angeleese82
05-02-2014, 06:39 AM
Hi everyone!
I'm Lisa, from Cambs, England. I diagnosed myself with social anxiety quite a few years back. I'd spent years wondering what was wrong with me, why I refused to go out with my friends, why I'd pushed everyone away, why I hated going to new places so much that I'd simply stopped going anywhere new, and had narrowed my world down to 2 or 3 places where I felt 'comfortable'. Then I heard this term 'social anxiety' and felt such a relief. I've come on a bit since then...I've worked on my phone phobia, which was a huge issue a few years ago and caused me problems at work - I'd get panic/anxiety attacks and I didn't know what they were or what to do about them.
Over the last year or so I've made progress. I live on my own now, which was a huge leap, and although I will never be a social butterfly (I just enjoy my own company) I haven't really thought about social anxiety as much. It hasn't played such a big part in my life.
In the last week or so, I seem to be suffering again...I might do another post about this later. I suppose that's why I've come to find this forum. Well actually, I just went in search of calming techniques and found this forum. I've read a couple of posts and - at risk of sounding silly - I kind of feel 'at home' here already. It's comforting to know that I'm not alone in my struggles. And also to see that other people are dealing with it and getting by in life. I hope this will help me.
I also hope that by joining up I can help others. I have managed to cope with some things, so hopefully I'll be able to offer some sort of advice too.
Hello :-)
xx
I'm Lisa, from Cambs, England. I diagnosed myself with social anxiety quite a few years back. I'd spent years wondering what was wrong with me, why I refused to go out with my friends, why I'd pushed everyone away, why I hated going to new places so much that I'd simply stopped going anywhere new, and had narrowed my world down to 2 or 3 places where I felt 'comfortable'. Then I heard this term 'social anxiety' and felt such a relief. I've come on a bit since then...I've worked on my phone phobia, which was a huge issue a few years ago and caused me problems at work - I'd get panic/anxiety attacks and I didn't know what they were or what to do about them.
Over the last year or so I've made progress. I live on my own now, which was a huge leap, and although I will never be a social butterfly (I just enjoy my own company) I haven't really thought about social anxiety as much. It hasn't played such a big part in my life.
In the last week or so, I seem to be suffering again...I might do another post about this later. I suppose that's why I've come to find this forum. Well actually, I just went in search of calming techniques and found this forum. I've read a couple of posts and - at risk of sounding silly - I kind of feel 'at home' here already. It's comforting to know that I'm not alone in my struggles. And also to see that other people are dealing with it and getting by in life. I hope this will help me.
I also hope that by joining up I can help others. I have managed to cope with some things, so hopefully I'll be able to offer some sort of advice too.
Hello :-)
xx