I'm too young for this! Help!

[ImTooYoungForThis]

I'm only 15! I have Social Anxiety Disorder AND Axillary Hyperhydrosis!
This, as if you didn't guess, can be VERY problematic when giving speeches or presenting during school. Not only that, but I will constantly avoid going out or anything of the sort, lest I get embarrassed about the sweating, making me sweat more, which would make me more embarrassed! It's a pathetic cycle and I seriously don't even know what to do anymore!
I've gotten over depression before this, and that was nowhere near as bad as this! At least that was fixable!
What do I do?!?!

 

[nephatitus]

calm down and try to stop over reacting to speeches and presentations, the key to getting over this is by getting a comfortable train of thought, what exactly are you ansy about in the first place but to solve this problem you would have to practice giving you speech or presentation to a makeshift audience before you do the real thing, practice numreous times and when you actually do the real thing it will just be automatic and you wont even notice the class itself, almost like you are in your own personal bubble. As for the sweating part, that is something that may go away in time but if you are sweating just excuse yourself and find someplace cool and wait for a while until you stop.

im not too sure about the sweating part, but for the presentation/speeches it should work since it does for me

 

[Ashiene]

well u are lucky if u compare yourself to me.

i got obsessive compulsive disorder at 8 years old, social anxiety began when i was 13, intermittent explosive disorder at 14, agoraphobia at 16, autogynephilia at 16, depression at 17, and im now 19 years old.

 

[spaz]

calm down and try to stop over reacting to speeches and presentations, the key to getting over this is by getting a comfortable train of thought, what exactly are you ansy about in the first place but to solve this problem you would have to practice giving you speech or presentation to a makeshift audience before you do the real thing, practice numreous times and when you actually do the real thing it will just be automatic and you wont even notice the class itself, almost like you are in your own personal bubble. As for the sweating part, that is something that may go away in time but if you are sweating just excuse yourself and find someplace cool and wait for a while until you stop.

im not too sure about the sweating part, but for the presentation/speeches it should work since it does for me

Your ideas might work for some people, but for me, and probably alot of others it is meaningless. I cannot control my anxiety and focus on giving a speech. It just isn't possible. Medication and therapy are the only way. People need to remember that there are varying degrees of severity when it comes to social phobia.

 

[nephatitus]

spaz

i am talking to someone who is 15yrs old and this is perfectly natural at any age to to nervous when giving out speeches/presentations, which is the only matter that i am trying to address. Talking to me about anything else besides what i am trying to help with is meaningless since you apparently have no word of advice of your own

 

[Scifi_Tomboy]

You are right, you are too young for this. I feel very sorry that you have this sweating problem, any physical problem like that at your age is very difficult. All I can say is - if you are getting grief for this, learn to enjoy your own company, I have always enjoyed my own company & I became the most popular girl in the school (I didn't want to be). I loved reading, doing crosswords etc. I was not interested in any of them, Which made me more interesting I suppose, just be yourself.

There was a girl that I went to school with that had a huge sweating problem, she was the most confident person I knew & always had stains at the armpits of her uniform. She was not a nice person though. I don't remember her as having a sweat problem, I remember her as being a horrible person who told lies.

Don't worry about any sweat problem or anything else. Just be a nice honest person.

Kind regards