I still have it a bit, still working on it. still not really able to talk to people my own age very well, nor anybody really. I think that it takes, being successful unto yourself, and getting out there by yourself.
by getting out by yourself I mean doing things that people would normally do with other people or friends, by yourself. so go to a restaurant or a bar and be served and just read your phone while you wait for your order, then watch the tv or whatever. go to a concert by yourself, but try to sit somewhere that has a quick exit so you can just go back to the bus or subway, or get picked up. go to the movies by yourself, doesn't have to be a night time show.
do something creative, and be fucking proud of it, or something that scares you and gives you a rush. when I was a kid I was a skateboarder and I could do it with the shitty friends I had or alone, and alone was always better. I no longer have those friends, they just became pot heads and it annoyed me.
last summer I made an electric guitar, and that was one of the most awesome things I have ever done. I have never socialized much, and I still don't. I almost avoid people now, I only speak when I have to. I hope to have a small business that I can run and make money from. It might work and it might not, society hasn't provided a decent job even after graduation, so I can't count on that.
You have to find some freedom, a peace of mind. For me I write songs and play guitar and bass guitar. I write about anything I feel, but I can't write about love because I don't really know anything about it as I have never dated or had a gf or anything like that. So I just write what comes to mind.
find something you are interested in and learn and follow it, and you will find a world within yourself that you never knew
I suffered from terrible anxiety a couple years ago, to the point where I didn't even want to go outside and I didn't have many friends. I was almost at a breaking point when I stared seeing a therapist, after about a year talking to him, although it didn't take that long to help, it greatly improved my life. So I highly recommend looking in to psychotherapy, it may be difficult to find the right one, but do some web searching and find a good one and give them a call, I garantee you it will help. Good luck.
I suffer with anxiety and depression. I just do the things that I like. Like, eat Taco Bell and relax and then I kinda feel happier.
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I suffer from it majorly stress and anxiety that it disturbs my sleep on a regular basis. I wake up with hot flashes and i need to stick my head out of the window sometimes its that bad. im learning to calm myself down though. Before though i used to wake up feeling really sick and id start panicking even more.
the best way i handle it is by saying to myself youve been here before you know its only a hot flash and its part of the anxiety. Its not like you're gonna die.
Its not easy but youve gotta remember that everyone handles anxiety differently. you need to find what works for you
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I made this my take awhile back. Hope it helps.
It's easy. Buy some new cool clothes and try to be around your friends. Eventually you'll relax. You could also chew gum.
My top tip would be to make yoursel anxious on purpose. Be really fucking anxious. Go all in. Play with it.
I've grown out of it for the most part. But I recently started taking a prescription or the first time. I got prescribed generic Zoloft. It helps the remaining anxiety for me.
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