Comments on: Social Anxiety: Max – Part 1

By: fondofletters

fondofletters — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

One day….I want …
One day….I want to be able to do something for the people that have social anxiety and are shy…. For now I’m only 19 and still struggling with my SAD a bit… I’ve evoluated a lot anyway…
Wish all people that have SAD a fine, happy life with joyful and great social relations….:)

By: Ostnizdasht206

Ostnizdasht206 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

I know exactly how …
I know exactly how that is.. sometimes my head feels like it’s going to explode and I have a hard time focusing.

By: JB1052

JB1052 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

Well I just got the …
Well I just got the SAI Newsletter in my email and checked out these video links. Out of all of them I relate to Max about 95%. Almost everything Max describes I went/go through. I’m on Citalopram to keep me “above water” and it helps but if I got off it symptoms would mostly come back. Blushing is the killer for me. You get hot, you know your red and you know other see it and that makes it worse and you lose it (tremble when you talk, beads of sweat, rapid heart beat). Darn out of characte

By: minawashu

minawashu — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

This is so …
This is so identical to my life growing up that I can’t believe it.

By: Hixlol

Hixlol — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

I have social …
I have social anxiety, it ruining my life..and yeah my family used to say “your just shy you’ll grow out of it” too bad thats not true

By: Metsada007

Metsada007 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

Even thinking …
Even thinking positive things leaves me exhausted. My brain is easily overstimulated, this has always been the case for me.

I always hide within my mind when I’m with people. I never feel a connection, I always look away, put my head down, turn my body away from people etc. People never feel comfortable around me. I can see and feel this.

By: Metsada007

Metsada007 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

The many thoughts …
The many thoughts and emotions I have prevent me from relating to other people or the outside world. I don’t have any energy left to deal with the external (real) world..

My own thoughts and emotions are so strong that they seem to replace interaction with real human beings. I have a very rich inner world.

By: Metsada007

Metsada007 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

Hi Max,

I don’t …
Hi Max,

I don’t know if it has to do with negative thoughts. Perhaps our brain works differently than people who do not have social anxiety?

I’m very internally minded. I can’t relate to the outside world. I live in my own head. I think and feel so much that I can’t stand external stimulation..

to be continued..

By: SocialAnxietyInst

SocialAnxietyInst — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

Metsada, Yes, if …
Metsada, Yes, if you are doing the therapy, you know you cannot get anywhere by “forcing” yourself. A lot of us, myself included, realize through therapy that we have these irrational deep-seated beliefs. I personally don’t feel we have to learn all this about ourselves up front. We just need to be consistent with therapy, but along the way, realizing we have these unhealthy beliefs allows us to address them and expose them for the lies that they are. We have a right to be kind to ourselves.

By: Metsada007

Metsada007 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000

Also, I have …
Also, I have finally come to realize that I’m convinced that I’m ugly. This is one of the main reasons that I get so anxious.

It may sound strange, but I think I’m uglier when I try to be myself. I always look in the mirror and try to appear different or more attractive (by my own standards). Feeling ugly is really terrible.