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I first started having anxiety in high school and quit for a semester to get therapy. When I returned I quickly made a friend in computer class and then met another kid through him. We became good friends and stayed friends for 5 years. Things sort of just happened and I had a lot of great...

It really gets exhausting when you are anxious day af6ter day 24 hours a day. I should feel better since I now have a good paying job and am better than I was a year ago, but I don't. Every day is exactly the same. I go to work, I feel awkward the whole day, when I talk to people I feel anxious...

I don't know what's the problem with me. In the past 6 months I've started taking Paxil again and I'm finally able to keep a job without freaking out and quitting after 3 weeks, but I feel like life is meaningless. Even with Paxil I can't make friends so I'm lonely at home, but I also hate going...

Ok, so time after time I hear people say (including my parents) that you'll never improve socially unless you get out there and force yourself to talk to people. Well, I finally have a job again and even though I'm making an effort to talk to people and stuff, the main issues haven't improved at...

Right now I'm on 20 mg of Paxil. On one hand it helps, I can stay at a job without getting upset and quitting aftyer 2 weeks, but on the other hand it doesn't, I'm still a social retard with no friends and feel lonely as heck. My doctor gave me a prescription for Xanax on a emergency use base...

I saw my only therapist for about 3 years over a 9 year period. Looking back on it, the only thing he really did was prescribe meds and force me to go out more. But I don't think he really helped with any of my problems. When I told him about my problems with eye contact, he sort of seemed...

I'm pretty miserable right now cause I've never had a girlfriend in my life and my life is pretty much meaningless. I have no social life. Not because I'm afraid to talk to people, but because I never feel natural around people. I never know what to say to people and more importantly I'm a very...

I notice when I make eye contact with someone while they are explaining something to me, I'm so distracted by their eyes and making eye contact, that I can't focus on what they're saying and I become very self concious. How do I overcome this? Will this get better the longer I practice making...

I feel like I'm stumbling through life and it's never gonna change. Right now I'm unemployed and every job I really want, I get rejected. I even applied at two crappy retail jobs out of desperation and still no callbacks. Even if I do manage to get some crappy retail job, what's the point? It...

How do you guys feel about eye contact? I'm ok when I'm doing the talking, but when I'm the listener, I find it hard to stare into someone's eyes. After a while it just makes me nervous. Is it ok for the listener to look away every now and then? I don't want to give off a bad vibe like I don't...

A few months ago, I decided I needed to stop being scared of looking people in the eyes when talking to them, so I started to force myself to do it. It's not easy, but I do it anyways. Sometimes I feel like I make people nervous though. I'm not sure if it's just my imagination or if my eye...

I've spent the last few months trying to get the job I wanted at a few different places. After tons of back and forth BS, both times I was rejected. Now I have no options but to get some crap job at a grocery store or Walmart. etc. I just feel like there's no point. I'll be making min wage and...

I'm having trouble finding the job I want, so I decided to get a temp job until something comes along. At the interview I'm sure she's gonna ask something like "why do you wanna work for us? or How long do you plan on staying here?" How do I respond? I'm worried about saying something wrong and...

My depression is ok in the summer because it's sunny and warm most of the day, but in the winter I'm pretty depressed. The short days and cold weather reall bothers me. I wish I could move to Florida. Uhhh. Anyone else like this?

I'm a normal person, but whenever I go out in public, I feel like a lost cause. It's the same thing over and over again. I just don't click with people and I rarely feel at ease. The only people I seem to click with are the other social rejects. I'm beginning to question whether I should just...

Man, I'm trying to calm myself down, but it's hard cause I haven't been to a club in ages. I'll be fine once I get some alcohol in me, but the anticipatory anxiety is killing me. Do you guys have any suggestions? I feel soooooooooo nervous. Is it ok to take a xanax if you're gonna drink?

I feel like my anxiety/depression gets worse in the winter. Dark and cold everyday.

What's a good temp job? So far I'm considering: Grocery store stocker, data entry or warehouse pick/packer. Has anyone tried those before? What are the pros/cons? I don't really care about money to be honest.... just looking for something that allows me to socialize with people again and have...

So, the other day I had to pick up my Paxil medication at Walmart and when I walked up to the pharmacy there were a few people in front of me. Normally I just stare straight ahead and try to get the heck out of there ASAP. Lately though, I'm trying to be more outgoing and less robotic, so I...

I need someone to talk to. I'm going crazy. I've been unemployed for 6 months and my last 3 interviews have led to nothing. My confidence is so low and I have no friends to get stuff off my chest. Being isolated sucks, cause alll I do is worry and keep stuff inside my head. I've been going to a...