Should I stop talking to people to avoid anxiety?

[Reaper1255]

in the end people handle it diffrintly i am just minding my own and being a hermit i goto work come home sleep jerk off eat and so forth only social friends or life is on pc so not much of a life in real life nore relationship irl not even a friendgroup or relationship with my family my own head and emotions ruind that but my advice seek help goto therpy talk and express your emotions to a professionle but understand they can't just fix the problem its just a place for you to goto and be your self and open to deal and handle those thoughts and emotions to find a way to settle and live a decent life because in the end nothing is normal in life we all go through things from people dieing being killed raped robbed shot fraud laws killings fights and a large range of bs but in the end if you remind your self that thoughts people life emotions are just a memory you will be less likly to be so stressed live the life you want think of what you want to be think of all the things you wish would come true because if you put your mind to it you can do it 😁

[Gravit1]

You are very analytical, which I am as well. God doesn't want us to live in fear. Talking to people is healthy and God designed us to interact. If your mind turns in on itself it can analyze itself to death. You can focus that thinking on task, but if you focus it on yourself or your actions it can melt your mind. Putting your mind on other things helps, though this can be music, documentaries, books, or even the mundane, the best thing is God's Word. It can be difficult to read sometimes, but audio books help too. Just focusing on something else helps you not tear yourself apart.

Philippians 4:8
(8) Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.

[Screenwriter]

Sounds to me you should take advantage of the mental health care aspect of your health insurance. If you're NOT insured, there are city mental health units that work on a sliding scale. Also Episcopal Counseling Centers nationwide work on sliding scales. See a psychiatrist for medication and then go regularly to a counselor to work through this problem.
You will have to deal with people for the rest of your life. That's a given: in the workplace, in stores, in personal relationships.
I'm not even talking about SO relationships. I'm talking about friends and acquaintances. You need a network of people around you who care about your wellbeing. When you DON'T have this network, it is too easy to fall off the face of the planet and plunge into depression or seriously debilitating anxiety.
Life is a joy. You need to get on board with that. It's going to take some time, but with help, you'll get there.

[Poppykate]

It sounds like you have social anxiety. I have dealt with this during a difficult time in my life, and I did overcome it... and so will you! The best way to handle it, is to firstly talk to your parents. Seek treatment. Most treatment will involve seeing a doctor or seeing a therapist on a ongoing basis. (E. g. weekly). In the meantime, here is a link to a selfhelp for social anxiety. Best of luck.

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/social-anxiety-disorder.htm

[Smoke-n-Growls]

No.

I also have anxiety. Fortunately not socially-triggered anxiety, though.

Get yourself some therapy, and keep practicing.

There's a difference between what's actually happening and what your anxiety is telling your brain to think happened.

Definitely also visit your doctor. Medication and therapy changed my life for the better. It's worth looking into, especially since you're going to need to talk to others more as you grow older.

Anxiety is a dragon. You can tame it, but not without help.

[psychoticanimallover]

I made the decision years ago to avoid social interactions due to anxiety and tbh I regret it. It helped my anxiety but it’s a boring existence. You never get better if you don’t try. Not talking to anyone for the rest of your life will be unfulfilling and lonely, without exception. I’d say avoid anything too major - YOU decide whether to interact to people and how often. Don’t feel any pressure to do anything you don’t want to. The more you do it, the better you’ll become with practice.

[alc24]

I understand what you’re going through, I’ve dealt with it too and it sucks. But to be honest, talking to people and being forced out of my comfort level definitely helped calm my anxiety. 6 months ago I avoided calling my own family because I get anxious over the phone, now I can pick up a phone and call a complete stranger no problem.

[0112358]

No, that will make you more prone to anxiety. The end result of trying to avoid all anxiety is agoraphobia.

Instead you need to consciously develop skills to handle rumination and build confidence that while there will be stress you will be able to handle it.

I don’t want to suggest that’s always easy, but without question that’s the direction to work on.

[TonyMetal___86]

Well i'm always happy while talking with you, which means if your mind replay the conversation than you should be happy 😊
Your a sweet girl and should never feel like that, i don't want you to shut your mouth because i like hearing your the words and subjects that you talk about 🙂

[joeldalton]

No. You need to talk to more people. Figure out something to tell yourself after the conversation to distract your mind. something like “she was nice, I hope I get to talk to her again, her clothes were really cute”

[Tomsta]

As a fellow anixety sufferer. You should not cut people out who care about you

There is nothing wrong woth being a private person but having no-one to talk to can lead to worse problems than anxiety

Maybe look for counselling or therapy. To me this sound like it might have elements of socialphobia. Counselling/Therapy helps people through these kind of problems

Its not going to be easy. But if you want to change then therapy would help

[codyccc]

Na that is a repeating cycle anxiety causes you to isolate yourself, isolation leads to depression, depression leads to more anxiety when you do go out and the cycle repeat until you find yourself with a shot gun barrel in your mouth and some has a hell of a mess to clean up

[AdithyaR]

So it seems you have social anxiety.
So my advice is that you do need to talk to someone, a therapist first. You should talk to a good professional who can help you overcome it or at least help ease the stress of it.

[slatyb]

This can be pretty crippling. If you can maybe see a therapist to help overcome this anxiety. People aren't judging every word you say.

[JosyJosy]

Unless you put yourself in solitary confinement for the rest of your life, you're gonna have to talk to people, so I suggest facing the anxiety and getting used to talking to people

[MountAverage]

You'll be more miserable in the long run, if you do that. You need to see a therapist weekly. There's no way around that.

[andy530]

I think there are better ways of dealing with anxiety than withdrawing in my opinion

[Xavier16]

Talking about your anxiety may help more then you think. But being alone is worse.

[COMMODOREII]

I would think its better to work your way up to more people.

[AlexanderAnttila]

You ought to talk to someone instead of becoming a recluse. A professional!

[KrakenAttackin]

Talk to your doctor. An anti-anxiety proscription might make a big difference.

[Jltakk]

I've been there. I'm far more relaxed alone, my social anxiety has hurt a ton.

[bulletson]

My anxiety ruins my life.

[GAGSucksBalls1]

Yeah