i think my social anxiety is causing me depression
social anxiety is ruining my life.
im always so dissapointed in myself, no matter what, i cant get rid of my anxiety and my parents dont understand. they think i will „get over my shyness“ and it will be alright.
i feel so alone constantly, i stay at home 98% of the time, im extremely isolated and all i do is paint and search for answers.
for a couple of months ive been feeling extremely worthless, wasting my life and a disappointment to my family and parents. its getting worse by the day and i think my social anxiety is causing me depression slowly.
im not sure what to do, im too scared to go outside and talk to someone
im always so dissapointed in myself, no matter what, i cant get rid of my anxiety and my parents dont understand. they think i will „get over my shyness“ and it will be alright.
i feel so alone constantly, i stay at home 98% of the time, im extremely isolated and all i do is paint and search for answers.
for a couple of months ive been feeling extremely worthless, wasting my life and a disappointment to my family and parents. its getting worse by the day and i think my social anxiety is causing me depression slowly.
im not sure what to do, im too scared to go outside and talk to someone
Original post by misou
social anxiety is ruining my life.
im always so dissapointed in myself, no matter what, i cant get rid of my anxiety and my parents dont understand. they think i will „get over my shyness“ and it will be alright.
i feel so alone constantly, i stay at home 98% of the time, im extremely isolated and all i do is paint and search for answers.
for a couple of months ive been feeling extremely worthless, wasting my life and a disappointment to my family and parents. its getting worse by the day and i think my social anxiety is causing me depression slowly.
im not sure what to do, im too scared to go outside and talk to someone
im always so dissapointed in myself, no matter what, i cant get rid of my anxiety and my parents dont understand. they think i will „get over my shyness“ and it will be alright.
i feel so alone constantly, i stay at home 98% of the time, im extremely isolated and all i do is paint and search for answers.
for a couple of months ive been feeling extremely worthless, wasting my life and a disappointment to my family and parents. its getting worse by the day and i think my social anxiety is causing me depression slowly.
im not sure what to do, im too scared to go outside and talk to someone
Hm, ... good news: Yes, you can get over it. But it is not easy and requires some effort. I get the disappointment part, but you know your problem, so you can do something about it. But it takes time and sometimes it is good, to be able to focus on it. You can try therapy and/or you can try to expose yourself. Allow yourself to be happy alone, to have energy for going out.
As you like to paint, maybe a painting course would be a good motivation? I think it is easier to motivate yourself to take the struggle, when you have goals. It might be also an idea to try to learn more about smalltalk, as that might ease the trouble.Ah, I know, my answer does not sound satisfying, but there is only one way to beat it, practice.
You can learn it. That is the cool thing.
Original post by misou
social anxiety is ruining my life.
im always so dissapointed in myself, no matter what, i cant get rid of my anxiety and my parents dont understand. they think i will „get over my shyness“ and it will be alright.
i feel so alone constantly, i stay at home 98% of the time, im extremely isolated and all i do is paint and search for answers.
for a couple of months ive been feeling extremely worthless, wasting my life and a disappointment to my family and parents. its getting worse by the day and i think my social anxiety is causing me depression slowly.
im not sure what to do, im too scared to go outside and talk to someone
im always so dissapointed in myself, no matter what, i cant get rid of my anxiety and my parents dont understand. they think i will „get over my shyness“ and it will be alright.
i feel so alone constantly, i stay at home 98% of the time, im extremely isolated and all i do is paint and search for answers.
for a couple of months ive been feeling extremely worthless, wasting my life and a disappointment to my family and parents. its getting worse by the day and i think my social anxiety is causing me depression slowly.
im not sure what to do, im too scared to go outside and talk to someone
Social skills:
Be open, relaxed, approachable, friendly, lighten up
0) You can try nlp exercises, meditation, breathing techniques, visualisation. You can read books on this subject and there is a wealth of resources on the internet, youtube regarding this subject.
1) Relax, imagine you're just observing or there as a traveller. For example, if you are on holiday, you go there to experience and observe the attraction, you're not going to get anxious doing that are you?
2) Smile, smiling in contagious.
3) Be confident, respect yourself, accept yourself, work out, wear good clothes, feel good, focus on your passions, know you are a good person who treats people well, you have got as much right as everyone else.
Think positively, be proud of yourself, do things that make you happy, remember your happy times, what makes you confident? What makes you proud? Do you have a skill you are good at? Do things like cooking, driving, learning that increases your confidence daily. Relax.
Have good posture, body language, improve your appearance. Be happy with yourself.
4) Dress well, have good grooming, hairstyle, have good posture.
5) Just say hi or hey to people in your vicinity, who cares if they don't say anything back?
6) Ask how they are, how's everything, how's it going, what's the latest, what made them choose this course, their plans for the future, their plans for the rest of the day, weekend, how was their weekend, their day, what they will get up to, what they got up to, ask them about their hobbies, talk about what's happening. You could read up on current affairs.
Talk about the weather or did you see that sports game? Just mingle with them,
Compliment them, say "I like your jacket".
If you know they went on a holiday or somewhere, ask them about it etc.
7) Be passionate about life.
8) In group discussions, relax and talk to someone close or if someone says something you know, you can talk then. Stay relaxed.
9) Lighten up, have a laugh, laugh easily, be friendly, approachable, interested, relaxed.
10) You can write things down and come up with a rational reframed response, keep a journal of your thoughts, reach out to people slowly
Be kind to yourself
Original post by misou
social anxiety is ruining my life.
im always so dissapointed in myself, no matter what, i cant get rid of my anxiety and my parents dont understand. they think i will „get over my shyness“ and it will be alright.
i feel so alone constantly, i stay at home 98% of the time, im extremely isolated and all i do is paint and search for answers.
for a couple of months ive been feeling extremely worthless, wasting my life and a disappointment to my family and parents. its getting worse by the day and i think my social anxiety is causing me depression slowly.
im not sure what to do, im too scared to go outside and talk to someone
im always so dissapointed in myself, no matter what, i cant get rid of my anxiety and my parents dont understand. they think i will „get over my shyness“ and it will be alright.
i feel so alone constantly, i stay at home 98% of the time, im extremely isolated and all i do is paint and search for answers.
for a couple of months ive been feeling extremely worthless, wasting my life and a disappointment to my family and parents. its getting worse by the day and i think my social anxiety is causing me depression slowly.
im not sure what to do, im too scared to go outside and talk to someone
hey!
I’ve kind of been in a similar situation in the past, so I can partially relate to you.
Have you ever considered joining a painting club/society?
it could potentially help you make connections with people who have similar interests to you! I take it that you do enjoy painting quite a bit, so joining a painting club could allow you to begin to socialise with others while being at a calm state of mind whilst doing something that relaxes you.
Your parents and family are proud of you no matter what you think, and you’re not worthless at all. You can overcome this for sure, but take baby steps.
I hope all goes well for you :-)
