social anxiety hand depression

[Kittycat1]

hi this is kitty cat I am so tired of no one understanding my social anxiety and depression it's not like I want to be like this they think I should just Shake It Off that it's all in my head that makes me feel weak.

[Lys134]

It's not something you can just shake off ,i have really bad anxiety and it interres with everything I do , try coping skills like deep breathing or yoga also exercising helps I was never really active but I started working out recently and after my workouts I felt very relaxed

[Kittycat1 in reply to Lys134]

exercising it does help but sometimes you just can't do it it just sucks you in I feel guilty because there's people going through worse I feel weak

[Lys134 in reply to Kittycat1]

I know I told my mom I'm not happy with life and she says other people have it worse ,that's true but everybody is different we each take situations different that doesn't mean your weaker you have a right to feel the way you do

[Kittycat1 in reply to Lys134]

my life just feels like a roller coaster that won't stop I just want to be normal have a social phobia and major depressive disorder it's not easy this cost me my marriage he didn't like who I was and I don't blame him I don't like myself either

[Lys134]

What my counselors tell me is to keep a routine try new hobbies ,and put yourself in social situations so that way you learn how to deal with the anxiety ,i was so nervous on my first day of college I didn't talk to anybody but slowly here and there I gain the courage to talk to new people and after I do I feel good like wow I am able to conversate

[bad-monkey]

Hi Kittycat. Love that name. I battle this battle daily! You can't just shake it off. But you can fight it! Have you talked with you doctor about this? Are you currently on any medication for it? If not please do so as soon as you can. I have finally gotten my doctor to refer me to a therapist. She is helping me get to the root of why I dislike me. We set small weekly goals for me to meet for being more social. I make myself go and socialize twice a week and I am getting better. I go with small groups of people I know and have dinner or something like that. One group is about 7 or 8 of us. We pick different places to eat and we take our coloring books and supplies and sit and color and talk. Please keep posting and let me know how everything is going.

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It's not all in your head. Unfortunately, It's hard for people to take things that they don't understand seriously. Help is available through therapists, psychiatrists, and this support group.

Blessings

[AnxiousGirl87]

Social anxiety is the pits. I wrote a blog about how it feels for me once and got some really weird reactions from people. Unless you've experienced it, you just can't understand. I think the hardest part is when you really want to talk to someone and you just can't. For instance, I have this friend who I don't see often. A couple of years ago I ran into her at a concert. I'd already been there for a couple of hours and there were tons of people around. So I was already anxious and tired. It was great to see her but I pretty much stood there smiling at her while I was dying to say so much. I felt like crying after she left. I hope one day to see her again and to be able to really talk to her and tell her all of those things. But I don't know if that will ever happen.