Life inside a box..

Life doesn't exist for me outside of my room. I don't go out, I don't socialise because im constantly worried about everything.. I can't seem to let go of my inhibitions at work, only in front of certain people. I resort to a queit mouse when speakin to a more extrovert type.*
People like me 'caus im a bit quirky & yet I have no social life watsoever despite the front I put on wen I do happen to be in a social situation. Im strugglin to express myself atm evn to my own mother which is y I resort to wallowing in my room 24/7. Im only 22, I shud hv a vibrant social life with girls texting me every night etc. People dnt understand y iv nver had a gf caus thy think im attractive & think im funny.. lol. The answer is anxiety & depression hv crippled my happiness to the point were im so tense I can barely form a genuine smile :(.* I hope some1 can reasonate with this..

I used to be like this. TONS of people are like this right now. Whenever I see a depressed person I always feel like they should just start eating healthy and start exercising. Those 2 things alone will make the WORLD! Also try smiling when your on the computer or whatever, it has been linked to release serotonin ;) . Gl bud

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Originally Posted by eveswone

I used to be like this. TONS of people are like this right now. Whenever I see a depressed person I always feel like they should just start eating healthy and start exercising. Those 2 things alone will make the WORLD! Also try smiling when your on the computer or whatever, it has been linked to release serotonin ;) . Gl bud

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I read something in a magazine, written by a 'meditation guru', he said people would be 10 times happier if, rather meditating every morning, they laughed instead.

Never tried it though, but he did say it's important to have a subtle smile when doing meditation or yoga. I imagine the same applies for life in general :)

Dude, sounds like Social Anxiety just not as bad for me. I was almost that bad at your age though. There is help out there and wonder what you've tried. I find that an SSRI decreases my tendency to be so socially inhibited. I have found that a slight decrease can put you on a "trajectory" to being much more outgoing in time. For me lexapro helped the most. I just think less about saying hello to someone and over time this has led to me becoming much more outgoing and talkative. It also helps me not to anticipate negative scenarios beforehand which helps a great deal. I hope you talk to a doc about your Social Anxiety and give an ssri like lexapro a try. Zoloft is also highly regarded for this. I also use propranolol(20-40mg) for tremor sometimes(common with Social Anxiety). Over time you use less of the meds as you become desensitized to social situations. PM me any time. Alankay

I'm 20 and I'm just in front of my computer as well but I'm not complaining about not having a bunch of girls around me, I just want one and it would be to much trouble to reject everyone else and hurt them, and if you don't want just one, well...No STD's is a plus. I would hate to have a bunch of girls around me.
When I go somewhere that's far away from my safe-zone I take calming pills and just plain force myself to go, I will get anxious, I will throw up cause of my tense tummy, I will cry etc, but I will be braver after I've done that, to just sit at home won't help anyone at all.
Or it might be the way you spell things...that's unattractive lol