Social Anxiety Thread

[Zeybrah]

moroccan, italian, swiss


ohh and I just tanned so my skin's looking different than usual

don't over-do it with the tan brah

mirin facial aesthetics srs

[powersupplyfan]

i also have social anxiety which manifests as diarrhea every time i have to go to class and i had it even when going to school years ago. often i would have to wake up 2 hours earlier just to make sure i chit at home and not in public but i still had diarrhea a lot of times in public places and its terrible. it stinks the whole toilet and often times it goes over the toilet and on floor (i squat while chitting at public places) and i would wipe it all since i dont wont poor janitors to wipe my green chit after.

[flexwheeler123]

don't over-do it with the tan brah

mirin facial aesthetics srs

says the guy that looks like zyzz

i also have social anxiety which manifests as diarrhea every time i have to go to class and i had it even when going to school years ago. often i would have to wake up 2 hours earlier just to make sure i chit at home and not in public but i still had diarrhea a lot of times in public places and its terrible. it stinks the whole toilet and often times it goes over the toilet and on floor (i squat while chitting at public places) and i would wipe it all since i dont wont poor janitors to wipe my green chit after.

fek bruh, feeling bad for you that sucks

[DontWantBeTiny]

Yo flex how did you tell your parents about your SA? And how did they react to it?

Just curious mane btw you have above average facial aesthetics no home owner

[itsjms]

i also have social anxiety which manifests as diarrhea every time i have to go to class and i had it even when going to school years ago. often i would have to wake up 2 hours earlier just to make sure i chit at home and not in public but i still had diarrhea a lot of times in public places and its terrible. it stinks the whole toilet and often times it goes over the toilet and on floor (i squat while chitting at public places) and i would wipe it all since i dont wont poor janitors to wipe my green chit after.

Jesus. So glad this isn't me. That sucks bro.

[dc1717]

feels.......

[flexwheeler123]

so I'm currently taking some meds, for 2 weeks now and things are getting better

[flexwheeler123]

wow soooooo much better now, srs

say hello to the people, approach guys I know at the gym, talk about training etc. without a problem

das it

[michaelproject]

so I'm currently taking some meds, for 2 weeks now and things are getting better

Which one brah? I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but if it's a SSRI that "high" happy feeling won't last forever. Be prepared for when it stops working in a few weeks/months. It's only meant to be a band-aid for now, not a cure.

[DontWantBeTiny]

wow soooooo much better now, srs

say hello to the people, approach guys I know at the gym, talk about training etc. without a problem

das it

das it mane


fuk any sloots yet?

[flexwheeler123]

Which one brah? I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but if it's a SSRI that "high" happy feeling won't last forever. Be prepared for when it stops working in a few weeks/months. It's only meant to be a band-aid for now, not a cure.

yes SSRI (paroxetine)

das it mane


fuk any sloots yet?

lol, just lol

[Paulie92]

In on roll bread. Op is a dark good looking version of Nando yet he claims SA

[yungballin14]

tfw black w/black genetics but still a SA virgin...but thats a long story and this is not my thread.

[jackedguy87]

I suffer from social anxiety/panic...suffered for years before I finally took meds and whoa what a difference. i'm not 100% comfortable in social situations unless I take an ****** before a high stress situation. I take celexa an ssri and ****** as needed. these meds are cheap only 20 bucks a month I pay. luckily for me I lost my virginity at 18, but I went sexless/dateless for a good 2 years my god it was hell. Now I go on dates and fool around with girls all the time. My sa/panic was so bad I became almost suicidal. the only reason I didnt do it sooner was bc of the negative **** associated with psych meds.

[jackedguy87]

so I'm currently taking some meds, for 2 weeks now and things are getting better

meds are a rough ride, youre gonna be on a roller coaster for the next 3 months, doubting yourself....STICK WITH IT. you may also need a dosage increase, which means another 3 MONTHS of ups and downs. btw, I only had sex issues the first month, it should go away once you adjust or you might need to switch meds.

DONT LISTEN TO IGNORANT PEOPLES ANTI MEDICATION BULL****!!! ALL YOU WILL DO IS KEEP LIVING A LIFE OF MISERY BY NOT GETTING THE HELP YOU NEED. THERE WILL BE SIDE EFFECTS THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, THEN RELIEF.

I'll tell you an inspirational story, in cuba during the nightly entertainment I got forced onto stage and was forced to strip in front of a few hundred people and I had FUN...and I didnt have a panic attack. it was unbelievable that I was actually having a good time. before medication I thought I was a hopeless ****ed up individual doomed to a foreveralone life.

I plan on staying on them for years, I definitely have a chemical imbalance and ive accepted that I may need meds for life. many people have life long health problems, just be thankful its treatable and you are able to live a long healthy life. since I started my meds 10 months ago ive been the happiest ive ever been in my life, I go on dates with different girls all the time, im much more content with life and realize that im a very well liked individual. im not in a black hole of negativity anymore. sure I still get down sometimes, but instead of falling into a black hole for days straight I only get mildly sad for maybe a day, then quickly snap out of it...you know like normal people.

[jackedguy87]

meds are a rough ride, youre gonna be on a roller coaster for the next 3 months, doubting yourself....STICK WITH IT. you may also need a dosage increase, which means another 3 MONTHS of ups and downs. btw, I only had sex issues the first month, it should go away once you adjust or you might need to switch meds.

just tonight im going to a coworkers party, shes hooking me up with a friend of hers who likes me...if I didnt have my meds I wouldnt be going, id know i was doomed to fail....it used to be so depressing

[flexwheeler123]

just tonight im going to a coworkers party, shes hooking me up with a friend of hers who likes me...if I didnt have my meds I wouldnt be going, id know i was doomed to fail....it used to be so depressing

good to hear that they help






still insecure about women, I mean I don't even know how to properly kiss them, I'm more afraid of being a bad kisser than being bad in bed

srs

[VFiNX]

I don't know if I have SA or not but I am/use to be bad at social interactions. I got a retail job where I need to interact with customers all day (forced to talk to ppl) and it has helped tremendously. I'm still shy when I'm not wearing my uniform (eg at school) but even that is getting better. Good luck, everyone.

[michaelproject]

Brah I would accept taking medication daily myself if there were real cures. I researched every med doctors typically prescribe for SA and none of them are cures that last year-over-year. Go on SA forums and you will see that is true. The pharmaceutical companies have not created a med that gets around the brain's natural response to adjust and make it ineffective.

[Ampedlift]

I had mild social anxiety for sure.But some realizations I had on MDMA basically cured it for me. I used MDMA as a tool - it allows you to have a different outside perspective on your thoughts and you can actually analyze your thoughts with no bias if that makes any sense...

Anyway I realized I had my SA because I would just project my own insecurities onto other people. I'd place judgements on them based on first look (which is a natural thing) but a lot of it based on value, thinking someone is better than me or something. I'd place my own thoughts into their heads. Just getting into the EDM scene helped me out a lot cause I saw everybody was friendly as fuk no matter what they looked like. All these different types of people getting together and having a good time with each other enjoying the music. I was no longer looking at somebody and thinking 'oh we wont get along' just cause they dressed in baggy jeans and a fitted cap, I started to go into interactions with only positive thoughts. Why the fuk wouldnt that guy like me if im friendly talking to him at an event...in the end everybody is Human and we all just want to be accepted. Most people will be friendly if you act that way to them.

A huge part of getting rid of SA is just fully accepting yourself. Love who you are and don't pretend to be anyone else. Its awkward when you try to act like something youre not, but when you show the true you you'll most likely make some amazing natural connections.

[jackedguy87]

Brah I would accept taking medication daily myself if there were real cures. I researched every med doctors typically prescribe for SA and none of them are cures that last year-over-year. Go on SA forums and you will see that is true. The pharmaceutical companies have not created a med that gets around the brain's natural response to adjust and make it ineffective.

No the meds do work, they correct the chemical imbalance...which is usually a lack of serotonin which is why someone with social anxiety tends to feel great with drugs like MDMA that flood the brain with serotonin. some ppl need the meds for life, some only need em for a few months. I knew my thoughts were irrational, the problem was I couldnt prevent the physical symptoms of panic such as racing thoughts, depersonalization, blushing etc. Now that I have more normal level of serotonin in my brain I can think positively and rationally, and no longer suffer from anxiety/panic symptoms. However I do still need an ****** to calm me down in a party situation or say first date with a girl.But I used to be full of anxiety almost everyday not just in social events. anxiety will make you look beta, good luck picking up girls when you blush and cannot be a smooth talker.

[whitedoor]

good to hear that they help






still insecure about women, I mean I don't even know how to properly kiss them, I'm more afraid of being a bad kisser than being bad in bed

srs

don't worry mate. Being an at least average kisser is not hard at all, you will quickly pick it up within about 7 seconds (srs)

likewise being aright in bed is also quick to pick up

you obviously already know this but it is literally all in your head

[jackedguy87]

don't worry mate. Being an at least average kisser is not hard at all, you will quickly pick it up within about 7 seconds (srs)

likewise being aright in bed is also quick to pick up

you obviously already know this but it is literally all in your head

if he was on mdma he'd be kissing a girl like hes a pro. what im saying is on meds the insecurities will diminish greatly or vanish. The anxiety takes over your mind and body, its causing him to have irrational fears with women and causes discomfort. hes now on meds which is good, my advice to him would be to stick with them for at least a year and hopefully living a normal life will become the norm, he will evolve as a person and will conquer his fears.

[flexwheeler123]

sweating like a mofo sometimes at night

[jackedguy87]

sweating like a mofo sometimes at night

I never got night sweats, what I did have was jaw clenching and vivid dreams. like I said wait 3 months minimum, your emotions are gonna be up and down even after 2 months you may feel like it isnt working during a bad day or string of days, give it a full 3 months

[flexwheeler123]

I never got night sweats, what I did have was jaw clenching and vivid dreams. like I said wait 3 months minimum, your emotions are gonna be up and down even after 2 months you may feel like it isnt working during a bad day or string of days, give it a full 3 months

however works well right now

[weareasone]

No the meds do work, they correct the chemical imbalance...which is usually a lack of serotonin which is why someone with social anxiety tends to feel great with drugs like MDMA that flood the brain with serotonin. some ppl need the meds for life, some only need em for a few months. I knew my thoughts were irrational, the problem was I couldnt prevent the physical symptoms of panic such as racing thoughts, depersonalization, blushing etc. Now that I have more normal level of serotonin in my brain I can think positively and rationally, and no longer suffer from anxiety/panic symptoms. However I do still need an ****** to calm me down in a party situation or say first date with a girl.But I used to be full of anxiety almost everyday not just in social events. anxiety will make you look beta, good luck picking up girls when you blush and cannot be a smooth talker.

People need to STOP saying things like this. It's just terrible misinformation that has been spread by pharm companies to sell ****.

You cannot have a serotonin 'imbalance'. Brain chemicals are reactions to external factors (certainly some things like diet can have a small impact on the production) and the way you perceive them.

Even more so in the case of social anxiety - Having the idea that you're saying the wrong thing or not being cool enough is ARTIFICIAL - a child does not know what is cool or what is socially acceptable, they just exist and react in the moment.

Being socially anxious requires an awareness of the world and societies standards, and holding an idea in your head of what you should or should not be - you cannot be born with this awareness therefore it cannot be anything to do with chemical imbalances. The role of serotonin in social anxiety is far far less important than that of dopamine - the only reason SSRI's work in some cases is because they likely have an impact on dopamine production in some way, although we don't really understand how they work very well yet (so taking them is dodgy as fuk).

Dopamine availability allows you to be spontaneous and creative and have those ideas pop into your head when conversing with someone. Getting negative feedback from social situations will lead to the lower dopamine levels in the brain and encourage nervousness and a lack of spontaneity. When someone goes through an extended period of not socialising (i.e. using the internet all day or video games) or having very bad social experiences (like getting bullied) it can lead to this negative feedback and the situation exacerbates when you avoid the social contact.

Drugs that inhibit dopamine reuptake or artificially raise dopamine levels in the brain will work best for social anxiety for most people (amphetamines, alcohol, mdma; mdma hits dopamine HARD, people don't seem to be aware), however the brain will regulate the levels and produce LESS dopamine for a while after taking these making you feel like chit.

If you want to overcome social anxiety you have to KEEP socialising every day and AIM to feel chiiiiit and scared and awkward. You must embrace the awkwardness and have a goal to do that chit every day. Obviously a job is the best way to do this. When you keep doing this you'll slowly get a more and more reward response from socialising, you'll gain more and more creativity and spontaneity and will become naturally more sociable. If you fight the anxiety it won't do chit, you have to accept its there and aim to feel it.

I hate seeing misinformation like your post man - it's regularly regurgitated and I know you're talking from what you feel your own experience is, but it isn't helpful to people IMO.

[CXVII]

My SA went away when I started lifting. Got a test and confidence boost, became more outgoing.

[jackedguy87]

People need to STOP saying things like this. It's just terrible misinformation that has been spread by pharm companies to sell ****.

You cannot have a serotonin 'imbalance'. Brain chemicals are reactions to external factors (certainly some things like diet can have a small impact on the production) and the way you perceive them.

Even more so in the case of social anxiety - Having the idea that you're saying the wrong thing or not being cool enough is ARTIFICIAL - a child does not know what is cool or what is socially acceptable, they just exist and react in the moment.

Being socially anxious requires an awareness of the world and societies standards, and holding an idea in your head of what you should or should not be - you cannot be born with this awareness therefore it cannot be anything to do with chemical imbalances. The role of serotonin in social anxiety is far far less important than that of dopamine - the only reason SSRI's work in some cases is because they likely have an impact on dopamine production in some way, although we don't really understand how they work very well yet (so taking them is dodgy as fuk).

Dopamine availability allows you to be spontaneous and creative and have those ideas pop into your head when conversing with someone. Getting negative feedback from social situations will lead to the lower dopamine levels in the brain and encourage nervousness and a lack of spontaneity. When someone goes through an extended period of not socialising (i.e. using the internet all day or video games) or having very bad social experiences (like getting bullied) it can lead to this negative feedback and the situation exacerbates when you avoid the social contact.

Drugs that inhibit dopamine reuptake or artificially raise dopamine levels in the brain will work best for social anxiety for most people (amphetamines, alcohol, mdma; mdma hits dopamine HARD, people don't seem to be aware), however the brain will regulate the levels and produce LESS dopamine for a while after taking these making you feel like chit.

If you want to overcome social anxiety you have to KEEP socialising every day and AIM to feel chiiiiit and scared and awkward. You must embrace the awkwardness and have a goal to do that chit every day. Obviously a job is the best way to do this. When you keep doing this you'll slowly get a more and more reward response from socialising, you'll gain more and more creativity and spontaneity and will become naturally more sociable. If you fight the anxiety it won't do chit, you have to accept its there and aim to feel it.

I hate seeing misinformation like your post man - it's regularly regurgitated and I know you're talking from what you feel your own experience is, but it isn't helpful to people IMO.

get lost buddy, I know I have a chemical imbalance because taking recreational drugs like mdma for example that floods the brain with serotonin NOT dopamine makes me feel good...******* boosts dopamine not mdma. so it doesnt take a rocket scientist. I know my meds have increased the levels of serotonin in my brain to a more normal level because I am a different person on them. They work, I don't care what you say. It's you that are talking out of your ass, you havnt experienced **** I and many others have. it's ppl like you that prevent others from getting the help they need.

fyi, there are many different classes of anti depressants that effect serotonin and/or dopamine the first line treatment today are SSRI's that effect serotonin only.

[jackedguy87]

however works well right now

yeah bro thats normal, believe me you will have bad times coming its a roller coaster until you fully adjust the conventional wisdom is thigns get WORSE before they get better so expect that. I remember have alot of bad days my second month and it depressed me thinking they werent working. trust me 3 months...but of course everyone is different point is stay on them at least 3 months before making any changes