anyone ever experienced or heard about such a thing?

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i'm a young man with anxiety and ocd issues(on meds and had sessions with psychologist).i have quite a few ocd obssessions and compulsions under control(anxiety too).the problem is that i find it very difficult to work or perform tasks when people are looking at me(i sort of freeze).i sometimes feel like running away(when i am walking in a quiet or not so busy area) when a person(s) glances or looks at me-i have a sort of adrenaline surge and sort of jerk(as if there is danger).i know it is irrational but has become like a reflex action(second nature)-very embarrasing in public.when people enter rooms or just pass by(rooms that i am in)i feel like taking off.i actually run (jerk) as i mentioned earlier.i have been forced to stop work because it was impossible to cope.people always judge me negatively.therapist told me it is anxiety.has anyone heard or experienced such things?would anyone please cast some light on it?thanking you all in advance

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You say your therapist told you (past tense) and you had sessions with the psychologist (past tense.)

This issue requires the present tense attention of a therapist and/or psychiatrist. It is encroaching on your ability to manage your normally daily life. You are embarrassed in public in a moderately stressful situation, but not one for which embarrassment is appropriate. You are not holding down a job because of this.

Get there, go back and get your help. You deserve to overcome this and live a normal healthy life!

Being observed while performing a task is stress-inducing and when you can perform under those circumstances, it will be quite and achievement. You will be challenged and you will meet the challenge and overcome!

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Your therapist is quite right, it is anxiety, just anxiety of a slightly different form. It is social anxiety brought on by others rather than your mental state. Your reaction is based on your mental state, but the source of the anxiety is the presence of the other people thus making it social anxiety. There are disorders now, which only your therapist could successfully diagnose, that deal directly and specifically with social anxiety and fear. Just listen to your therapist and follow his/her directions and you should be ok. It will take time for you to readjust to your environment, but you will get it done. Just trust your therapist and have faith in yourself and you will make it just fine.

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