If you have social anxiety you are doomed.

[Daystavro]

If you have social anxiety in this life, you are ruined.
I have social anxiety.
And it has ruined my life.
I have no friends and no gf.
I hate talking or interacting with people.
It makes me feel bad.
They make me feel bad.
They look at me with unkind eyes.
And they judge me and laugh at me and bully me.
That's one of the major reasons I want to ctb.
At least once I ctb and I am dead forever and out of this nightmare forever, I will never have to talk or interact with anyone ever again.
And no one will ever be able to look at me or judge me or laugh at me or bully me again.
This thought comforts me and brings a huge smile to my face.

 

[weedoge]

Agreed, for me anxiety symptoms came a lot later after everything else, it's like the endgame for me apparently and it just comes out of nowhere and swallows you up. Then whole life becomes about avoiding everything that hurts as much as possible.

 

[Armadillo]

Have you ever tried SSRIs/SNRIs and adding some benzos maybe?
Some people can see some changes once the AD kicks in.

If it doesn't work and this problem is the cause for you wanting to CTB, you could give drugs a shot. You got nothing to lose right? Something like cocaine + an opioid or alcohol makes super-confident and almost logorrhoic even extremely introverted, anxious and insecure people.

I don't know if it could be an option for you... but if it is I'd try it. Maybe you can't go on with that lifestile forever but you'll probably be able to go to a party once and feeling like you are 'the man'.

 

[Daystavro]

Have you ever tried SSRIs/SNRIs and adding some benzos maybe?
Some people can see some changes once the AD kicks in.

If it doesn't work and this problem is the cause for you wanting to CTB, you could give drugs a shot. You got nothing to lose right? Something like cocaine + an opioid or alcohol makes super-confident and almost logorrhoic even extremely introverted, anxious and insecure people.

I don't know if it could be an option for you... but if it is I'd try it. Maybe you can't go on with that lifestile forever but you'll probably be able to go to a party once and feeling like you are 'the man'.

I appreciate the advice man but I don't want to get addicted to drugs.
I am taking some SSRI's but it doesn't help me much.

Life sucks man when you have social anxiety.
That's one of the reasons I want to ctb.

 

[Armadillo]

I appreciate the advice man but I don't want to get addicted to drugs.
I am taking some SSRI's but it doesn't help me much.

Life sucks man when you have social anxiety.
That's one of the reasons I want to ctb.

I understand. Addiction is a bitch and there's nothing wrong in being scared of that.
I hope there was some other way, but if you think that CTB is the only solution I can only hope for a peaceful travel when you'll decide it is time.

 

[TheLastTrip]

Social anxiety in a social world does suck, I feel your pain.

 

[TAW122]

I agree with you.

If we existed in a different planet, different society, different world where social ineptness and social anxiety are not factors to leading a successful life, perhaps we may even have some desire to live. However, in this world, on planet Earth, that is unfortunately not the case.

 

[Trashcan]

It's a viscous cycle. I have social anxiety because I'm socially awkward, and then I end up acting more awkward due to my anxiety. It's frustrating too, because I'm an adult and don't have an autism diagnosis, so I'm on my own. There's no help for my social skills. People say to just practice, but the people I interact with outside of the family could be the difference between getting accepted into my dream program or having the network to get a job.

 

[Daystavro]

I agree with you.

If we existed in a different planet, different society, different world where social ineptness and social anxiety are not factors to leading a successful life, perhaps we may even have some desire to live. However, in this world, on planet Earth, that is unfortunately not the case.

I'll tell you why it's like that.
Because humans are a social species.
It's all about socializing with others.
We are not sharks , or snakes who can live alone.
Being a humam being that has social anxiety is like being a dog that can't smell.
It's fundamental to sucess and ultimately happiness as a human to do well socially.
And when you have social anxiety it ruins all of that.

 

[Journeytoletgo]

100% if you have social anxiety it ruins you

I hope he's resting in peace

 

[Darkmoon Queen]

Took me three decades to acknowledge that I had social anxiety and that what I felt was legitimate. That's what being written off as lazy and miserable does.

It never actually occurred to me to just admit.. that I was and am gripped by terror.

 

[Journeytoletgo]

Took me three decades to acknowledge that I had social anxiety and that what I felt was legitimate. That's what being written off as lazy and miserable does.

It never actually occurred to me to just admit.. that I was and am gripped by terror.

Social anxiety is the WORSE it ruins all aspects of your life and potential. I'm 28 and it begun at 14 when I had severe severe acne skin condition I stopped talking and hid from
Everyone if I had just cleaned my skin I would have been more social now. Acne held me back and caused me severe anxiety too late now for me oh well

 

[Darkmoon Queen]

Social anxiety is the WORSE it ruins all aspects of your life and potential. I'm 28 and it begun at 14 when I had severe severe acne skin condition I stopped talking and hid from
Everyone if I had just cleaned my skin I would have been more social now. Acne held me back and caused me severe anxiety too late now for me oh well

I'm almost ten years older than you and I hope it isn't too late for me, hah. Nah, I was always anxious.. didn't make friends in school and I never bounced back from being bullied eight hours a day.

 

[Darkover]

i have extreme anxiety because of all the weed i smoked from a early age of 11, it's so extreme to the point where i won't take myself to the dentist or doctors or hospital, my left shoulder dislocated when i was 18 in a fight in my back garden i never seeked any treatment for it, it's dislocated like 15 times in the last 17 years it goes weak and limp from time to time and i can't use my left arm, when i was 18 i went to jail for a crime i didn't commit anyway the dentist there told me i had 22 cavities, my mom and dad never took me to the dentist when i was a child at all neglectful, my dad is even a ward manager for the nhs and a nurse so he has no excuse for not taking me, basically all my teeth have rotted away now, i couldn't talk to any girls never have always felt to shy too, anxiety will definitely doom you to a poor quality of life/, toothache is the worst pain.