Social anxiety

[queenjolo29]

Hello all, looking for abit of advice. I think I have social anxiety and it's getting out of hand. I'm terrible even leaving my flat. I live in a block of flats have fab neighbors we all get on kids all play out the front etc and yet if I saw them outside and say I needed to go out I would wait for aslong as possible to see if they go, before I HAD to leave. And yet if I come home I would be ok has I haven't thought about it iuswim. That's just an example, I've literally pushed everyone away from my life, has I would make plans and I just couldn't go Thur with them I would be worrying about every little detail, lately tho even if I bump into someone say in the shop I will be a mumbling mess get my words mixed up etc it's embarrassing 😔I've wondering about going to the docs but can't see how some tablets would help/work?? Do they work would all this worry I feel over everything stop??

Noone😔? Does this sound like social anxiety ? 😣

Hi queenjolo29,

Yes this is definitely social anxiety. How long have you felt this way?

I have suffered in the past (and still do), it’s one of those awful things that creeps up on you. Overanalysing every single conversation, cancelling plans with friends, avoiding neighbours are all part of it.

For me it was a small amount of cityopram that helped. It allowed the fog to clear so I just felt ‘normal’. I still get a bit shy but nothing like it was before and I don’t take anything now.

Do you work or are you a SAHM? As I found when I was in my maternity leave and didn’t see many other adults other than DH it did make things worse as I would overthink a lot more.

I’d get yourself to the GP as soon as you can.

Thank you for reply, I've felt like this for a long time but just recently I've thought I really gotta do something about it. I don't work but this is another reason why I need to sort it. I see the perfect course it was for early learning in schools it fitted all around my children's school times all I had to do was make a call....... Do you think I can make that call it's so stupid 😟I emailed them hoping I could sort it though email but the min she said I need to call up I haven't replied 😣must sound so stupid i know it is but can't shift it 😣

Definitely book a doctors appointment.

That’s great you found a course you want to do! Can you write down what you’d like to say when you phone? So you’re prepared?