Social Anxiety! Please need any and all advice!!!?!

Social Anxiety! Please need any and all advice!!!?

HI
I am a 19 year old male who suffers from social anxiety disorder/phobia. I don't go out much and do much of anything. Including pleasure work or school "I dropped out of HS". I only have 2 or 3 people who i call friends but even them i don't hang out with very often. I never do things people my age should be doing. Hanging out at the mall..dating...ect... I spend a lot of time alone which is fine with me i have gotten use to it over the years. The only thing I'm worried about is starting work and/or school but the thoughts of leaving my comfort zone and actually doing these things terrify me. Almost to the point where id rather just die then to go threw the anxiety. (hope I'm making some sense here) I don't know where or who to turn to. I do not have the family support that i need (they all think this is just an excuse) and i just really fell trapped. I don't have any money for therapy and medication so there out of the picture for now. So i need any and all advice. PLZ don't judge me & TY.

i dont think that anyone can understand what anxiety disorder is if they've never had it. but your family should still be a support for you. i go to a counseling center that will work with my income - its been a life saver. i see a cognitive behavioral specialist. i cannot tell you how much she has turned my life around. a few things i learned that i can share - avoidance is making it worse! dont trap yourself. keep in mind when you feel anxious that its a natural reaction just at the wrong time. your brain is telling you that your in danger when you are not. take deep breathes in through your nose and release slowly through your mouth. keep telling yourself "i can do this". it will pass. i wish you the best of luck, trust me, if i can overcome my anxiety disorder, anyone can.