I Have Social Anxiety,Help Please????

Question:

I'm a 17 yr. old male and i have had some form of social anxiety all my life......... It is really holding me back from doing anything........ I literally stay home all the time; 24/7.......... I have no friends at school.......... I have never had a girlfriend........ I just having major difficulties communicating with people.........I have tried alot of ways to overcome it but nothing works........I have overcome it a little, at first i couldn't talk without getting choked up, but it is a LITTLE better.......not enough to help though...near impossible to talk on a phone......I suffer from depression, which does not help........I don't know if it is a lack of social skills preventing me...i think it's a combination of both a lack of social skills and the anxiety itself (bad combination).........Anyway i would appreciate any advise......it is a hard, hard, HARD thing to deal with.......it disrupts EVERY aspect of my life and it always has..........thanks!

Answers:
I can really relate! I was right where you are about 30 years ago (yeah, I'm old). The root of all your problems is that you have no self esteem. The lack of social skills, anxiety, isolation and depression all stem from that. You need to start believing that you are a wonderful and special person, created by God for a purpose and loved by God just the way you are. Please visit the web site below where you can just read, chat online with someone or call the free phone number to talk with a counselor. You need guidance to change the way you think about yourself and begin a new life.

You need to go to a therapist. And you need to be totally open with your therapist so you can address what needs to be addressed, as painful as it may be. A therapist can help and support you, and provide you with exercises to help improve your self esteem.

Good luck!

You should ring some helplines up,well first thing you did was tell us about it which was a good thing to do,secondly look in the phone book yellow pages look at some helplines,I have a anxious/nervous feeling of talking on the phone aswell,but medication will help you overcome it,but not fully cure it,social anxiety/anxiety disorder are affected by depression,so you need someone to talk strongly about it,i advise you see a doc ring helplines up first to help motivate you and support you to get help,then book an appointment at the doc prescribe some anti depressants then after a few weeks of meds,book up for a psychiatrist to fully overcome your disorders......trust me it will work ..........in the meantime good luck!!

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