I’ve had a horrific year full of stress thanks to having a stalker and it’s still not over. Lots of people telling me I’m coping so well. I thought so too until about three months ago. Out of nowhere I was talking to a police officer about another incident at about 3am and suddenly everything started spinning and I felt extremely self conscious and couldn’t focus on what he was saying.
Now, as if my brain has found a pattern to it, if I’m talking to someone for longer than a very quick hi and bye, I get the same thing. It’s making me think i must come across as really weird and awkward and that makes it worse.
i now dread having to have a conversation with anyone. Which is crap because I’m really outgoing.
i was talking to an electrician today and I just had the whole thing, pounding heart, quickly looking away, not wanting to look back, having to put my hand around the back of my head while talking which seems to help but looks bloody weird. I actually just had to tell him in the end, ‘I’m sorry but I’ve got some kind of social anxiety at the moment in case you thought I come across strange’ how embarrassing!
What can I do? I don’t want to feel like this!
Talking therapies on the NHS won’t help as the cause is still ongoing which doesn’t help me AT ALL! And the stalking charities won’t help (apart from one but it’s not emotional support) because the stalker is a neighbour. Too complicated apparently. So I’m on my own
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Suddenly cannot bare eye contact so talking to people is off the cards! Aaargh
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Realitea · 20/05/2022 16:07
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