Today, I realised exactly how bad my social anxiety has gotten when I had a panic attack watching someone ask someone else out on a fictional show. 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, I had an anxiety attack just from thinking about appearing on TV and being watched by a real audience. 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 realized how truly insecure I really am when the guy in the show I was watching looked straight into the camera and I immediately looked away. FML
Today, my social anxiety got so bad that I'm now afraid to add people on Facebook. FML
Today, I was talking about phobias and anxiety disorders in psychology class. I nearly had a panic attack because I was worried that someone might realize I suffer from them. FML
Today, I was convinced by my friends to watch an episode of the American TV show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo". They said it was bad, but I didn't anticipate having a full-blown panic attack ten minutes into it. FML
Today, my social anxiety got so bad that I nearly had a panic attack when too many people joined my World of Warcraft party. FML
Today, I attempted to ask a girl out by doing a flash mob and singing for her in the store where she works. Turns out, she suffers from anxiety and the overwhelming amount of attention caused a panic attack. No, I didn't get a date. FML
Today, I had a panic attack while giving a presentation on how to breathe to avoid having panic attacks. FML
Today, my social awkwardness is so bad, I was actually proud of myself for managing to ask someone a question. FML
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SquirrelRulingtheWorld 8
Are you getting professional help? You don’t have to live like this if you don’t want to. Mental health is just as important as physical health.
Noctium 6
I have in the past but sort of reached the limit of it being able to work. my social anxiety presents mostly in agorophobic tendencies (unable to leave the house/area/place my brain deems as safe). The main treatment is exposure therapy, however, i am living somewhere that currently has some of the strictest restrictions in the world due to covid19, which has set me back quite significantly. once restrictions are eased ill be able to get back on with the exposure therapy. but until then, lucky lucky me gets to just stew on my anxiety. the most helpful piece of professional advice I've received is "if you feel like you want to kill yourself, call the mental health triage to see if you need to be admitted to care.".
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SquirrelRulingtheWorld 8
Are you getting professional help? You don’t have to live like this if you don’t want to. Mental health is just as important as physical health.
RichardPencil 32
It's a good thing you commented, albeit tritely and with a banal platitude, otherwise they'd have social anxiety for no one in the whole world saying anything about their story.
Noctium 6
I have in the past but sort of reached the limit of it being able to work. my social anxiety presents mostly in agorophobic tendencies (unable to leave the house/area/place my brain deems as safe). The main treatment is exposure therapy, however, i am living somewhere that currently has some of the strictest restrictions in the world due to covid19, which has set me back quite significantly. once restrictions are eased ill be able to get back on with the exposure therapy. but until then, lucky lucky me gets to just stew on my anxiety. the most helpful piece of professional advice I've received is "if you feel like you want to kill yourself, call the mental health triage to see if you need to be admitted to care.".