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In university well at least in my school since the classes have at least 300-1000 students sometimes they would split us up into smaller class rooms called tutorials with about 50 maximum students. My tutorial teacher doesn't really know how to teach so he forces us to read our assignments out to the class, every Monday I dread going to the tutorial since he always makes us read usually I'm always anxious but today my heart was beating super fast and loud, and my face started getting hot and tingling. Then when it was my turn to read, I read it and he just nodded his head and moved on to the next person but when other people read he would comment so when he nodded my eyes started to water and I had to blink back tears because I didn't wanna cause a scene or bring attention to myself but my eyes were watering for about 20 mins and my heart was still beating fast even after my turn was done, my heart stopped racing really fast after about 10 minutes. I've had something like this before where in grade 12 I was presenting in front of the class with 3 other girls, majority of the class were judgemental people and I don't like being judged, so when it was my turn to speak my eyes started blacking out, I started to stutter and and my face was getting hot and tingly again, luckily my part was small or else I would've fainted right in front of everyone. Anyways do you think this is social anxiety or just panic attacks or both? If I told my tutorial teacher that speaking in front of the class gives me panic attacks do you think he will care or would he ask for a doctors note? (I've had a mini panic attack when I was about 16 and I told my mom, she didn't wanna take me to the doctor because sometimes those pills mess you up) and just a little background information on me I'm a 17 year old female about to be 18 in 2 months, most people would say I'm awkward, shy and quiet. I'm an introvert I don't like socializing with people and I don't like parties or places where I don't know the people cause it's just awkward for me. I don't have any guy friends, most guys think I'm awkward around them when I'm awkward around everybody and that's about it

We are not doctors and it would be wrong of us to make a diagnoses. What I would recommend since this is interfering with your ability to get your education and have a social life is that you do the following,

First; see a family practice doctor for a complete physical to rule out any organic reason for this problem.

Second; I would then see either a psychologist or psychiatrist to talk about the problem. My recommendation would be to see a board certified psychiatrist first for they are best trained to help you. No you do not have a mental illness. Social anxiety and panic attacks general stem from lack of hormones secreted into the brain. Since these hormones are secreted into the brain the psychiatrist is the best doctor to medicate.

Third, The psychiatrist will most likely recommend talk therapy with a psychologist. This is an excellent suggestion as the psychologist can help you adapt not only to the medication but how you will feel with it and how you can enter life as a new person.

This is like an algebra problem. You must do all the steps in order. The physical could reveal an organic problem or not. Then there is medication to replace what your missing. The medication does not have to mess you up if it does tell the doctor and they will adjust it. The psychologist is your new best friend someone you can tell your deepest secrets to. He or she will help you put to rest these problems.

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