Where to go...

Danyo

Member
Hey everyone, I'm new to this site, and I've gotten the link from a forum somewhere else about someone who explained his situation.

The reason I'm here is because everything he wrote ( and what I found further after looking up more info ) make me think that I have it, badly.

I'll sketch the scenario a bit, I'm currently 21 years old, unemployed living at home. I do have a girlfriend who've I been with for more then 5 years now, and litteraly means the world to me.

Now, I've been unemployed for 2 years now, and the main reason i'm unemployed is, that i'm too scared to make applications and to be accepted.
I also lost 90% of my friends the last few years because I do not want to go out and meet new people.

But, everytime I get convinced by my girlfriend to go somewhere, I usually end up with heart poundings and other symptons you get when people are stressed. Amongst others is vomiting when I wake up to go to somewhere, even without eating anything. When I went to school still, I did it on a daily basis almost, I waited till I had vomited to eat so I didn't lost any energy from breakfast :s

So that's about how my life is, and I'm far from happy. I think the only thing that keeps me going is my girl friend at the moment. And she knows how much problems I have with these things.

So, my question is, where do I go from here? Who do I turn to, what do I do.

Thank you for your time, and I hope I've posted this in the right spot.
 

slimjim119

Well-known member
Sounds like a bad case of social anxiety. You took an important first step in acknowledging you have a problem and posting in this forum. It's great you have a girlfriend who supports and encourages you to go out and do things.

The next step is to seek professional help. Maybe you can ask your doctor for a referral to a good therapist in your area. Don't delay. Sounds like you can really use the help.
 

Danyo

Member
Thank you.

My mother came earlier on and she found me in a rather depressed state, and she said she was gonna call a doctor wether I'd like it or not. So I guess it's a mather of time till I get some proffesional help ( I hope ).

I really hope it get's better.


I will probably be a more regular poster here from now on, so you'll probably find out how things go on.
 
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