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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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Im not Homosexual, but… Need women opinion. May I ask a personal question?
Jun 15th
most recent picture…2 years ago…http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6133/lf33cb75bfe5f49fe85923d.jpg imagine same height and face with buzzed hair and a full trimmed beard.
Im 18, Ive never had sex, but i was sexual molested by my brother when I was 11 and i have developed noticeable social disorders sense then…for example i am agoraphobic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoraphobia
I have very low self esteem issues, and im always mentally lonely and i get very emotional about personal matters. I just want someone to hug me now and then and im not very good at approaching females about my feelings I try my best to act masculine, but if i get pushed to the limit i just ball out cry because i have no one to talk to about how I feel and i don't want to talk to family because it makes things awkward, Its not like im ugly or i don't think i am <,< its just that i have a personal barrier, I just don't like to show weaknesses or anything but i know that i have them like everyone else and i just subconsciously avoid confrontation with women that are attracted to me because i don't want to fail them. Im really immature when it comes to things that involve society like jobs and things because i have a mindset that being successful doesn't matter when I die and that I should point my life just to be happy and have a family. I just don't know what to do, and I get like this at night because i bottle everything up. Not to mention sex scares me in general with another person, im afraid that i might hurt females during intercourse, i also like to be anally massaged with a toys or vibrators…and i don't want to like scare relationships away, ide also like to know if this is normal or not and is normally excepted by females. Sex isn't really on my mind though…its just mostly i need someone I can trust, love, talk too, and accept me for who I am and not have all these expectations and be patient with me on my responsibilities because i have heavy anxiety disorders and i get really physically and mentally emotional about it causing me to cry a lot and just sleep allot. But im sure if i had a partner everything would go away and i wouldn't abusive drugs or cry all the time i would sell my right hand just to be able to just have someone legitimately care how I feel and I to legitimately care how my partner felt, I am in real need for this bond and i don't know how to get to get involved with the very same women im afraid of verbally and sexually.
Iwould never tell the police about my brother, even though he did that too me i forgive him. but iwill never have a brother relationship with him. Not to mention i dont really remember it, Ijust know it happened.
Ihave a pretty logical mind and if im in my "safe place" ican thoroughly think things through and know what ineed to do.its just idon't have any urge to do them.being agoraphobic gives me constant panic attacks and anxiety attacks when im in a grocery store or the mall or anywhere, even if theres like a party at my house, just in my room or with people i trust is where im confertable. But for the most part, im impersonal because i don't like it when people worry about me.
And im not expecting a partner to change me…im more of expecting myself to be change by finding a partner that i trust.
And as for slowly going forward in life i got my drivers license for the first time. even though driveing in general scares me. I mean this all sounds extremly bad but its normal to me.
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