kernal
Member
Hi all, I'm new here and very happy to have found this - don't know too many people who understand what I'm going through. I've realized that I have a social anxiety problem/social phobia for a few years and have been avoiding/denying/hiding it for a while, all that accomplishes is bottling it up and angering myself and increasing the pain. I was convinced I could take care of it myself and I've tried (hard) to do what I can to overcome it- making myself do things that are difficult, etc. Now it built up to the point that I finally convinced myself that I need to get help. I can make small changes myself, but it's slow. This thing is holding me back from so much and I want to get rid of it. Thing is, now that I decided that, I don't know where to start. Does anyone have experience/advice to help? Therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist? What to look for? Is there any resource that lists doctors/therapists by state or something? Or does anyone know of anyone good in Baltimore? It took a lot to get to this point of acceptance, and I don't want to lose courage now - please help.