Social Anxiety Disorder and Me (Part 2)
Talking about a few things I’m working on for my recovery.
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August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
I can relate to …
I can relate to worrying about what your friends think if you’re not saying anything. That is a huge part of my anxiety and how it keeps me from making friends. The worst part is how when you have that kind of anxiety you keep thinking “what should I say? what should I say?” which makes it about impossible to say anything, making the situation worse!
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
that is so cool …
that is so cool that you have friends that know you have SA. Also should get more practice parking, as that is how I got through my fears of driving. Practice will increase your confidence in parking!
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
LoL oh man what u …
LoL oh man what u said in your first 30 seconds is what I’m going through right now. Got some vids up now though…
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
it’s weird how we …
it’s weird how we hang around with people that have the same problem. I have a friend that i jus recently told how i am and what i think i have and he says he has the same thing. 2 other friends also act like us an they also feel the same way. when i started talking to him about it i felt all relieved that he knows how i am and i know how he is…..do you have friends like that?
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
hey tim,i think …
hey tim,i think sometimes we just have to force ourselves to do it.i kinda forced myself to called befrienders for the first time because my depression is really bad at that time and i’m still nervous but it’s not as bad as i thought it would be.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
I must have this …
I must have this disorder. I renewed my learner’s permit 5 times before I got up the nerve to take the test at 26. Everything you talk about resonates with me very strongly. Thanks for posting.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Anxiety makes me …
Anxiety makes me depressed!
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
I have social …
I have social anxiety disorder which comes from my OCD.
When I’m in large crowds I feel EVERYONE is looking at me, and if they glance at me, I feel like I’m going to faint, because I have low self-esteem and I wonder what they think about how I look…I get headaches as well, just SO many things racing through my head in large crowds.
OCD sucks.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Yeah, I used to be …
Yeah, I used to be afraid I might hit a car when I first started driving and some time afterward, but now that I’ve been doing it for years I don’t get anxious anymore over that. But I still do get kinda anxious if I have to parallel park into a tight space between two cars.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
I know it’s easier …
I know it’s easier said than believed, but screw the people driving behind you. If they want to drive faster, they can go in the next lane or just deal with it.
Do you get anxious having to park when one or both of the spaces next to you are taken?
I know it’s just a big automatic negative thought, but I tend to think that I’ll hit one of the cars or something.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
I’m exactly the …
I’m exactly the same with the driving thing. It’s like while I’m driving I get anxious if there’s someone behind me and I’m afraid I might be holding them up by going too slow. And if I have to go to a social event where there are lots of people, the first thing that gets me anxious is seeing so many cars in the parking lot. And not being able to find a space is even more terrible because it makes me think that theres a ton of people inside and I won’t be able to find a seat.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
The anti-anxiety …
The anti-anxiety med I’m taking is Ativan.
Metallica is my favourite band of all time too! Cool, I’ll check out that other band.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Yes, a psychologist …
Yes, a psychologist costs quite a bit. An indivdual session is typically $150. The group therapy I’m going to is a bit cheaper because there are 8 people in a session together.
The audio series that goes along with my group therapy costs about $400 including shipping. It’s 20 CDs with a workbook along with it.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Hey man, I just …
Hey man, I just watched your videos. You remind me a lot of myself(except I’m older and I can’t play guitar). You mentioned in your other video that you’ve been taking an Anti-Anxiety med that has helped. I was just wondering what it was. Also, I really enjoyed the MetallicA songs. They’re my favorite band of all time. If you like MetallicA you should check out a band called Quicksand. Their album SLIP really seems to touch on Social Anxiety in quite a few of their songs. It’s a very good album.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
does group therapy …
does group therapy cost alot of money? i want to go to a psychiatrist but dont have medical coverage an an basically living from paycheck to paycheck so i cant really be going all the time because then id be broke lol. but yes I DO NEED HELP apparently.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
I don’t know.
In …
I don’t know.
In my experience, the worst people have ever done is ask me why I’m so quiet and why I keep staring at the floor.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
so i was looking up …
so i was looking up social anxiety in yahoo answers and supposiby talkitive people think we’re stuck up is because since we are quiet, they think we’re better then them or we’re too good for them. grrrr. that really disturbes me on how people could mistake is like that. man why did it have to be this way?
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
I can’t even count …
I can’t even count how many times I’ve been in that situation!
This can be a hard concept to believe, but our fears and anxieties aren’t anywhere near as apparent to other people as they are to ourselves. People think we are stuck up when we know we’re not because they can’t see our anxiety.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
thanks, but i have …
thanks, but i have something else that bothers me, like in school people probably think im stuck up because i don’t talk to anyone. don’t they ever think that im extremely shy? i don’t expect you to answer that, im just saying, i just don’t understand that. why do i always have to be the one who has to approach people? why can’t they approach me? have you ever been in that situation?
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Thanks. Nice to …
Thanks. Nice to know that some people look forward to my videos.
It sucks that you had a driving teacher like that. The one I had was a pretty cool guy. lol, half-way through the first lesson I had with him, he had me drive him to a Mcdonald’s in the town next to where I live.
He taught me a few nifty things like how to use a point on the windshield wipers to help park next to curbs.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
No, I have never …
No, I have never heard of that.
For what it’s worth, you have a friend here.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
have you ever heard …
have you ever heard of someone that has never had any friends their whole life? im asking because im afraid that’s how i’ll end up
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Thank you very much …
Thank you very much for sharing your recovery journey with us. I wish you the best of lucks.
Take care.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
dude, im scared of …
dude, im scared of the same exact thing as you, im always thinking how my driving instructor is going to be like, it freaks me out.
August 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
been looking …
been looking forward to your next video. I was like nice another vid from the guy who takes cbt therapy. I can relate to driving to the college, i have my own car now and i feel more independant of others, i remember when taking driving classess, i was so anxiousss i was crazy, my first teacher was a very non cool dude who would yell at me when i was doing mistakes it worsened my driving anxiety so much but eventually i changed teacher, still felt anxiety while driving after i had my permit