They dont belive me

[littleangel]

I've known for awoke that I've had anxiety but my parents don't believe me . I can't present / preform in front of more then 3 people without breaking down . My teachers have even tried convincing my parents and they still don't believe it . Apparently it's just part of the teenage years ..

[Ponder]

That sucks, I'm genuinely sorry to hear that.
Welcome to the forum, I hope you are able to find some comfort in here. Please keep posting.

Are you struggling more in one area, or generally in most?

[JoeCool]

Sorry to hear this littleangel! Discussing with others that are going through the same thing often helps...

[casstar01]

Hi littleangel, I soo get how frustrating and helpless that is!! I've had SEVERE social anxiety my whole life since my earliest memory. I always knew I was different, that I was not like other kids etc... I constantly told my mother this and cried daily about having to go to school and be around people. My mother had the carelessness and audacity to tell me every time that " everyone felt this way" and all the other kids did too!!!!! She would tell me bullshit like "mind over matter" and " just get over it" so I went my whole life until the age of about 23 thinking I was a freak, that I must just be weaker than the rest of the world. But deep inside I always knew everyone else couldn't possibly feel this way otherwise the world would not function. But the denial of what I was going through really messed me up and caused further deep rooted issues as I grew that I'm still suffering and dealing with. I empathize completely with you and to this day ( I'm now 32) my mother still denies me my crippling anxiety!!! She once actually said to me that 80% of the world felt exactly like me and they "got over it" !!! I mean wtf does that even mean!? It's cruel what your parents are doing to you by denying this intense thing you are going through and I wish dearly I had more words of wisdom for you. I never dealt with my anxiety until recently because I didn't know I had it and I had always been told I didn't have it by my mother. So you are at least so far ahead of the game by knowing what you are suffering from and that it is very real. I like to think that if I had known earlier I wouldn't still be suffering with it or at least not as badly. There are a lot of really smart helpful people on here with a lot if really helpful advise. I just wanted to let you know that I know how it feels to have the people that are supposed to help you deny and hurt you and I'm truly sorry you are going through this. But what I do know is you cannot let them tell you that what you are going through doesn't exist, and the earlier in life you begin to get help and deal with this the better and quicker success you will have in overcoming it. So you have got to find a way of getting the proper help with out the help of your parents which I know is really hard. Do you have a school counsiler ? Maybe they can help and or give you some ideas on where to go to get the help you need? Or maybe some sort of youth center would probably have a lot if helpful info and resources. If it's not too scarry for you, you could even go to a youth homeless center drop in place. They are really helpful, caring, and amazing people there. I know because my mother litterally abandoned me at 13 so I was on the streets most of my life. When I was in my 20's I found my mother and though we have a relationship she still denyies I have anxiety! Anyway littleangel hope this helped. I'm always here. Sincerely, casstar