Anxiety problem..

[iranon]

Hi everyone..
A few years back I was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, and some signs of schizophrenia. Anyway, I used to have all the classic signs of social anxiety, and I still get those often but not as severe & I have improved.
Without going into all the many different aspects of how my disorder affects me, I just wanted to bring up one thing that I experience that seems a little strange and not something I have found anyone else to be able to relate to...
Basically, I have this irrational "fear" of becoming a regular and being recognized as a regular in any store or place. I like to buy a coffee every morning but I find it very difficult at times to visit the same cafe because I feel extremely uneasy about the whole situation. I don't worry about it because I feel I will be criticized or anything like that, it's difficult to explain. It just makes me feel very anxious, and so I just end up avoiding an area until i feel like significant time has passed that I can go back again. I did push myself through this situation before and I became comfortable with being a regular, but the store closed down over Xmas and since they have returned, I have been unable to bring myself to go back there.
If anyone can offer me any kind of info/help on what this is all about, I would be really grateful.

[fernandogress]

see a doctor the problem seems big...
please ask the doctor about you problems first before posting a question on Y!A because not all of us are experts and we could give you the wrong advice.
Hope you feel better.don't stress yourself out... i used to have this when i was younger but it went away because i started to think positive.

[un4ad]

I think I know what you mean.

I can't represent my self at all around people. I usually come across as weird, and people generally don't like that and it makes me upset.

So when I go to the same place all the time and see the same people I keep on getting reminded that this person (who "doesn't" like me, even though I don't know that for real) is going to recognize me and my awkwardness, and their perception of me will be set in stone and I'll have to deal with it every time I go there, as opposed to going to a different place where no one knows me and I have a fresh start.

This the main reason why I can't keep a job.

[snakeeyes148]

If it is a fear then as is always true with other fears...facing it is the best option. but when it is from an anxious mind...it might mean something totally other then this.
I advice you to take a professional advice on that one.

[Barcadia101]

I have never seen some thing like this before. I recommend a professionals advice is what you really need right now.

[toughgirl]

The only thing I can relate to is I never go to the same bottle shop too much if I can avoid it!
But I don't think that is your problem. It's just the closest thing I can relate it to.

[MikeJsimon]

There is a huge amount of helpful resources available today on the web, forums and dedicated organisations that specialise in anxiety disorders, so please don't despair as you can claim your life back and overcome this and start living your life the way you'd like too.

Quoted from:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Suffering-...er?&id=3808386

[anxietyguy]

hi there

whats the worst thing that could happen if you bacame a regular?

is there any emotion that comes to mind?