allergic2kryptonit
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I realize there is a depression forum, but I figure this one gets more traffic. Just wondering... does anyone here who has social anxiety not suffer from depression too???
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DEPRESSION ANYONE??
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Diluted_Acid
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I always had the symptoms of a social phobic since very little, not sure if i felt depressed, but i feel as if i've had many periods of it, mostly lightly. Today i feel just socially anxious with terrible mood swings . . . . probably due to hormonal growth, and my growing appetite for girls 
Si
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I liken Social phobia to a bad tasting cake.Its just full of all nasty ingredients. :evil: Mix up a bit of depression, dose of anxiety, a sprinkling of mood swings and all the other crap that goes with it and ooooooohhh that tastes bad.For me personally social phobia and depression cannot be separated but it is easier to manage when you only have to deal with one at a time.When they are both hitting together, that's living life in a deep valley thats hard to escape.And you can't just snap out of it.Just got to knuckle down and get through it.
rainstreet
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I think that SA is often the result of your family environment. Parents are supposed to help kids build a positive self image. without that, you feel worthless and think everyone else sees you the same way. If you met yourself at a social gathering, you wouldn't get along.
rainstreet
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Depression can be a genetic thing. It can also be environmental. Sometimes I think that it makes perfect sense to be depressed in this society. Insanity is a sane response to an insane world.
Dronee
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Yeah. I agree with this 100%. With your other comment as well. But back to the topic itself.....
I've anxiety, panic attacks, OCD... leading to... chronic insomnia and circadian disorder... leading to depression and I'm pretty sure bipolarity at times. I feel somewhat better now though.
I_jailed_me
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May i ask what about?
206Raider
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Yeah you can ask, I'm depressed becuase my family is crazy and falling apart and everyone is on my back about a job when I'm payin my bills and doing my part, I'm filling out applications. I got school starting on monday and I'm ready but I'm not entirely. My car is probably completely messed up when it was tripping out on the freeway. I can't afford that right now. I'm just alone and it feels like something bad is going to happen soon, I don't know what...
I_jailed_me
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We all have our family problems, just dont worry about that too much!
what do you think is going to happen?!
lyricalliaisons
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That's not true for everyone. I never felt worthless as a kid, & I only feel somewhat worthless now because I've done nothing with my life, because of SA. I've had SA my whole life & it had nothing whatsoever to do with how I was raised. I would love to meet someone more like myself. I think I'd get along great with me.
lyricalliaisons
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For me, the SA definitely caused the depression. I've been afraid to be around others since I was very little & it just progressed to the point that I was so isolated, it's pretty hard not to be depressed.
Richey
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i think its true that your environment growing up plays a huge influence on your personality. the reason i say that is because of the contrast between me and my cousins. for most of the time i can remember home life with my family has always been tense, strict/sensitive parents who have no hobbies or much of a positive influence...as much as i love them.
my cousins are being brought up with easy going relaxed/sense of humour orientated parents and everytime i visit its like i've walked into the best party i've ever attended. someone is playing guitar. people are singing and jumping around, there is laughter all around, its like a hallucination..
so the contrast is one famiily feels caged while the other family feels like a non-stop party....
the result is people who are uptight and a little awkward while the other side is relaxed and generally happy...
my cousins are being brought up with easy going relaxed/sense of humour orientated parents and everytime i visit its like i've walked into the best party i've ever attended. someone is playing guitar. people are singing and jumping around, there is laughter all around, its like a hallucination..
so the contrast is one famiily feels caged while the other family feels like a non-stop party....
the result is people who are uptight and a little awkward while the other side is relaxed and generally happy...