Carla08
22-04-08, 15:49
Hi everyone
I just joined today and so finding my way around the site. My main problem is that of social anxiety. I can appear really confident chatty and outgoing and people tell me I am a typical bubbly blonde, however underneath I am anything but. In the past year especially my symptoms of got much worse to the point where I am getting agaraphobic, unless I am outdoors with someone. If I am on my own I panic, feel lightheaded, cant breathe and generally feel like the world is closing in on me. My heart races to the extreme. I actually cry in the street as I am feeling like this. Once I get near home to safety or back in the house I take a while to calm down and then I feel fine again although exhausted. I make myself go out and confront how I am feeling and when I feel the panic rise I count down slowly from 1-10 or I listen to my Mp3 player which is vital. When I am inside a place then I am fine, it is just outdoors. I also can be really confident but then sometimes out of nowhere when someone chats to me, someone I know or dont know, for example in a shop, I find myself going bright red and tongue tied and I feel so sick and panicky I almost feel like running off. My cheeks tingle and burn and I feel so 'on the spot' its just awful. I have seen the way people have noticed this by their reactions. Please does anyone know why this happens or has anyone experienced this or is it just me? It is really affecting my life and sometimes I can get suicidal about it all. I went to my gp and he prescribed Seroxat which I cant take as it just doesnt suit me. I would prefer to deal with my problems without medication if I can.
Many thanks for taking the time to read this
I just joined today and so finding my way around the site. My main problem is that of social anxiety. I can appear really confident chatty and outgoing and people tell me I am a typical bubbly blonde, however underneath I am anything but. In the past year especially my symptoms of got much worse to the point where I am getting agaraphobic, unless I am outdoors with someone. If I am on my own I panic, feel lightheaded, cant breathe and generally feel like the world is closing in on me. My heart races to the extreme. I actually cry in the street as I am feeling like this. Once I get near home to safety or back in the house I take a while to calm down and then I feel fine again although exhausted. I make myself go out and confront how I am feeling and when I feel the panic rise I count down slowly from 1-10 or I listen to my Mp3 player which is vital. When I am inside a place then I am fine, it is just outdoors. I also can be really confident but then sometimes out of nowhere when someone chats to me, someone I know or dont know, for example in a shop, I find myself going bright red and tongue tied and I feel so sick and panicky I almost feel like running off. My cheeks tingle and burn and I feel so 'on the spot' its just awful. I have seen the way people have noticed this by their reactions. Please does anyone know why this happens or has anyone experienced this or is it just me? It is really affecting my life and sometimes I can get suicidal about it all. I went to my gp and he prescribed Seroxat which I cant take as it just doesnt suit me. I would prefer to deal with my problems without medication if I can.
Many thanks for taking the time to read this