Social anxiety.

I'm so tired of being scared to do everything! I can't work because of this extreme anxiety. I would probably end up being homeless and on the street before I got a job ( I really hope not) it seems dramatic, but its my life, not being able to work, drive or socialize is really starting to take a toll on me. I'm scared to enroll my 3 year old in preschool! I don't want to see or talk to any parents or her teachers. This is embarrassing. I hate it. I don't know how to be a normal human being. Feeling like a complete and total failure.

[RobynC]

Sorry you are going through this ! You are not a failure ; your doing the best you can ! I think fear is a normal human emotion and many of our brains just go into overdrive fearing the worst . All we can do is learn to cope the best we can

[Hidden in reply to RobynC]

Thank you. I am trying, I just wish I could be ok by the snap of my finger, ya know? Heh, but everything is a process.

[RobynC in reply to Hidden]

Don't we all !

[Kainan]

Hi. I'm pretty much the same way. I avoid talking to people entirely, and I don't even like leaving the house. I know I'm no good at talking to people so I tell myself why bother. It really upsets me to see just how much I'm isolated and how bad my communication skills have become. But really talking itself shouldn't be that big of a deal, wouldn't you say? So what if we say something wrong or rub someone slightly the wrong way, it's not the end of the world.

[Agora1 in reply to Kainan]

Hi Kainan_li, somewhere along the way we have learned to feel that we need to entertain people, be interesting in order just to communicate with another human being. What happened to when people would just genuinely say "Howdy" which had many meanings in one simple word. You're right it shouldn't be a big deal.

[Kainan in reply to Agora1]

I know. I used to try hard to be exciting and be the life of the party, but it never went as I expected and it was exhausting. Now I'm just being myself and it's so much easier haha, and I don't mind so much that people have to like me. Honestly if we just be ourselves, we can't go wrong

[Agora1 in reply to Kainan]

That's so true Kainan_li to just be ourselves. I haven't seen you on for awhile or maybe just missing your posts. Hope you are well and doing okay. Make it a great day

[Kainan in reply to Agora1]

Thank you Agora1. Same to you. I post some, not much, but I do read a lot though. I haven't missed yours haha

[Agora1 in reply to Kainan]

you're too kind

[Anxious2befree]

I'm the same at the moment can't work or drive it's ridiculous. Stay strong you will get through it xx