Paranoid and Anxious?

Question:

I fear almost everything. I hate to drive, call people, make appointments, talk to anyone. I also feel like everyone is watching me, or plotting against me. I know that I am just paranoid, but why do I fear everything so much that it controls me? Does anyone know of a good medication I could recommend to my doctor to prescribe me for this anxiety and paranoia?

Answers:
Sounds to me like you have Social Phobia / Social Anxiety. A lot of people suffer from this, so you're not alone. It also sounds like you are suffering from Paranoia caused from the underlying SP/SA.

How old are you and how long have you been feeling like this?

The usual approach to dealing with SP/SA is a combination of Immersion Therapy (placing yourself in the very situations you find difficult) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (changing how you view yourself and the world around you).

There is further information on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy here..

http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinf.

Here are a couple of websites you may find useful..

http://www.socialphobia.org/
http://www.socialphobiaworld.com/.

You should contact your doctor or mental health center who should be able to assist you further and may prescribe medication such as an antipsychotic like Risperidone if required.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipsychotic

There are also a couple of books I would recommend.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Paperback)
by Susan Jeffers $10.78

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0449902.

The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Fourth Edition (Paperback)
by Edmund J. Bourne $12.97

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1572244.

Hope this helps! E-mail me if you need more information or help!! :)

Other Answers:
klonopin

its the doctor that picks the med , not you, you have a brain chemistry imbalance and it can take quite a while to figure out what you should take and how much , however a lot of things can be helped by not being alone. Zoloft can be good for generalized anxiety. Xanax can be good for situations, but be careful about taking it every day because it is soooo addictive!

Make yourself do the things you fear, and surround yourself with positive people, positive books, positive music.you get the picture. Exercise helps with this stuff too.

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