News of Social Phobia Forum

S.A.D. is very difficult to deal with. Many times I cannot figure out what to say fast enough and then the conversation moves to a different subject. I have a very hard time talking about subjects for a long period of time. And people think I am quiet and shy. I think its an issue of the chicken or the egg thing. I cannot figure out what to say fast enough, which causes me to ...

I am new here and would like to introduce myself to the forum. I have been diagnosed with social phobia and depression. I am on Lexapro for the depression. I am a loner, and social interaction is very difficult for me. I think I am also somewhat autistic because I have a hard time understanding people most of the time.

I hope some of you can relate. I look forward to interacting to you, and ...

I don't know what's wrong with me... I need help, my life is horrible, a nightmare.

Here, let me explain.

I'm 15. I have no friends since 2-3 years. I'm unable to speak to people my age. I have like.. no interest into talking to them. I feel very oppressed by going to school because all the people are obnoxious there and consider me like sh*t because I have no friends, therefore, i have no ...

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Hi, I'm from Poland,I found this forum by chance, I read your posts and I started to feel better,because I understood that there is so many people who are in the similar situation like I am,who know how it feels to be shy,to suffer from social phobia.I no longer feel like alien from another planet.No matter where you are from,people all around the world may have this terrible ilness,social phobia. So many of you are ...

I'm from China.Boy
I dodn't know what happened to me.
From the year of 2002, I'm suffered the mental problem--social phobias-eye light fear,or which is called eye fear.I can not call it exactly in English.
Then I can't control my eyelight. Befor others people, I always stare at boys or girls or cops or other men,,or glance men or women' eyes ,skin,even sometimes bosoms , organs, or glance other things(every things you can imagine) ,which ...

I'm a university student,who will be graduating soon.However I am more concerned about what what I will do in the future.

I can't force myself to get a job,because I can not work with people or work in close proximity with anyone.

My Parents don't believe I have anything wrong with myself. I am convinced that I have some form of depression and social anxiety.I've persistently been shy,timid,lonely and disappointed throughout my life.Only in recent ...

I was abused as a child i dont know if this has anything to do with this. Whenever i have to go to a grocery store(now i try not to go anymore) i get really nervous and afraid, i feel like someone is watching me or making fun of me or looking at me, and this is to anything out in public with people around. I walk fast and i can hardly think. I dont ...

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I have had social anxiety now for 5 years. And it has gotten worse this past year. I could deal with it and fight it when I was on clonazapam or xanax. But all the other meds, paxil, zoloft, etc. dont work. It seems like everyone frowns down on benzos because they can become habit forming. What else can I do? I have tried everything else. Everyone tells me I need to just suck it ...