Determined to have a better life

What I have had most of my life (im 19 now) is social phobia, but in the past year I have been so depressed and so ashamed that about a week or so ago I decided to change my life around. I'm so determined and so enthusiastic about changing myself that it's working! I've just about had enough of suffering in my own world, destroying my mind day and night by telling myself i'm no good. Because what makes other people so special? I'm human too, and this is my world too, so why shouldn't i go for the things i want most in this life?
I have made progress, with this new attitude, in talking to people, making phone calls and general confidence and in doing so im a much happier person! Although I am still feeling afraid when I think about socialising and altho i do still feel depressed at times, my new attitude is helping me through it step by step and one day I will be free of it, and that will be the happiest day of my entire life.

When people used to say to me that having a positive attitude will help, I just got angry because I believed it couldn't. But now I've had just about all the crying I can take, and if god gave me this life, then I'm going to live it.

Its working for me, I hope you can try to, but it takes a lot of courage and determination to take the first step. You can do it-you deserve to be happy.

Well done, it's great that you've taken such a positive step and are allready seeing positive changes from that.

Good luck and don't give up!