social anxiety disorder sucks

hello I am 15 years old and i am going on 16 pretty soon. right now my social anxiety disorder is getting to the point where it is driving me goofy. i am afraid to school because i fear that something embarrasing is going to happen to me and that people are going to laugh at me, but i also fear going to the hospital (I have been there before for depression) and i fear that the same is going to happen. i am in a very sticky situation right now and i am not sure what i am going to do. things are getting very bad.

Keep going to school the longer you dont go the harder it will be to go back. Do you not have freinds?

I know how you're feeling. I've been there.


You must go back to school, there's no other way around.

I know how you're feeling because I used to feel the same.

Going to school is your only solution..

I know it's easier said than done but you got to do it.

well i switched schools and now i am going to a school that is a little easier for me to handle. you just go there at whatever time you want in the morning and do pretty much whatever you want all day. it is project based learning. there are no bells or different classes or homework. it is a pretty cool school too bad i have like no friends there.

I was pretty popular in high school and not until i was 20 did I go thru a lot of $#%^ myself where i became so depressed i isolated myself and became suicidal. After a year, I finally came out of it by finding the right meds and until some crummy events over the past 6 months, have fell back into a bad depression with all sorts of social anxiety w/ exactly what you're describing.

I suggest finding the right meds but don't cop out on yourself and accept something easier than what you know you can handle. I have a great job and i nearly avoid everyone there because of whats going on but i still go everyday and work my ass off praying that God will help me find the right meds and other therapy to get my life back.

Read the purpose driven life and keep at it.

Hey,
I'm also 15 going on 16, and I can definetely identify with you on that one... I've even also been in the hospital for depression. (it's nice to know that I'm not alone!) I hate school, because it is so crowded and I also always think I'm going to embarass myself in some way. I know it's hard to talk about, but I suggest that you talk to someone you trust, like a parent or a friend. A therapist can also help you with coping skills to use when you feel anxious at school. Also, adults at school are usually pretty helpful towards me if I ask. I have this thing where if I get anxious taking a test I can go to a different room, and if I start to feel anxious at any time I can just go to the nurse and hang out there until I feel better. Anyway, just wanted to tell you that you're not alone, and I hope things get better for you!!!! Hang in there!!!!

It sounds like you may have a social anxiety disorder, but, I'm not a doctor, so, my advise is, to go see your doctor and tell him exactly what you have said here. If he doesn't help you, then go to a different Dr. good luck.That's a really hard situation to deal with ,but, it can be dealt with. god bless!

Hi patm3300!

I know exactly how do you feel and hope I can help you with my own story.
When I was 17 I have gone through the same.
I was afraid of school because I thought peers would tease me because I am different in some ways from them, I was not able to socialize with them and when I'd try, I didn't know how to behave. And I would seem so weird to them. They'd have a good reason to tease me. Some days I couldn't stay at school anymore, and I didn't go there for 3 weeks (this was on September). Then I changed the school, and even there it was the same. At the end I was not able to stay at school neither for 3 hours. When we'd be free for half an hour, I would go away from there.
When I was younger I had epilepsy and I had been hospitalized for 2 times. Right now, I am less afraid of hospitals like I was some time earlier. I simply tried to forget about what was happening there, and start again from the beginning.
I was afraid to seek help from the psychologist or psychiatrist. And not because of my hospitalization experiences, but because I was afraid they'd tell someone, or they'd not treat me properly.
First time, when it wasn't that worse, I had one psychologist which talked to me like I was total mummy's girl, childish, oppositional and so on...
It was not true. When I became diagnosed with Asperger's she said it's not true, that I'm only manipulating people, I am oppositional and stupid child. She haven't offered any help to me.
I didn't believe there are some good psychologists, but I've found one much better and now I believe them, although not all.

About you, which grade are you exactly, how many time you'r afraid to go to the school, what you are doing about that?
Were you sometimes a victim of bullying and maybe do you know what could be the reason of this?
Hope you'll provide more information, so I could try to give you some advice.

If you are really uncomfortable in that school, why don't you change it? Maybe it could help. Or to seek help about it.
About fear of the hospital, why couldn't you change it? If there are more hospitals, maybe you might change it, 'cause I think it'd be better if you go to some psychologist or psychiatrist. You know, you can always change the professional if you don't like the current one.

Hope you'll feel better soon.

And, yes, Social Anxiety Disorder sucks, just like the other disorders though

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