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Social Anxiety Disorder?
I just started school recently for sophmore year, and lately I've felt a lot of anxiety. I feel friends that i have aren't there. Everday I go to school, I'm not excited. I used to be always exited. I used to always feel like I have plans and a lot of people to hang out with, but either I just became hated by a lot of people, or was always but just realized it now. I am scared of being by myself ever, I have attacks where I feel like I'm going to cry. I get embarrassed by my friends easily, and sad to say I feel like I don't belong with them, not in a snobby way, i just don't fit in with them, if u get my drift. I also hate diong presentations or being present in awards ceremonies. It's like i have a lot of friends, but recently a lost best friends that I trusted, which makes me just expect people to hate me. I try to be friendly but I expect people to just hate me. Also recently i've had major anxiety in cars & traffic, if that's anything relatable. I would really appreciate it of your opinion on the situation and if I should go to a counselor. I really want to be able to control the entire situation, this has been going on for years, it just keeps getting worse. Thanks!
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Go to a counselor.
They will be able to help you cope with this, and control your anxiety.
I've been dealing with anxiety almost all my life, and I have days where I just cry for hours because it gets so bad.
Going to see a counselor and talking helps a lot. Talking it out just helps, and they usually can get to the root problem that is causing your anxiety, and they can help you control it.
You said you hated doing presentations and things like that...but that's normal. That's called performance anxiety, and MANY people have that. The best way to get that to just die down is to go through with it. Face your fear and do your presentations.
The general anxiety, though, is rough. I know. I have GAD (General Anxiety Disorder), and it's the hardest thing. It's really hard being at school during an anxiety attack, but you got to stick through it. Because if you don't then your body thinks, "Okay...so next time I'm in this situation I just leave again." and you'll never get through it. You can't just leave school, you know? You have to face your fear. You also need to have supportive friends...this is a tough thing to go through, you need support from your family or friends. I know if I didn't have the great support of my friends and family this would be 20x harder for me to deal with. So if you feel like your friends won't be there to support you, meet new people...and don't just think they'll hate you. Try and think positively.
When you have anxious thoughts coming on, just keep telling yourself, "This is just anxiety. I will get through this. Whatever I'm thinking right now is just based on my anxiety." The people you just meet will not hate you automatically. Tell yourself that is just your anxiety speaking, and nothing else. Just keep repeating this....the more you do it, the easier it becomes. The more control you have.
If you're at your house and you get an anxiety attack coming on, just relax. Go in your room, lay on your bed, put a cold washcloth on your forehead, and turn on some calming music and just try your hardest to relax.
I know this is hard. But see a counselor, really. It will help you a lot. Also, talk to your doctor. They might want to put you on medication, which DOES help. I'm on an antidepressant and it really helps with the anxiety.
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