Jdean
05-06-13, 12:12
Hi everyone
I've suffered from crippling social anxiety pretty much since my early teens. I masked it with alcohol for many years and then stopped about 6 years ago when I realised it was an addiction.
I guess I've reached a kind of crisis point as it's affecting my ability to get work and perform at work (I work in IT). Yesterday I had an interview lined up for a really good job and I pretty much had a panic attack, hyperventilating and felt like my arms were on fire. I cancelled and have felt terrible since then. I need to change something.
I'm on citalopram for almost 2 weeks and I had felt that this was starting to help. The GP says I need to take it for at least 6 weeks to see if it will really help.
I think I probably need some kind of psychotherapy/counselling. What do people recommend for SA ?
Thanks so much for this site
Andrew
I've suffered from crippling social anxiety pretty much since my early teens. I masked it with alcohol for many years and then stopped about 6 years ago when I realised it was an addiction.
I guess I've reached a kind of crisis point as it's affecting my ability to get work and perform at work (I work in IT). Yesterday I had an interview lined up for a really good job and I pretty much had a panic attack, hyperventilating and felt like my arms were on fire. I cancelled and have felt terrible since then. I need to change something.
I'm on citalopram for almost 2 weeks and I had felt that this was starting to help. The GP says I need to take it for at least 6 weeks to see if it will really help.
I think I probably need some kind of psychotherapy/counselling. What do people recommend for SA ?
Thanks so much for this site
Andrew