Hi everyone! I have been looking around here once or twice a week for a little while and thought I should finally join in. I have had SA for 8 years and lately I had noticed that things were worsening day by day. Today was one of the greatest days I have had in a very long time because I finally built up enough courage to go talk to the family doctor about my SA. I was terrified of course at first about talking to him about it, but as we talked more and more about it I felt better and better and now I feel sooo much better about myself! I actually broke down in tears while talking with him because I was so happy and relieved that I was finally going to get help. As of now I have lost all of my friends I had in high school and have been having a very hard time getting through my second year of college. I am still living with my parents, which I am not ashamed of by the way, and currently do not work. My SA has been causing me to become depressed lately because I am unable to work effectively with others at school (I am in a small-group speech class) and I am unable to make any new friends. I find myself sitting alone at home most of the time and it hurts a lot. I have even been having suicidal thoughts lately and this is what scared me the most into getting serious help. Both of my parents are currently on meds for depression by the way. It feels great now, though, knowing that my condition will hopefully only get better with the help of a psychiatrist and possibly meds.
I would like to share something that has helped me quite a bit with making myself feel better and ridding me of some of the anxiety I have been having. I found in another thread on this forum a link to a video with a famous English hypnotist name Paul Mckenna. The video was supposed to help rid of any phobia a person may have. That video didn't really work for me, but it still got me interested in other things that this Paul Mckenna guy had made. I found this audio file on his own website http://www.paulmckenna.com/download.php and listened to it right before I went to bed. After I listened to it I was completely stress free and I felt absolutely great! I even had less anxiety the next day at school. I would definately recommend anyone to try it out, if anything it will make you feel a lot better even after a very stressful day. I also downloaded his "Positivity" CD (illegally) and that is full of amazing tracks that help me feel better and think more clearly. If you would like to know where to download this message me, I don't want to get in trouble posting it here.
Well, I look forward to learning more about all of you and helping the best I can! I'll try to keep you updated about my treatments and what not and hope it will be beneficial to you all. Thanks!
I would like to share something that has helped me quite a bit with making myself feel better and ridding me of some of the anxiety I have been having. I found in another thread on this forum a link to a video with a famous English hypnotist name Paul Mckenna. The video was supposed to help rid of any phobia a person may have. That video didn't really work for me, but it still got me interested in other things that this Paul Mckenna guy had made. I found this audio file on his own website http://www.paulmckenna.com/download.php and listened to it right before I went to bed. After I listened to it I was completely stress free and I felt absolutely great! I even had less anxiety the next day at school. I would definately recommend anyone to try it out, if anything it will make you feel a lot better even after a very stressful day. I also downloaded his "Positivity" CD (illegally) and that is full of amazing tracks that help me feel better and think more clearly. If you would like to know where to download this message me, I don't want to get in trouble posting it here.
Well, I look forward to learning more about all of you and helping the best I can! I'll try to keep you updated about my treatments and what not and hope it will be beneficial to you all. Thanks!
