Do you worry about how you look when your anxiouse?

[blue]

Im interested in peoples views on this one because one of my main concerns about my anxiety is how i look to others.
like when Im at my friends house , with two friends and instead of being relaxed and having fun im hated every minute, my face is aching from worry and everytime im about to lagh i have to try and stop my mouth from trembling, I look and feel ill I worry constantly about someone else coming into the room, I feel like ill go red and pannic.
This isnt normal is it.......I feel like people must think im insane!, I just want to feel normal. Does anyone else get that achy feeling around there mouth?
I look in the mirror when i get home and see how awful i look ....my eyes wide with fear and my face drawn with worry.......so thats why people avoid talking to me, thats why the mums on the school run dont acknowledge me I feel like i just carnt hide any of my feelings they just show all over my face. Also do you find that no matter how long you have known someone you still carnt relax around them!


I did things the way my councillor said, just do things little by litttle until the anxiety is gone...........well my anxiety went and now its back :roll:
I dont have councelling anymore because apparently im cured :lol:

 

[FreedomFighter]

hi blue i know exactly how u feel , thats one of the main fears i have , that every1 will be relaxed and chilled and that i wont be able to stay still and be all fidgedy , im pretty drunk now , i wish i could meet up with everyone who comes to this site and that we could just all say fuck society and live 2gether , my heart hurts sometimes when i read ur stories , i love u all even though i dont know everyone here , THE REVOLUTION WILL START SOON , WERE TOO GOOD TO PUT UP WITH THIS TORTURE FOR THIS LONG , PLEASE GOD LET ME TAKE ALL OF YOUR WORRIES WITH ME AND THAT YOU ALL LIVE THE LIFE YOU DESERVE .

 

[Psychedelicious]

The way I look is probably my biggest reason for anxiety. I worry about how I look whether I am anxious or not. I'll often not even go outside some days because I just feel so ugly. I can relate to you on looking frightened and scared, it's actually just my normal look. I get comments on why I look so scared or surprised like every couple of days, just because of my wide eyes. I just know because like I don't want people to think I'm scared, or shocked. I wish I didn't look like this all the time. It's probably just another reason why people avoid approaching us.

 

[blue]

Thats what worries me the most looking scarred, And i get comments all the time too usually people sniggering and whispering around me but i know what they are saying and it makes me feel so sad.

Freedom fighter- I wish i was drunk right now, it seems to be the only solace.Maybe we should meet up in virtual reality and get pissed. :wink: :lol:

 

[cobalt_bluester]

Hi Blue. Yes, I worry excessively about how I look when I am anxious, depressed or both of these.

 

[Shinigami]

I look in the mirror when i get home and see how awful i look ....my eyes wide with fear and my face drawn with worry

Yes I used to do that every time I got back from college, and every single time I would feel disapointment at how awful I look. Wheter I was seeing my reflection in the bathroom window, in the car mirror or even in a shop window. Now Im not quite as worried of how I look, I only tidy my hair once after I get up and then avoid all mirrors' at all costs.

 

[bulent]

I used to find myself short,big nose and ugly about ten years ago.
Now i miss those days because of my serious acne problem which left
scars on my face. Still, i don't feel like ugly anymore,i'd be looking better
without those scars but i think there's no need to be perfectionist.
Especially when you're far away from perfection.And phsycal appearance
is a secondary problem for me,primary is finding a way to go out no matter how i look like.

 

[Argamemnon]

Yes, this is my biggest fear in life! Will they notice how scared I am, or how weird I look. Nothing terrifies me more than this thought. I suffer tremendously when these thoughts take over my mind and body.

 

[Argamemnon2]

My biggest anxiety triggering situation is when I start to worry if I look anxious. Once I start worrying about how I look, the pain I feel becomes unbearable. And sometimes when I look in the mirror, and I see my anxious and depressed face, I really want to die...

I try to be myself and not care what others think, but when I'm myself I come across as extremely anxious and depressed (I can see this in the mirror). On the other hand, when I stop being myself, and try to appear confident, it drains my energy and eventually I become anxious. It seems that no matter what I do, it's a lose-lose situation :evil:

 

[xabbashiax]

I can relate i worry about my hands trembling or if they can hear the fear in my voice especially if i stutter or stumble on my words it makes me worse and i end up hardly making sense

 

[Liz17]

Definately, I think alot of the times the thought of people judging me in one of those circumstances triggers me off.

 

[proudmummy]

I must look weird when I talk to people because they look awkward!!

 

[DekKO]

I hate that. That's why I hate going to public places. If I see someone I know there I try to avoid them as long as I can until I can get out.

 

[EscapeArtist]

Yeah how I looke is a huge part of it, in both appearance and attitude. If I were happy with my apperance I believe i'd be a lot better off. x[

 

[Alphasocket]

blue, I am the same way. I cannot relax around anyone. Most of the time in company I sit fidgeting, biting my nails, smoking to excess and all of the other symptoms of anxiety I have, most notably the way my legs shake up and down. When out there is no doubt people would find me abnormal through those indications I present. One day while out shopping with my Mum (I'm a saddo) a woman began grinning at my plight as I was shaking uncontrollably. Surely, if someone was in the same shape you should feel pity in place of trying to keep your eyes away and hiding an amused expression. Is that being inhuman? What that does remind me of is how children find it difficult not to laugh at mentally handicapped people. Being self-conscious about how others interpret and see me is something I deal with too on a daily basis and it gets bad when you have to be that way around people you deal with often. Our body language is very difficult to mask unfortunately. I'd also like to say that it doesn't surprise me how people tend act weird around my weirdness.