IPv6 wrote

Vial wrote

IPv6 wrote

Vial wrote

IPv6 wrote

Vial wrote

IPv6 wrote

Vial wrote Im in the same boat man diagnosed this year. Honestly your just gonna have the combine meds/theraphy and just getting out of your comfort zone I agree what you say its easy to say but doing it
is hard af.Maybe you need to up your dosage or try something else.What are you currently on?

up my dosage? I will NEVER take an SSRI again in my life those drugs are bad new all it did was kill my emotions and sex drive and on top of it i STILL had the anxiety lol other things happen when i was on that drug but im not going into specifics especially not on this website. But i think im going to try therapy now. So areyou doing congenital behavior therapy what should i expect if i do that therapy.

I agree man SSRIS can mess you up and make it worse Im never taking Prozac ever again Made me about 70x times worse.Im currently taking 20 mg citalopram/celexa for Mixed anxiety depressive disorder and social anxiety thats my diagnoses.Im not sure if im even doing CBT all I do is go and just talk about myself,medication etc.

Ok so have you ever been on an SSRI is Celexa better does it have an sedative effect to you? Also i only ask about CBT because thats what my psych told me what I should do.

Prozac made me really numb and fatigued I had no energy what so ever.i started doing dumb shit on prozac which I wont go in to detail but I switched to Celexa about a week or two ago and the numbness has worn off a bit and im starting to feel a bit normal not sure how long its gonna last tho.SSRIs work different for everyone man its all about finding the right one/right combo.

It's interesting that we were both on SSRI's and we both have done things we don't want to go in detail with but anyway the numbness you describe is it from the SSRI or Celexa?

Yeah the prozac made me really numb Celexa has toned it down alot.Honestly man just keep at it and find what works for you people have went through lots of meds before it started to work.

Yeah well im just going to try and fix this without meds hopefully i can do it.

Good luck bro hope it goes well.

Im just gonna go out on a limb and say this isnt the same thing but i suffer from autism (Very minor however and genuinely serious) And i know its not the same but i felt exactly the same way. Even from a kid i was always very shy and would tend to steer away from talking to new people. I think the way i coped with it was just to ease my way into it. It tends to help quite alot if you have a friend or two with you, that way you feel more within your comfort zone and then while your friends could start the conversation for you, You could then join in at a later stage if your not as comfortable talking during the start (Good topics can always help too like say your favourite sports team or a subject like science or maths) Over time you'll get used to talking to new people. Some of us tend to ease into it quicker than others but its not so much a race, But more of feeling alot more comfortable starting a conversation. Hope this helps your case a little (And even if it dosent, Its still a nice read i suppose). I wish you the very best!

P.S: I still get quite nervous from time to time talking to new people, Its okay to feel nervous or shy, Its a nature

Speaking to new people is always hard to start with but it eventually becomes natural. I was the same, I would be scared to speak to anyone and just hide away with my friends, where I felt comfortable.

I got over that by saying to myself, that I need to get out there. For example, If I'm out at a bar or whatever.. spark up small chat with the guy/girl beside you. Even if you're not interested in them, it improves your social skills. Say 'hey, having a good night?' 'come here often?' or if it's someone you think is cute then follow up the small talk with.. 'you look great btw' and buy them a drink. Always works.

Other ways are via social media obviously. Like a few of their posts/pictures. They'll notice this. Then say 'hey, how're you? I've liked a few of your things so I thought I'd say hi' then follow up with small chat to see if there are any sparks. If not, try again with others. 7 billion people in the world, be you and people will appreciate it. Life is trial and error.

Good luck man. All the best. PM me if you need anything.

Try to talk to relevant people though. If they don't know you it might weird them out s little. Try to talk to friends of friends or co workers or school peers. Especially if you live in the north United States haha.

-Lewy wrote Speaking to new people is always hard to start with but it eventually becomes natural. I was the same, I would be scared to speak to anyone and just hide away with my friends, where I felt comfortable.

I got over that by saying to myself, that I need to get out there. For example, If I'm out at a bar or whatever.. spark up small chat with the guy/girl beside you. Even if you're not interested in them, it improves your social skills. Say 'hey, having a good night?' 'come here often?' or if it's someone you think is cute then follow up the small talk with.. 'you look great btw' and buy them a drink. Always works.

Other ways are via social media obviously. Like a few of their posts/pictures. They'll notice this. Then say 'hey, how're you? I've liked a few of your things so I thought I'd say hi' then follow up with small chat to see if there are any sparks. If not, try again with others. 7 billion people in the world, be you and people will appreciate it. Life is trial and error.

Good luck man. All the best. PM me if you need anything.

Yeah I think im going to try that just small talk with people and maybe the more i do it my anxiety will lessen.

Exact same problem as you dude like exact. I'd recommend you searching up something called NLP and trying the techniques along with tapping. I'm not diagnosed but I do have some sort of degree if it , i get nervous around new people and people I don't know.

Not sure how old you're but its more common than you think in younger people. I'm 18 and have had it for a while. Good luck man