Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks

6 Responses to “I have social anxiety. Ive been doing cognitive behavioral therapy for about 6 months now.?”

1. Danny Lightning Says:
   February 23rd, 2010 at 1:25 am

   don’t know if this will work for you but it sure did for me, i tried lots of medicine and they made me worse or feel like a zombie so i took matters in to my own hands and did some reasarch on natural stuff. try to look at the good things in your life. and find a good hobby that you enjoy, keep your self bussy and your mind off of the bad things if you can..

   i was depressed for a long time when i was younger and i had bad anxiety attacks, i couldent even work for a while the anxiety was so bad , I did not want to kill my self or any thing like that, just kind of down in the dumps and lost interest in a lot of things i used to like a lot i tried different types of medicine and it just made me feel like a zombie or made it worse so eventually gave up on that kind of thing and i took matters in to my own hands. this is what i did

   i started working out 5 days a week,eating really healthy, like oatmeal and veggie sandwiches. no meet or junk food except for Fridays, i started taking a multi vitamin that has a lot of b vitamins in it and a omega complex vitamin every day,

   in the morning i have shot of apple cider vinegar in half a glass of watter (look up apple cider vinegar for heath benefits ), I drink a lot of green tea and water through out the day, i eat bananas for the postaium, i also quit smoking cigarettes and drinking. every thing i mentioned here has excellent health benefits that should help with depression a lot, and just make you feel better in general and give you more energy..

   some days i would get up and go back to sleep 2 hours later and stay asleep till i got up to go to work that night.. basically i was lazy,
   pissed off, had no energy or motivation and was depressed, one day i
   forced my self to start working out.. i noticed a big rush of energy when i was done.. and every day i forced my self to work out.. and felt much better every day after i had worked out. some times you got to make your self do things.. no matter how crappy you feel or lazy and mad you are.. just do it, you may halve to force your self to start doing things but you must start doing them or nothing will change…

   start dressing nice and get a good hair cut you look good you feel good, also you may want to look up 5-htp its a amino acid you get in the vitamin section at wall greens or where ever that pretty much does what anti depressants do.. increase your seretonin levels… only this is natural and not a bunch of chemicals mixed to gather like the medicines..

   some other alternatives to taking medicine, some people like st. johns wort a lot but it takes a while to start working, and there is also something called L-Theanine, its a vitamin that is kind of hard to find. its got some of the stuff that green tea has in it. and its purpouse is to put a person in a really calm mood, i hear a lot of people with anxiety think that helps out the most out of any thing they have tried

   the anxiety attacks were scarry i thought i was gonna die and went to the emergency room a few times just to be told nothing was wrong with me. i would get really hot, my heart would pound, my vision would get crazy, my arms would go numb and all kinds of stuff, it was horrifying,

   after i was able to assure my self that it was just anxiety and nothing was wrong when i would get a attack i was able to calm my self down and get rid of it in a few seconds, that took a while but i eventually got there and learned to controol them, i no longer have the attacks, it did take a while to get rid of them but i did it and they are gone.. mind over matter

   go see that move yes man with jim carrye too.. it will really make you think about your life… and how easy you can change it for the better.
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2. texandc2005 Says:
   February 23rd, 2010 at 1:50 am

   I have not been in your situation…but I would encourage you to take cod liver oil daily (for multiple reasons-brain support, vitamin D, and more). I would also encourage you to get out and atleast walk (weather permitting) to get some exercise to your muscles and brain. It will give your brain a boost and help you have a normal healthy pregnancy. The fish oil will also help your childs developeent and vision.
   I have read that many "anxieties" are emotional manifestations of inadequate physical conditioning, as healthy neurologic inputs arise mostly from receptors associated with movements.

   Get off your ask and get moving to feel better.
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3. Ryan Says:
   February 23rd, 2010 at 1:57 am

   I used medication and therapy (individual and group). After two years, I don’t need either anymore. A good therapist will do you wonders!
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4. Allison D Says:
   February 23rd, 2010 at 2:06 am

   i had social anxiety for months aswell.. i didnt even go to the doctor i was too scared.. the only person i told was my best friend.. i hated the fact that i couldnt talk to anyone except her.. i would ball my eyes and say i just want to talk to people but i cant, something always holded me back. (prob the fact i had my drink spiked)

   my best mate had a plan though. she would take me out with her. first to another friends house where there would be 2 or 3 people there and she would begin a conversation and then turn to me and say ‘oh allison has done that, or allison is interested in that’ and force me to talk to people.

   after a while i would go to shopping centres and talk to friends that walk past with her etc.. and then from there it just faded.. and now i am the life of the party

   i know everyone has a different situation.. you can do this.. if i can then you can.. just get someone to help you out..

   all the best ok !

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5. Aristocat Says:
   February 23rd, 2010 at 2:28 am

   I don’t go out and socialize many times and avoid talking on the phone for many months at a time too, but instead of giving it a bunk psych pop label like "social anxiety", I just call it "f**k ya’ll".

   Maybe there is a reason you are feeling that way and all you need to do is get some good advice via the internet or other friendly people.

   Good job on refusing those mind altering psychotropic pharmaceuticals.
   I went on them on and off and I know people who have too.
   Zoloft gave me permanent side effects. PERMANENT.
   That toxic sludge stays in your system for about two years turns out, screws up your sex life and turns parts of your brain to goo. yup, fun fact.
   There are women who get off of their meds after they’ve been on them long term and go nuts and kill their kids and themselves, its just never in the news because if any mainstream media outlets says anything about it, they get a libel suit slapped on them.

   You can get through it by yourself. Life changes, and so do you, you don’t remain the same person forever.
   I don’t believe in all of these broad generalities of personality disorders/psych disorders.

   I have been in your situation many a day and I do just fine.
   Go out when you want to go out, see who you want to see and talk to who you want to talk to when you want to talk,
   the idea that you have to socialize and you must act accordingly is one the pharmaceutical companies would love to perpetuate.

   There is nothing wrong with you, you just don’t feel like dealing for certain reasons and you want to be left alone. nothing wrong with that,

   don’t worry, when you get bored, you’ll go back to being your social self.

   I’ve learned to love my little eccentricities and quirks. I hope you will one day too.
   What it really comes down to is self acceptance rather than fitting in with the crowd, the latter is the higher priority.
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6. imran Says:
   February 23rd, 2010 at 2:49 am

   I believe you should try to have such activities that can involve you in itself, you need to give a different reply to your brain. I mean whenever you have a situation in which you feel panic or you feel uneasy, try to involve yourself into something like you can write an e-mail or you can chat to your relatives, friends or anyone. Remember you should never be free for thinking about anything because if you would get some free time to think about something irrational thoughts would come into mind and your body would try to respond the same way your mind asks to do. So try to change your thoughts, try to re-engineer the process. You can read some good books or you should at least try to be busy all the time to avoid this social anxiety.
   By the way i am also a patient of social anxiety, panic attacks and bla bla bla. I hope my suggestions could help you feel better. take care
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