Posted by JimD on December 7, 2003, at 1:54:44
In reply to social anxiety-arrghh...., posted by sarita0001 on December 6, 2003, at 22:19:24
I feel your pain. It's funny: some days are great, and some days are terrible. Last night, for example, I was having a great time. I didn't care about a thing in the world and was having the time of my life with friends at a bar...total social butterfly. Tonight, I went out and was frozen like a deer in headlights all evening. I didn't want to leave the house, but forced myself to go for fear of letting anxiety take control of my life.
Every day is a challenge. I think breathing is important, as silly as that my sound. Concentrating on deep breaths helps me tremendously. Also, remind yourself of who you are: All of your strengths, why people should want to talk to you, etc.
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