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I don't know much about antidepressants, but I wonder why people usually stop using meds after 6 months or so. I would think that if you stop taking meds, the levels of serotonin in your brain turns to its previous level and you will be depressed again? What's the point of using meds then?

I said "hello" to a couple of people today, one of them is my neighbour's relative and none of them acknowledged me! They just stared at me. What the f*ck is this? I hope they die a painful death. F*cking animals! :evil:

This is what causes me to suffer most (for example at work/school). It is like fearing death, almost as if I'm about to be beheaded.

I come across as mentally retarded when talking to people. People either don't understand or they get uncomfortable. Sometimes I will talk extremely fast and at other times very soft and slow. I don't know whether I can ever "fix" this. It's getting worse and worse, I feel so hopeless.

After so much suffering and experience over the years, I have decided to live a different life. It may take time to realize them, but that's no problem. I will actively pursue them. My new life values are: -religion -meeting people, friends, relatives; close social contact. I'm determined to...

I suffer so much that I'm considering suicide. I feel dead inside, my mind and body seem separated. I have cried a lot in the past few days, I begged God for mercy. I'm crying now, my eyes are red. I can't imagine anyone not committing suicide feeling like this. I have even trouble eating or...

Today a distant relative visited us (I live with my parents), and I felt much better even hours after he was gone. In my view this is evidence of SOCIAL CONTACT being the most important aspect of happiness! I don't think there is ANYTHING on this earth comparable to social contact (with people...

Is it any good?

I may be physically alive, but have never felt like this before. I feel dead inside. I feel so bad that I can't imagine that this is merely caused by depression. It's as if my body and soul have separated. I don't feel human anymore. I can't think, I can't function, and I can't feel anything...

I feel dead inside, no emotions nothing. When I look at someone's face I can't generate a facial expression. I've read this is common for schizophrenia patients. Could it be just depression?

Hi everyone. I fear I'm developing schizophrenia. I'm going to make an appointment with a psychiatrist. I don't know how to explain, but I fear other peoples' noises. I'm easily overstimulated and get extremely anxious when I hear noise; people coughing or talking and so on.. Let me give an...

My opinion on self-confidence: Self-confidence is all about positive previous experiences and how happy you are in life now. If you have achieved nothing (in terms of education/work), like me, don't have friends or a partner, you can't be confident, even if you try hard. In my experience this...

I haven't worked for six years. I want to work again, maybe this year. How could I possibly write a good resume when I have a gap of six years? I can't tell them that I suffered from depression and social anxiety all those years.

:lol: I've been totally obsessed with women, relationships and sex, as you guys may have noticed 8)

First, I'm sorry for being so blunt. As a 32 year old virgin, I don't want to lose my sanity. Should I just visit a hooker and get it over with? It's driving me nuts. It's very hard for me because of my SA, and also because I'm religious. But just once.. to preserve my sanity?

I urge all of you to read this :!: http://slackerevolution.blogspot.com/2007/05/re-wire-your-brain.html

How often do you visit relatives, or do you visit them at all? We (my parents and I) rarely visit relatives. We aren't a particularly social family.. a few days ago we visited my uncle, but only because he has serious back problems and will go to the hospital soon.

Do the self-test: http://www.hsperson.com/pages/test.htm

I was shocked to read that I meet almost all criteria for schizoid personality disorder. What should I do, is there a treatment for this disorder at all? I couldn't find information on this disorder on this site. From wikipedia: "According to the ICD-10, schizoid personality disorder is...

I had a small success a few days ago. After looking a girl briefly and calmly in the eyes while driving by with my car, she later turned her head to have a good look at me when we accidentally came across each other again. It was so obvious that she liked me. But, as expected, the second time...