Anybody have social anxiety disorder? Only serious responses please.?

I think i have social anxiety disorder. I am very shy and when I meet new people or am in a group, I am usually quiet. I want to talk and I want to be social but I just cant or dont know what to say. This has affected my career. I have actually been fired over this. Managers cant get to know me and think I dont care about my job when indeed I do very much. My social life is also affected. I want to be around people but I have a hard time keeping friends due to my "shyness." I tried to get therapy. It took me a lot to build up the nerve to call a therapist and make an appt but the therapist told me she wasnt taking new patients. I was so embarassed. There has to be an easier way to get help. Its too hard for someone like me to call a therapist and tell them I want an appt and then explain why I want it. What can I do? Has anyone tried acupuncture for this? I want to be outgoing, have friends, a good job, and a happy life.

Anybody have social anxiety disorder? Only serious responses please.?
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Reply:same problem here... its a foothold to paranoism... we're paranoid about what everyone is thinking... about us. its dibilitating... i really do think it comes from not being witty. anyways. Welbutrin does help.





I wish I had the answer for you, but truly God made some of us this way... I bet your more sensitive to others that are hurting, and know when the weather is going to change.. I bet you spot danger before others...





If you were happy go lucky then everything would roll off your shoulders.. .you would be so well liked... and your purpose in life would be to bring a laugh... but I bet you wouldn't know how to console a hurting person.





You were made like this for a reason, and your purpose is far greater than you know.





Trust in God, read your bible and check out church... and yes, you will feel like everyone in church service is looking at you... its just the way it is.





God Bless
Reply:I have social anxiety and if a place has to many people I will leave. I will go out and will sit ther and not really talk to people. I am not really approcable. You were on the right track go see a theripst they would be the only one that can tell you what is going on. The symptoms yoi have could be lots of things. Please go see a theripst and and find out how you can change it. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.
Reply:One solution is to go somewhere that nobody knows you, and deliberately make an utter fool of yourself: put on a paper hat, and scream out: "I'm queen/king of America!", or something else ridiculous, then get back in the taxi, (warn the driver of your intentions, first) or car, and leave. People will point, and say: "Look at that idiot". But, you're probably not up to the stage where you can do that, yet (I can, and I used to be shy). Regard it as your final test: once you have accomplished it, the barrier will be broken; just don't go too far, the other way! Learn to laugh at yourself, and give a big, cheesy grin when others see you do something foolish, as we all do, occasionally. It will endear others to you, if you don't do it too often. See shyness, and self confidence, in sections 9, and 38, at * http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris You will probably be talking with the therapist's secretary/receptionist, so have a written statement in front of you, and just read out: "Hi, if the therapist is taking new patients with social anxiety problems, I'd like to know how soon I could get in". Or make a tape of this, and play it. There are locators in section*1, and closely examine the www.1-800-therapist.org website. You could try the psychological acupressure technique: EFT, in *section 53, 2.q, and 2.o "Even though I have social anxiety, I deeply and completely accept myself".
Reply:I have it and have learned to deal with it for the most part.


I have to force myself out into social situations becasue I know it would be good for me, once I get there Im usually okay. When I was younger I would go out and half way through the night I would find myself in the middle of a bar or club and just think to myself I have to get out of here and just leave without finding any of my friends. It takes time but you have to realize that this is not a positive thing and push yourself a bit. If you really cant then you may need an anti anxiety medication until you can over come it.








Good Luck
Reply:no,go to the tthe doctor i have it and takecimbalta i was as you are now ,im good as gold
Reply:I have this and its because I am scared of rejection. It took me a while to realise that everybody is crazy and does weird things, and everyonee still accepts everyone just as they are. You dont need to hide who you are, if you be yourself youll eventually find yourself in situations and with people very similair to you.