Do I have social anxiety? If so, what should I do?

[ferrydude]

I'm not too sure what is wrong with me. I'm having a lot of problems and I was hoping someone could give me some advice.

Basically, I struggle speaking clearly and without stuttering. Sometimes the fear of tripping on my words prevents me from speaking and getting my point across. I'm a clever lad - I'm top of my uni class, running my own online business and did have a girlfriend up until recently. In that relationship, I wasn't comfortable having sex. To the point where she became frustrated, we started arguing and we broke up. I've never been comfortable doing it because of PE (Premature Ejaculation). I realise that by browsing Google that this is a clear sign of anxiety. That problem coupled with struggling to speak clearly , feeling uncomfortable walking on my own and feeling constantly stressed about speaking to people all points to severe anxiety. I went to the doctors but he said there was nothing wrong with my speech and it will all pass. I feel its down to being quite skinny and I always worry about how I look. I'm around 10 stone which is light for a guy in his early 20's

What should I do? Any help or advice would be excellent.

 

[worrywort]

I'm not too sure what is wrong with me. I'm having a lot of problems and I was hoping someone could give me some advice.

Basically, I struggle speaking clearly and without stuttering. Sometimes the fear of tripping on my words prevents me from speaking and getting my point across. I'm a clever lad - I'm top of my uni class, running my own online business and did have a girlfriend up until recently. In that relationship, I wasn't comfortable having sex. To the point where she became frustrated, we started arguing and we broke up. I've never been comfortable doing it because of PE (Premature Ejaculation). I realise that by browsing Google that this is a clear sign of anxiety. That problem coupled with struggling to speak clearly , feeling uncomfortable walking on my own and feeling constantly stressed about speaking to people all points to severe anxiety. I went to the doctors but he said there was nothing wrong with my speech and it will all pass. I feel its down to being quite skinny and I always worry about how I look. I'm around 10 stone which is light for a guy in his early 20's

What should I do? Any help or advice would be excellent.

Hi Ferrydude

apologies for the late reply. Occasionally posts can slip under the radar.

It sounds to me like your stutter is the root of your problems. If you could fix this, I'd imagine the anxiety and premature ejaculation issues would go away too. When did you first start stuttering? Do you have any idea what might have caused it? What is it that you feel or fear when you stutter?

Have you tried doing some google searches for things like Social Anxiety Disorder and Stuttering and the links between the two?

I'm not sure I know enough about stuttering to comment, but I wonder if the core fear is that people will reject you or dislike you when they hear you stutter? If that's the case, I'd just like to tell you that I, for one, wouldn't be bothered in the slightest, and if people can't see the real you behind the stutter, well I'd say that's their problem, not yours.