Social phobia ruining life :(

[Landmine_Salesman]

Hey guys, I really needed to talk with someone about this. I am 3rd year university student however since september 2006 I have been taking classes where I don't have to do presentations. I have had social phobia since Grade 10 and even when I was a full time student I didn't really talk with anyone in class.

I enrolled in the summer semester which started 3 weeks ago because I needed two credits that I should have gotten in September but I still haven't attended those classes yet because in both I have to do a presentation.

Now I dropped out in January and now if I drop again I will loose money and the counselor won't take it well since I did drop out in the previous semester.

I don't know what to do! Please help

 

[sabbath92001]

Hey guys, I really needed to talk with someone about this. I am 3rd year university student however since september 2006 I have been taking classes where I don't have to do presentations. I have had social phobia since Grade 10 and even when I was a full time student I didn't really talk with anyone in class.

I enrolled in the summer semester which started 3 weeks ago because I needed two credits that I should have gotten in September but I still haven't attended those classes yet because in both I have to do a presentation.

Now I dropped out in January and now if I drop again I will loose money and the counselor won't take it well since I did drop out in the previous semester.

I don't know what to do! Please help

Increase your willingness to do presentations. You really can't control your anxiety or thoughts so instead increase your willingness to have them.

 

[oszapo]

Landmine, have you not thought about takin some drug what would calm you down?Im against drugs really i dont belive in them in a long way but i think occasionally they a good sort of quick help.
There are so many out there.I know from other people that a lot of find solution in them.Some take it all the time which i think is too dangerous as you can get addicted to them and then keep higherin your dose till it wont work?I dont know im not a doctor surely there are ones which are not so strong and maybe can take them every day but i think its far better if for situations like presentations you would use them.
I really wanna try xanax myself which is very addictive and it makes you feel like would be drunk but i know for sure i would only take them like at a big family dinner.. etc
I have bad social anxiety too so i know its hard.But the reason i haven tryed it yet cos my doctor gave me some crap what didn help at all he thinks im just lonely because im far away from my family and that i need to go out more often!!So i dont go back again as it was so embarrasin he didn belive me and i made a fool out of myself.
But im thinkin about goin back again and till that i have Bach Rescue Remedy you can get it in Boots.I think it does help a bit.

 

[oszapo]

drugs=i ment medication

 

[jayo]

You should talk directly to the professor/lecturer about this.

I am sure they will be far more sympathetic than you may think.