Is anyone else dealing with social anxiety and depression like me?!
Question: How has your life been? Are you coping with your emotions and how? My fairytale hasn't had a happy ending yet, it's like noone understands me or even cares when I tell them about my condition. I've been dealing with this since I was a kid; I'm 19 and I'm just now getting help. I've been in theraphy for 6 months and on the pill; Zoloft for 3 months now. The threaphy is going great and I'm sleeping like a baby better than what I was doing 6 months ago. I don't cry as much, suicide hasn't crossed my mind yet seriously, I walk almost everyday, church is my main thing now, and I write in a journal; to let all my feelings out. 6 months ago, I didn't know who I was or became. Right now, I'm suppose to be working, but this fear is keeping me from getting a job, going to school, and socializing with people. I'm about to lose everything if i don't get a job; I'm so ready for this whole process to be over with. I just want my life back in some kind of order. Does anyone else feel the way I feel?
Answers: How has your life been? Are you coping with your emotions and how? My fairytale hasn't had a happy ending yet, it's like noone understands me or even cares when I tell them about my condition. I've been dealing with this since I was a kid; I'm 19 and I'm just now getting help. I've been in theraphy for 6 months and on the pill; Zoloft for 3 months now. The threaphy is going great and I'm sleeping like a baby better than what I was doing 6 months ago. I don't cry as much, suicide hasn't crossed my mind yet seriously, I walk almost everyday, church is my main thing now, and I write in a journal; to let all my feelings out. 6 months ago, I didn't know who I was or became. Right now, I'm suppose to be working, but this fear is keeping me from getting a job, going to school, and socializing with people. I'm about to lose everything if i don't get a job; I'm so ready for this whole process to be over with. I just want my life back in some kind of order. Does anyone else feel the way I feel?
Oh God, I'm so happy that I came across this. I felt so alone. i have been suffering with anxiety since childhood and now severe depression. I am 35 years old, divorced with a 9 year old son who is my joy. I just found out that I have the beginning stages of COPD. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse. It's nice to know that there are other people that also feel this way. I just want to jump off the nearest tallest building... but I have to remember that I have a 9 year old that depends on his mom and I keep pushing even though there are days I can't even get out of bed. You're not alone, I guess we're all in this together. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Best of luck to you hon.. you'll be in my prayers!
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I know all too well.
nope, everybody elses life is just a bunch of peaches and sunshine. Stop freaking out, get organized ang get your life together.
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Hello,
You have had this all your life so what is normal to you and what is not?
We can not run from ourselves. All we can do is except ourselves and move on. If those around us are not willing to help, but hinder it is best to get away from the people, family or not.
My anxiety I think comes from my seizures. Being social is entertaining at best when one never knows what is going to happen from one minute to the next.
I personally am not into those happy pills for they have side effects.
Just live one day at a time. However never think this is just going to go away one day. You can get better, but it never just goes away. We just learn to like ourselves, and learn to deal with it and go on with life.
Social anxiety is a crippling, disabling thing. Talk to your doctor about your work situation. You are so young. Hopefully you can find something for work.
Wish you well.
Just skimming over it but i know how you feel...it's like it's never going to stop and it's always going to be bad...I'm struggling with thoughts of suicide and countless other things that i know better than to even THINK about....i deal with it every day and all i can do is hope that one day it will be better...and know that there are those days where I'm happy to be alive and I'm going to have moments that make everything worth it...just look forward to those days and moments that make it worth it...crazy or not.
First of all, i want to truly commend you for standing up and speaking up about your condition. I can understand what you're going through in some respect because at age 19, i didn't know who i was, let alone what i was. Those are some hard years to go through, but just to know that you go to church and you believe in God says a lot about the person you are and that should tell you never to worry about those who may put you down or say negative things about you. Just to know that someone in your family called you a "sore loser" should be enough to make you go over the edge, but just know that those who are saying all these things and doing all these things will never matter to you once you're on top of the world and doing what you do to be a success!
I have been where you've been! I was at a point where I too, wanted to "end it all." I went through a crazy period in my life from high school to my second year of college. I had some social anxiety and depression and the things that helped me get through were my family, my "real friends", and God. I would go crazy if people talked about me behind my back or if somebody got on my bad side by doing something to upset me. I had major depression all because i couldn't pass a Math class! I couldn't pass Math, period! Because of the support I received, i never took the route of taking pills to cope with my depression, though. But writing in a journal helps you to get all the aggression out that you need to.
Don't let the fear stop you! You have to go back to school! And remember this: If God is FOR you, who can be AGAINST you! For my "medication" to take, i just go to the Bible and read Psalms 27, 1-14. Try it! It works!
Surround yourself with "real people" who love and care about you. Talk to a trusted friend and family member. Then, go out there, look depression and anxiety in the face and defeat it. You'll be a better person for it. Trust me!
Hi Chloe,
Hang in there girlfriend because you're definitely not alone. I've struggled with clinical depression and social anxiety since I was 15 years old. I've been on all kinds of meds and been through too many therapists to count. Currently, I'm on Effexor XR and Depakote to keep my mood in check since my doctor thinks I have a touch of bipolar mood disorder (the less serious kind - type 2) which totally sucks when I have to be around people. My doctors used to give me ativan or Klonopin to help me with the social anxiety, but I learned that it's not good to depend on these drugs on a daily basis.
Currently, I just went back on my Effexor and Depakote regimen after being off of it completely for 2 months. The pit of my stomach felt like it was sinking in and all I wanted to do was curl up in my bed and die. I felt so depressed that I couldn't drag myself out of bed to go to church, which I used to rely on for comfort. Sigh. Currently, I'm spending time away from my parents and sister in a foreign country where the rest of my relatives are. I'm making good money teaching English over here, although that isn't what my job was back in the USA. Today, I felt so overwhelmed with depression that I was afraid of not being able to make it through the day teaching kids. I'm working on getting my life back on track while earning money teaching English. This depression thing sucks because I wish it would go away and never come back, but it plagues me and whenever I wake up, I'm still me. I get angry with myself and the whole cycle repeats itself again until I convince myself to snap out of it and take it one day at a time. Because that's all you can do, time will heal. God bless.
Hi there. I also have Social Anxiety and depression. I can't even make eye contact with my mother and dad. I have been suffering with these illnesses for about 4 years now and been in therapy for about 2. Therapy isn't helping. I still get scared going around people. I have come to the point in my life where I don't care if I live or die.
I hope you have the will to overcome and pull yourself out of this dark hole. I know we can do it. It will take some time and effort. Good luck hun.