Where my socially anxious brothers at? we already got a Introvert thread but like most of y'all probably know, being an introvert and socially anxious are totally different things. Being socially anxious isn't simply fixed by going out or joining a sports team, it's more like an irrational fear that creeps up and sucker punches you.

I'm a socially anxious introvert, so that makes being socially anxious even harder. I try to put myself out there as much as I can and I've improved in handling certain social situations, but I still got a long way to go. If you're suffering from social anxiety, drop your story. We all in this together no cap. Never lose hope.

i have coping techniques for social anxiety like rehearsing stuff in my head a million times even for meaningless things but it makes interacting so exhausting i try to avoid it all together i think..

GAD boys

The rehearsing isn't really a coping mechanism, it just adds on to the feeling of anxiety imo. From my experience, I only rehearse or think about 1000 different scenarios when I'm not sure of my ability to 'survive' a certain situation. Things I do daily and have been doing for years generally don't make me anxious anymore.

Like when you first start working somewhere you got all these questions in your head: are they gonna like me?will they think I'm awkward? Am I gonna look like a fool using the register for the first time? etc.. but after you've been working there for a year, you find out it wasn't all that bad and you were just unsure if you'd be able to handle certain situations. Knowing this makes it a bit easier for me to stop a***yzing and overthinking and just have a calmer feeling in general. I found out that when I'm not doing all this scenario-thinking I'm waaaay less anxious throughout the day.

big in

trying to cope with this just made me an alcoholic

At some point I’m going to hop in here and give solutions. I rid myself of this s*** naturally. No 🧢

Yes sir, we need that! I feel like it's definitely possible to find a way to cope with SA without going to therapy and all that. I'm already doing way better than I did years ago. Interested to know how you did it man.

Good s*** bruh, that takes a lot of energy
I got rid of it too, but I went and got help from professionals since they’re very good where I’m from.
Gonna write a post about this as well.

🙏🙏

Anybody got experience with cognitive behavioral therapy?

I do.

I no longer have social anxiety

I think I think too much. Can’t get out of my head.

That's dope bruh. How old are you? And how long did it take since starting therapy to completely get rid of SA?

I've been in therapy for about a year and a half.
I followed all my therapist advice despite how scary I thought it was at the time. So I'm the rare compliant client he told me.
I now have a pretty active social life and have the ability to talk to people.
I'm still a introvert but social situations dont freak me out anymore. I even delivered a speech in front of a bunch of people as a best man at a wedding.

That's a long ass time. How many times a week was this? and you'll always be a introvert that'll never really change. Being able to handle every social situation is something I really wanna achieve some day

about to cancel my boxing day plans

yup this

general anxiety but in, nice thread

ayeee glad it worked for you man.
i had to take a year off after my freshman year of college because of social anxiety. went to therapy for a year and it pretty much changed my life. still deal with it but it gets better everyday

what you guys take for anxiety?

that s*** is problem solving ngl. i never drank alcohol until i went to dublin with school 1-2 months ago. i pretty much became the most outgoing, social person i had ever been. but that s*** will only make it worse or cause new problems in the long run so it was just a one time thing for me. back to sober life >>

Been on effexor for a couple months and it's working a bit.

i was on 5gr of lexapro for a couple months during therapy, its a really low dosage but it worked for me. i stopped taking it though cause you have to learn to function without it aswell.

but ive heard good things about ashwagandha, streets saying its a natural medicine for anxiety

benzos