorry that life seems so hard right now. I can’t help suspecting your family is trying to get you professional help and that’s what you are referring to as “sending me away”. At least I hope that’s what’s happening… What you are describing is a significant mental health problem and it doesn’t get better without professional help.
Vexillum 5
I've medically diagnosed generalized + social anxiety and have been getting help for it for years now. It seems impossible at first, but I promise it gets better if you try. Everyone deserves a better life than one controlled by anxiety.
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Chazzster 32
OP, I am sorry that life seems so hard right now. I can’t help suspecting your family is trying to get you professional help and that’s what you are referring to as “sending me away”. At least I hope that’s what’s happening… What you are describing is a significant mental health problem and it doesn’t get better without professional help.
Vexillum 5
I've medically diagnosed generalized + social anxiety and have been getting help for it for years now. It seems impossible at first, but I promise it gets better if you try. Everyone deserves a better life than one controlled by anxiety.