How do you cure or lessen Social Anxiety Disorder symptoms?
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at
10:45 am
I’m pretty sure I have Social Anxiety Disorder. I don’t have the money to get a proper diagnosis, but it can’t possibly be anything else. It makes life…existence…a nightmare. How can I get rid of the fear of being around people? Is there a drug that can do this, without making me dopey? Or, is there some self-hypnosis that can help?
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I dated a girl with S.A.D. for a while. There are several treatments, and they very person to person, and even by the season for some people. Asking for a quick fix on Yahoo Answers probably wont resolve this issue.
What helped my ex the most was simply informing my friends of the situation. They all thought it was pretty weird, but worked with me on it. She always hated going out of her house because she thought she would say the wrong thing, then it would all get worked up in her head… and down the slippery slope of imagination she went….
It took a lot to educate myself on it too. the first three dates we went on, we didn’t even talk. by the fifth date she was starting to feel comfortable around me, and by the 10th date she was ok with me, and I started taking her to social gatherings… all in all it took about 2 years to get her to cope with and be comfortable with small social gatherings with friends. she is still afraid to go outside, or order at restaurants, but her circle of friends increases gradually as she gets more comfortable around people.
well, it is hard to make a self diagnosis. There are counseling centers will provide services on a sliding scale. You may benefit from counseling more than you think. There are also medicines. A lot of antidepressants, such as Paxil, are also used for Social Anxiety Disorder. I was diagnosis with SAD and have been on Effexor, Wellbutrin and Lamictal for years. This combination works well for me. I don’t feel drowsy or anything. Some times I have constipation.
Dear One, Social anxiety is normal to a point during our teenage years, then it should drop off as we mature and know ourselves. I don’t know how old you are. Here are the diagnostic criteria for Social Phobia or Social Anxiety Disorder:
A marked and persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others. The individual fears the they will act in a way (or show anxiety symptoms) that will be humiliating or embarrassing.
Exposure to the feared social situation almost invariably provokes anxiety, which may take the form of a situationally bound or situationally predisposed Panic Attack.
The person recognized that the fear is excessive or unreasonable.
The avoidance, anxious anticipation, or distress in the feared social or performance situation interferes significantly with the person’s normal routine, occupational or academic functioning, or social activities or relationships, or there is marked distress about having the phobia.
The fear or avoidance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (drug use, medications) or a general medical condition and is not being accounted for by another mental disorder.
It is a good idea to go to your doctor first to rule out a medical condition. I want you to get help for this condition, but I know you can’t afford it. But every community has free mental health services, and you CAN find a good counselor to help you. A diagnosis is one thing, how to deal with your behaviors are another. Please find help. There is always a reason for having extreme anxiety, and it usually stems from a trauma in which the person needs help in dealing with it. Take care and good luck.
Xanax always helps but being around people more and more slowly increasing the number of strangers you’re around each time you combat the anxiousness will happen. You must also discover why it is that you’re so fearful of these types of situations. Self therapy can be done!