Social Anxiety Blogs

Hi,

I suffer from SAD I'm in college and there are some classes where presentations are a big part of my grade, those are the classes I'm failing. I was just wondering if there's anyone here who successfully overcame Social anxiety. If you have overcome social anxiety please give me some tips on how you you were able to accomplish this.

thanks :)

I'm new to blogging and could use some pointers. Should I write like I'm writing a letter or should I write like I'm having a conversation? I have super social anxiety and I am really tired of it. I use to drink alot and that caused a load of problems. I don't drink as much and my anxiety has become more intense. I am taking some medication but it's definitly not enough. I'm even anxious about anyone reading this, so please "don't read" lol

Im new to this and stuck in a rut. I have SAD really bad. I never got a drivers lisense cause I can't stand the thought of taking a drivers test with a stranger and other drivers scare me. Can't get a job because I panic at the thought of dealing with ppl. Can't go to college once again because of the ppl. Can't date. I'm 28 and Stuck. No car, NO job, NO insurence, Can't afford a doctor or Meds, I"M stuck. What kind of job can a person get with this when there is no jobs? I always feel like Ive done something wrong even when I know I haven't. HELP, someone, any advise is wanted.

i wish everyone wuldnt give a crap and not be so judgemental.. but its a human thing to do.. think about it.. if we didnt have social anxiety and we were stuk up snobs lyke most people, our natural nature is to judge the first person that acts weird and tense and 2 nice not confident ext.. u might be like noo i kno wut it feels like 2 be judged i wuld never judge.. but picture ure self never experiensing SA and being normal.. u wuldnt kno how horrible it feels 2 be judged for something u cant control.. u wouldnt understand there for u would naturaly instictevly judge..

So I don’t know how to start this. At all. I’m basically just writing to reassure myself I’ve still got normal thoughts. I’ve been thinking so much lately, of why I don’t think on the same level as I used to. The little things used to be so obvious to me, little quirky remarks and variations or references of and to different words and topics. I used to hear a word and immediately have a list generate in my mind of a bunch of thoughts that in some way corresponded to the word. I would then decide on which made the most sense in the conversation. I know I’m insecure.

I am a twenty four year old man who has struggled with social anxiety since I was in high school. I recently joined this particular forum because I have been searching for supportive communities of people that can empathize with my challenges and help me work through them. In reading some of the entries posted by various individuals I am struck by the courage and honesty that is reflected in your contributions. I support you all and want to encourage each of you to not give up and to keep persevering.

Facebook helps with Social Anxiety. It has many benefits for kids/teens for building social skills and it's even educational.

Here is an excellent article: "Facebook can be good for our kids both socially and educationally"

http://digg.com/d1uNPU

My tips for dealing with social phobia in college/school:

-First thing you need to do is go through disability so you can get documentation. This was the biggest thing that helped me out in college. Having that paper alone really took away some of the anxiety

-I highly recommend using ratemyprofessor and pick-a-prof to find good professors. You can also see if your college has a grade distribution for each class. Don't be shy about asking around for good professors.

-Try your best to speak out in class even if its something really small.
Practice as much as you can.

I always been shy, but in the last 3 years it got worse and worse , getting so bad i couldnt go to school because I would panic(their is around 800 people in the school).I started going to a counsler once a week but it didnt really help because she keep asking about going to crowded places.I would panic at the tought so she told me breathing tips to help relax when in a crowed these didnt help either.