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Social Phobia: You don't have to be alone --- Help is out there!
I have social phobia and I have no friends. Whenever someone at work looks at me in a weird way or whatever I always think they’re staring me down and whenever I see a group of people at the next desk over having a quiet chat I just immediately assume they are talking about me in a bad way. It’s kind of confusing because I know that sometimes I am just being paranoid but at the time it feels really real and I get all anxious and upset and angry. And I am pretty sure that sometimes it is true that they are talking badly about me. Especially because I am not very popular around the office because I tend to respond to people very harshly after I think they have been talking about me behind my back. It’s like I have created a negative circle for myself where I think people are talking badly about me even when they were not and so I respond harshly and then the next time I think they were talking badly about me they really were. Some of the people at my work are just huge A-holes but I can see that some of the problem is mine. I am really tired of being alone all the time and I am really trying to do better. How can I break free from this negative cycle I am in, especially since everyone here already thinks I am this angry loser?
Read answer →Herbal Remedies for Anxiety
Are there any over the counter medications that will work for anxiety? My wife is obviously dealing with a more than normal amount of anxiety in her daily life. I think she should go and talk to a psychiatrist about this but she refuses. She is Laotian and there is a lot of stigma to any kind of mental health stuff in her mind. It’s like she is trying to just tough it out and that whenever I try to get her to talk about it I am calling her a lunatic. Since she refuses to go and see a doctor I was wondering if there was any kind of over the counter medication I could give her that would help her to calm down. I am hoping that if she tries something mild and finds that it helps her feel better she will be more receptive to going to see a doctor to get a legitimate prescription for something that would really work.
Read answer →Rule Out Organicity First --- then seek out help from a Therapist
I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I just don’t feel comfortable in my own skin. It’s not like I am anxious around people or lonely when I am alone or anything specific like that I just feel sort of uncomfortable and edgy all the time for no reason at all. Sometimes I feel dizzy too, for no reason. Other than that physically I feel fine so I am not sick. This started happening about 2 months ago and I thought it would go away and get better on its own but it is not. What’s wrong with me?
Read answer →You need an In-Person Consultation with a therapist for someone to do a Proper Diagnosis
Sometimes when I am walking home from the bus at night I get very scared and I think that people walking behind me are going to attack me. It feels totally real like my life is in danger and it takes all my self control to not freak out and run away screaming. Sometimes I did run away and I didn’t care how I looked. Now I won’t take evening shifts even though I really need the money because I am so scared of the walk home. The crazy thing is I have never been attacked at all and I live in a very safe part of town. The danger is all in my head but the TERROR I feel is real. I want to understand why I am scared of something that is not dangerous?
Read answer →A Second Opinion For Ruling Out Organicity is in Order --- Then A Psychological Consultation
I am getting weird pains in my abdomen. The doctors can't find any explanation for them and since they are non localized and I am without other symptoms that would explain them (my liver and kidney function tests cam back fine) they suggested that it could be anxiety manifesting as abdominal pains. I don't feel anxious. Is it possible to have an anxiety problem that you are not aware of?
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