Afraid of people

[mnarchbutterfly]

I have been afraid of people ever since I was sixteen. I use to sing in front of the my church and that all changed. I couldn't even be in the choir because I would get dizzy and shake from head to toe. I felt like an alien.
Now I get nervous when I get my hair cut. I feel like I am going to shake. I have a hard time meeting friends. Facebook has helped me because I can put my feelings out there without anyone looking at me. I am a lot closer to my highschool classmates. If I meet in real life it's soo much harder.
Does anyone shake, tremble or get dizzy like me?::

 

[paye]

same here. i wasn't "current me" before but shaking and blushing come from nowhere and i'm battling aganist them for years.

i'm really understand you. it's sucks.

i don't know what turned us to this but i believe we can turn back! (i wanna believe at least)

 

[popolala]

Yeah im more confident and relaxed when im online because i dont have to face their facial expression in person and i can have an extra 1 or 2 seconds to think of reply, unlike in real life, i have to say something instantly which i struggle with.

you sound so like me in the past, i was like that, i wouldnt even offered my seat to a granny who was standing in front of me, because i was so extremely shy to move, but i was feeling guilty throughout the journey, and she was smiling at me. she was sweet.

and other things..

it gradually get better as you learn from it, i mess up alot because of my sa, but its the only way you learn how to social and interact the proper manner. it can only get better, isolation doesnt help.

 

[MollyBeGood]

I have been afraid of people ever since I was sixteen. I use to sing in front of the my church and that all changed. I couldn't even be in the choir because I would get dizzy and shake from head to toe. I felt like an alien.
Now I get nervous when I get my hair cut. I feel like I am going to shake. I have a hard time meeting friends. Facebook has helped me because I can put my feelings out there without anyone looking at me. I am a lot closer to my highschool classmates. If I meet in real life it's soo much harder.
Does anyone shake, tremble or get dizzy like me?::

Yeah I used to sing in front of people but I was so nervous it was absolute torture but my music teacher was really trying to push me to do it so I did it but I remember being unable to project my voice very well and it was so painful for me I stopped..I wish I could do it though

 

[hoddesdon]

Dizziness or light-headedness is caused by hyperventilation. If you can control your breathing it should go away. The book "Painfully Shy" by Barbara Markway contains techniques to do this.