New Here

[Tab]

Hey everyone, I'm new here. I've been visiting this site now for a few months and decided it was time to become a member. I figured it is the first step to overcoming this disability. A little background about me: I'm a 19 year old guy, never had a girl friend or a job, I some how manage to drag myself to school everyday. I'm a second year student in university studying history. I've got a younger brother and older sister and my family thinks I'm a lazy worthless person because of my social anxiety. I haven't ever told anyone about it so this is the first time anyone has heard about it from me. I feel like my life is being wasted on nothing, all I do is stay at home and rarely go out, if I do it's with 1 or 2 people who I've always known and sometimes feel miserable the entire time I'm out. I want to get over this fuckin anxiety so bad I don't know what to do. I feel trapped and can't get out. No one around me seems to pick up on it and they see me as a selfish, lazy, stuck up person. I want to break free of this unnecessary anxiety so bad. Not a day goes by I'm not affect by it. It kinda feels good telling someone about this. I hope this to be the first day of the rest of my life, the better life I should have had from the start.

 

[Leki]

Hi welcome to the forum

You sound alot like me from what you have written. There are alot of understanding people on here and i have found it really helpful.
The fact that you have signed up is a positive thing and shows you are ready to try and do something about your anxiety.

I hate it when people think i'm stuck up (I think alot of people do) I just want to yell at them i'm not stuck up i don't talk to you because i am totally indimidated by you.

 

[steel_sparks]

welcome to the forums Tab I often think people must think i'm rude because I don't say thanks or because I give off a don't talk to me impression because of my SA, I know when I get over this I will explain to a few people and hopefully they'll understand, but other than that there isn't much more I can do so I try not to worry about it too much.

Hope you find all the support you need here.

Graham

 

[Tab]

hey, do you go to uottawa?

no i go to carleton

 

[recluse]

Hey everyone, I'm new here. I've been visiting this site now for a few months and decided it was time to become a member. I figured it is the first step to overcoming this disability. A little background about me: I'm a 19 year old guy, never had a girl friend or a job, I some how manage to drag myself to school everyday. I'm a second year student in university studying history. I've got a younger brother and older sister and my family thinks I'm a lazy worthless person because of my social anxiety. I haven't ever told anyone about it so this is the first time anyone has heard about it from me. I feel like my life is being wasted on nothing, all I do is stay at home and rarely go out, if I do it's with 1 or 2 people who I've always known and sometimes feel miserable the entire time I'm out. I want to get over this fuckin anxiety so bad I don't know what to do. I feel trapped and can't get out. No one around me seems to pick up on it and they see me as a selfish, lazy, stuck up person. I want to break free of this unnecessary anxiety so bad. Not a day goes by I'm not affect by it. It kinda feels good telling someone about this. I hope this to be the first day of the rest of my life, the better life I should have had from the start.

Hi welcome to the site. I was 19 years old when i got my first job so don't feel bad about it. You are not wasting your life because you are in university. I know how you feel about people getting the wrong impression, and that is the problem with an illness like this.