News of Social Phobia Forum

Hello,

I am new to this website, and this is my first post. I want to begin by saying that since I was in high school I have developed this anxiety or stress or whatever during many and most social situations. It began when a girl broke my heart when I was 16 or 17 and I withdrew from society for a short period of time. Throughout this time, I realized that I lost most ...

Hey everyone,

I posted something in the narcissistic forum, but I say a quick hello here too.
I am 24 and only recently found there is a name for my 'extreem shyness'. I am on medication for my social anxiety + panic attacks. Ive also found meditation benificial.
I am unemployed, live with my boyfriend and have no friends. Me in a nutshell. lol.

Hope to check in here regulary as Ive already had a ...

Hello everybody.I'm just trying to find out what i am.Really confused.I've read a lot about social phobia and your posts as well to see what it really is.The reason why i did and am still doing it is that i started therapy for a specific phobia some time ago and first my psych said i had borderline pd.Now he says we must work on social phobia.to hell with him anyway!I hate him already.I guess the ...

I'll start with a little background. I'm a 19 (soon to be 20) year old college sophomore, an undergrad psych student. In high school I had pretty severe social anxiety. I basically didn't have friends, I was afraid to talk to people on the phone and in person, unless I knew them really well. When I tried to make friends it usually didn't work out because I was way too shy.

Anyways it's been a ...

So I get these affection attacks like i really need to hug or show affection to someone. Its some time mild sometime really strong. But the minor attacks are spontaneous while the major ones usually come after some trauma thanks for the help. and again im new so this is probably the wrong forum.

how do you deal with others who think you're stuck up or snooty or just freakish?
i've recently encountered a few people like this. i've seen and heard them make reference to my "strangeness."
it really hurts because they don't realize that i am actually coherent and intelligent enough to know when someone is implying that there is something wrong with me... i feel like a freak most of the time, but having it acknowledged ...

Hi,

I am from a production company called Cheetah Television and we are currently developing a television programme about socially unacceptable phobias.

We are trying to find people who are frightened of certain groups of people, but recognise their fear to be irrational.

We would really like to talk to anyone, for example, who has a secret fear of the elderly, babies or even people in wheelchairs.

We are keen to speak to people who ...

I myself have never wanted to get onto any beta blocker's for anxiety,

Beta-blocker medications for anxiety
Beta blockers are a type of medication used to treat high blood pressure and heart problems. However, beta blockers are also prescribed off-label for anxiety. Beta blockers work by blocking the effects of norepinephrine, a stress hormone involved in the fight-or-flight response. This helps control the physical symptoms of anxiety such as rapid heart rate, a trembling voice, ...

Does anyone have any positive reviews of Phosphatidylserine? I am considering Effexor for my social phobia, but don't want to take any psych-pills if i don't have to.

What king of medication would a severe social phobic use?