Hello guys ! this is me from Greece. First of all, I would like to apologize for my english. Imagine how deep is my need to share my feelings, that I get over my nervous about my writing skills !
I just been diagnosed with social anxiety, and in that moment I felt relief, pain and depression. More that 10 years, my self-confidence is very low, I am afraid and feel very nervous for any kind of socialization. Just to share an example, even when i have arranged to meet friends (and I have a lot) a minute before i feel very anxious and try to found various excuses for postpone it or sometimes i prepare topics for discussion. In order to feel, comfortable i drink alcohol even before our appointment.
When i was informed that all that symptoms are SA, I felt relief. I finally realized that is a mental health problem and not that I am incapable. however, since then i am crying for all the pain that i have felt all those years and for all the moments that I have missed.
Is that something common?