Comments on: What is the treatment for social anxiety disorder? Has it helped you?

By: meganjoann

meganjoann — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:20:59 +0000

I have had the same problems and it did come out of the blue for me too. My doctor perscribed Zoloft for the social anxiety and xanax for the anxiety attacks. Not on any medications now and I do fine in social settings with no anxiety at all.
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By: positivepixie1

positivepixie1 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:10:59 +0000

I have social anxiety disorder and they prescribed me lexapro. It helps make it easier to be around others. I never had problems with being around people either, I was always a social butterfly.

Then one day I just stopped wanting to be around others, and dreaded the thought. I was all of the sudden afraid of my feelings being hurt, and afterward would analyze everything I said, and obsesses over doing something wrong.

I want to a counselor, and they said it was brought on by a traumatic event. For me it was a number of events that just piled up. I now just would rather not be around anyone other than my family, and do not trust anyone. Lexapro makes it much easier. You need to go to counseling and try to work through it.
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By: petrel

petrel — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:31:59 +0000

I don’t know how or when this problem became an actual "disorder".

Most of us have gone through these feelings at some time in our lives. Perhaps you can talk to an actual person and not just a computer.

Go out at other times and have fun.

Computers can be very socially disabling and we as a community are going to suffer if we lose the skills to interact with other people.
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By: ApostateVigilante

ApostateVigilante — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:06:59 +0000

Research and clinical evidence alike indicate that cognitive-behavioral therapy, which should be comprehensive in nature, produces permanent changes in the lives of people.

A successful therapy program for social anxiety disorder must address the dozens of cognitive methods, strategies, and concepts that will allow people’s brains (i.e., their brain associations or neural pathways) to literally change. The brain is continually learning, and irrational thoughts and beliefs can change as a result of this cognitive process.

A good therapy program will supply the necessary and specific strategies as well as indicate to people how and why they need to practice, work on, and begin to accept rational thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and perceptions.
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By: Justin P

Justin P — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:49:59 +0000

There are other medical and therapeutic avenues to pursue, but I think the most important thing is that you talk to your doctor about it. If it's bothering you enough that it's disrupting your normal routine, then it's important enough to talk to your doctor about.
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By: colera667

colera667 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:59 +0000

i had the same prob till my doc put me on celexa. since then, i dont have any issues with my stomach bothering me from my anxiety. you should talk to a doctor and see if that or something else would help you.
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