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Does anyone suffer from anxiety/panic disorder?
Mar 8th
How do you cope, what have you done to help you get thru the episodes/attacks?
I have seen a doctor and tried group therapy but it seemed I was taking on there anxieties as well. I just do alot of breathing and relaxatin techniques.
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What is Social Anxiety? and Why is Social Anxiety Disorder Interesting?
Jan 24th
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Why is Social Anxiety Disorder Interesting?
Most people feel nervous or apprehensive in new social situations.However, those suffering with social anxiety take that mild apprehension to a whole new level.Social anxiety results in a major disruption to your life, with changes to your daily patterns that help you to avoid the feeling of stress or fear.This article will provide a brief overview of social anxiety, including the symptoms of the disorder and the most effective treatment options available.
Social anxiety may present in a number of ways, with different symptoms affecting people in different ways.The main symptom of the disorder is an irrational fear of social situations or activities, because you fear others are watching or judging you.Another common symptom is the fear that you will embarrass yourself in front of other people.The fear evolves into an unwillingness to participate in many social activities to prevent the inevitable judgment and embarrassment.
In addition to the psychological symptoms of social anxiety, there are also physical symptoms that may be experienced.Some of these physical signs might include heart palpitations, profuse sweating, stomach upset and trembling.When you interact with others, you might have difficulty making eye contact with them and you may find that your voice shakes when you try to speak.
When you deal with social anxiety, you often also have to grapple with self esteem issues and the inability to accept any type of criticism.Most people with social anxiety understand that their fears and anxieties are not logical, but they can’t do anything to stop them.A nasty circle erupts when you begin to fear the social fear itself, which becomes the source of much of your distress.When social anxiety begins to dominate your life and get in the way of your relationships and daily activities, it is time to talk to a doctor.
The good news is that there are effective treatment for social anxiety disorder and they usually involve a combination of medication and psychotherapy.Selective seratonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often the medication of choice for treating social anxiety, with commercial names like Prozac or Paxil.The most effective psychotherapy technique is cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps the patient alter thought processes to reduce the fear of social situations.When medication and psychotherapy are combined effectively, you can often enjoy less anxiety and a higher quality of life.
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how to combat anxieties after sex?
Dec 13th
anyone ever gone through this? i am dealing with general anxiety disorder and everytime i have sex a get an anxiety attack when i orgasm
im a 23 year old male wondering if anyone has ever gone through this? i am dealing with general anxiety disorder and everytime i have sex a get an anxiety attack when i orgasm. and im sure its triggered by the orgasms effect on the body
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My daughter has been diagnosed w/ADD, general anxiety disorder, and a mild form of Trichotillomania?
Nov 26th
She has a lot of difficulty in school w/ anxieties, but it not a behavior problem in any way. I tried to get 504 accomodations (test in another room, calculator, pacing of projects, sign agenda, etc) due to the anxieties, organizational issues and hair pulling, but the school declined. She will not voice any problems at school due to the anxieties, but brings them home to me. How can I get the school to understand that just because they don’t "see" any behavior problems, it doesn’t mean they aren’t there and affecting her? She’s come a long way (no more crying or panic attacks and the physical symptoms aren’t as severe). She is in private counseling and we do a lot of interventions at home…she hasn’t generalized those interventions to all classes yet, but it’s getting there. (She’s in 8th grade.) Thanks!
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I was diagnosed with severe OCD, anxiety and depression?
Jun 28th
even though the pshyciatrist said that they prefer to treat the symptoms rather than to give a label. However I find that a label gives you more insight into what’s going wrong in your mind and your thinking. I’ve always had little obsessions and compulsions as a child which caused me some level of anxiety but it was when I was 15 when I became consious of my appearance and would constantly try to perfect my hair style and lose weight. It got really bad when I was 17 and had a sexual experience but became obsessed afterwards that I was dirty and infected with germs. This gave me my first nasty taste of depression. I eventually got over it with time but the OCD got worse. After I passed my driving test I would constantly check routes I’d taken to see if I’d had an accident. Then when I was 19 and had my first proper relationship I started getting intrusive thoughts about stabbing my partner. I also started to get other evil intrusive thoughts such as when I would be talking to a female work colleage I would have an urge to rape them. I battled against thoughts/urges to shout obsenities out or do inappropriate things in front of people. I also had intrusive thoughts about saying sinnful things about god out load. After seeing the Amytiville Horror I could’t sleep at night as I feared I would kill my whole family. Then the evil thoughts turned into health anxieties. I would that I might be able to give myself a headache just by thinking about it or stop my heart which was really scary. Then when I was 20 I think my mind bored of these constant repetitive thoughts and changed to obsessing over what had happended 3 years earlier when I was 17 and had a sexual experience. I again felt dirty and repulsed inside and became dysfunctional for 5 months. I kept ruminating that I should have said no and not allowed anything to happen. I recovered and went to university at 21 which I managed pretty well (got could results on first year). Eventually my mind started playing horrible scenaries such as what would it be like to burn alive/buried alive/suffocate/be skinned alive and anything which would be torture. This however didn’t effect my studies. In the summer of 2007 whilst working I thought I had calmed my mind down. But it started up again. I had a trip planned and thought how horrible it would be to die before that trip could take place.I would worry that I could make my heart stop beating by thinking about it. After the trip which was where the family had lived in the past (had a good time) I felt depressed at all the changes. I then started thinking about my childhood and how this sexual experience had made a barrier between that. I fell into depression which then went back into obsessing/ruminating over the sexual experience and how dirty I felt (this was now over 4 years ago). I became totally dysfunctional, tried twice to return for my second year of uni but couldn’t concentrate, was suicidal, suffered extreme anxiety, panic attacks, severe depression and all I could do was lay in bed and cry. I suspended my studies to recover. I came out of the obsessing/ruminating several times throughout the next year. I was tried on various psychiatric medications which I wish I hadn’t done as some side effects were horrendous. There’s been little or no help in mental health and they have wasted my time tremendously. My recovery has been off and on with several suicide attempts and couldn’t go back to uni again 2008/2009) because of this. My obsessions and ruminating have changed so that I ruminate over my decision last year to suspend which I truly regret. I feel very depressed and stupid that I let this illness take me over. I feel like a failure but I know I can do the course. Have to wait for 2009/2010. In mean time this year have taken up an art and design course and looking for job shadowing in the field of my course or perhaps get a small job. Has anyone got any words of advice on how to forget about making the wrong decison about university and how to stop ruminating about it? Thanks very much for any well needed advice, Phil.
I realise I have written my life story which was a mistake but I was trying to get across an understanding of my problem. I do feel really selfish after Ronnie Krays answer. I really want to get on with life and don't want to waste it. I tried to commit suicide because of depression and despair for the future. I have to accept and learn from the past, then move on.
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