Hardly leave the house: does this sound like any of you?!
Question: Tell me if any of you are like me. I'm kinda scared to leave the house all the time now because I'm afraid I'll have to talk to someone, and "what do I say?". I'm afraid to go to job interviews because I'm afraid to meet new people. I've skipped out on 3 in the past week and a half. I want to start running again (stopped working out about 2 yrs ago). I've been too afraid to go to the gym for someone might stare at me. Or think that I'm so fat. Or not as cute as the lady next to me. I make up lies to cover up why I don't want to go places or do things to my fiance or family.
Is anyone else going thru things like this? I'm feeling so alone here in my house. I used to be so outgoing and I don't know what's happened.
Answers: Tell me if any of you are like me. I'm kinda scared to leave the house all the time now because I'm afraid I'll have to talk to someone, and "what do I say?". I'm afraid to go to job interviews because I'm afraid to meet new people. I've skipped out on 3 in the past week and a half. I want to start running again (stopped working out about 2 yrs ago). I've been too afraid to go to the gym for someone might stare at me. Or think that I'm so fat. Or not as cute as the lady next to me. I make up lies to cover up why I don't want to go places or do things to my fiance or family.
Is anyone else going thru things like this? I'm feeling so alone here in my house. I used to be so outgoing and I don't know what's happened.
mabe i was once like this but as time passed i got over this all the things like going out in my drive way to work on my care but not doing it couse i dint want others to think somthing about me as if i culnt bare to think what it was there thinking instead id just stay inside and spend a lot of time on the pc were i had become very social in chat rooms were there was no fear of what others felt or though about me saying to my self if it was real life id be prety popular one of the best things i can recomend is chat rooms lean how to be social in there and your get better at it on real life situations the site i foung best was imvu.com its a 3d chat site you get to be a person and sit in the room and interact with others prety cool and realistic ive even fell in love wile in there crazy but what realy got me through it was the faith in God abouve and knoing that Jesus dint give a care about what otheres thought when seing him walk down the street so i ecided i wasnt gonna eather
Sounds like who I USED to be. I didn't get any professional help (but probably should have) but I decided to fight my way through it and make myself go through some uncomfortable situations (job interview, new job) to force me to get back into the world. Good luck to you. I would suggest getting help.
Sounds like a case of agoraphobia.
I am going through something similar to you. This year I decided to go back to school. I went to one of my classes only once, the whole time I was there I felt uncomfortable, I felt like everyone was looking at me. That was the only time I attended. I was dropped from all of my classes. I have found myself spending more time at home which is weird because I use to be really out going. I think I am going through a depression episode. The advice I have recieved from my doctor is to walk through my fear. He said by doing that I will gain confidence and the fear will begin to go away. Good luck to you I know it's hard.
ive had the same problems for a long time.i would rather stay home be cause i feel safe at home.whenever i went to town i would sull up because i felt like they were stairing at me and talking about me.i was very paranoid and i new it.i thought how stupid it was for me to act like that but no matter how hard i tried i could not shake those feelings.it led to depression and angziety.i believe my problems started from a head injury.i finaly got some help from my family doctor.ime now on wellbutrin and effexor xr.it does wonders for me.the longer the problem exist the harder it is to overcome.sometimes we all need help.
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