Hello .. my name is Eric and I just joined this site. Im 25 and have had SAD as long as I can remember. I just recently began an attempt to confront it, and have started seeing a therapist and taking medication. I can't remember a specific moment in my life that may have triggered my Social Anxiety, but I have always been quiet, nervous and anxious around people that I don't know. I have had situations in my life where I have had to socialize with strangers, and my anxiety was so bad that I would sit there and not say anything, and then just get up and leave without saying anything. I would then obsess over what those people probably thought about me. Also, I would develop panic attacks and dread social situations before they even happened, and would just end up avoiding them all together. SAD has prevented me from developing a lot of relationships with girls, friends and has prevented me from being where I want to in life. Ive always been too embarrassed to talk about it and confront it, but I'm trying to beat it now. So hello everyone! 
