08-30-2013, 08:15 PM
Is it just nervousness? Or is it full-on social anxiety, as in, it completely stops you from functioning in certain situations?
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08-30-2013, 08:15 PM
Is it just nervousness? Or is it full-on social anxiety, as in, it completely stops you from functioning in certain situations?
08-30-2013, 08:28 PM
It doesn't completely stop me from functioning, but it causes insomnia, shakiness, general nervousness, sometimes nausea depending on how bad it is.
It's been a consistent thing for probably... three or four years now. I have times where it's not much of anything, and then I'll have periods where it just really physically and mentally exhausts me to the point of being useless. parker lewis can't lose but i'm gonna give it my best shot
08-30-2013, 09:12 PM
By insomnia, do you mean actual insomnia, or just sleeplessness?
It might be worth seeing a therapist. Like Bob says, working on it yourself is not for everyone, but it might be a solution nonetheless. Start small with things only make you slightly uncomfortable, and work your way up to your worse situations, building confidence. Ultimately, whether it's with a therapist or not, only you can overcome it, as cheesy as that sounds.
08-30-2013, 09:20 PM
It's close to insomnia I would say. I don't think I could class it as insomnia but not sleeplessness either.
I worked myself through a 7 year period of depression, but I just don't know if I can work through this. parker lewis can't lose but i'm gonna give it my best shot
If you attend classes, does your school have appointments you can make with professionals to talk about stuff? Both of the schools I've been at have offered it for free. Never actually went, but I was tempted to quite a few times. Anxiety is really really shit.
08-30-2013, 11:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-30-2013, 11:16 PM by BobSacamano.)
Wow that sounds pretty bad. I'd recommend you see someone then.
You can get through it though. Please don't tell yourself otherwise.
08-31-2013, 01:57 AM
(08-30-2013, 09:20 PM)stratman_13 Wrote: It's close to insomnia I would say. I don't think I could class it as insomnia but not sleeplessness either.You worked through depression, right? You CAN work through this. And don't worry if you decide to see a therapist. Way I'd look at it that a therapist can give you some tools. Things that help you beat this thing, huh? Chin up, man!
So I'm at a Mellow Mushroom and the guy jamming on guitar is playing an obscure Smashing Pumpkins song.
Gotta high five this guy
08-31-2013, 02:57 AM
(08-31-2013, 01:57 AM)crazysam23 Wrote:(08-30-2013, 09:20 PM)stratman_13 Wrote: It's close to insomnia I would say. I don't think I could class it as insomnia but not sleeplessness either.You worked through depression, right? You CAN work through this. Yeah, I did actually. It was a few months ago when I finally got myself on an upswing. I still have days where I regress back into it but I'm getting better. Thanks guys. Phils I dint think the school I'm at currently has one. I know VCU does but I decided to go back to community college for a few semesters parker lewis can't lose but i'm gonna give it my best shot
08-31-2013, 05:08 AM
I'd recommend seeing someone, but I'm considerably more willing to use less than some people. If you're lucky you might get prescribed some klonopin or something similar. I get some to help me sleep but I end up taking it for anxiety too. In fact when I refill my prescription life becomes one big haze for like two weeks then I realize I've achieved some awesome stuff.
But my life tends to sway between hazy and all too vivid normally. |
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