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Panic attack?
Anxiety Support / by C321
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 January 31st, 2017
...See more I had an episode a couple years back the night before I had to give a presentation in front of judges for a scholarship application. I was crying and hyperventilating and my body started to tingle. This went on for probably 10 minutes until I could calm down. I am realizing now it could have been a panic attack? I am not sure if it was one or not. I havent experianced this since but I am just wondering if what I did experiance was a panic attack?
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Advice on learning social skills
Anxiety Support / by C321
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 December 18th, 2016
...See more Hi. This may be a little long, i am looking for advice...I have been struggling with social anxiety for at least 5 years. I went through high school(and actually most of my life) as an extremely quiet person and at some point the shyness turned into social anxiety. In high school i had a core group of about 3 friends i had known since early elementry school and i never really learned how to talk comfortablely with new people. Now i am in 2nd year university and am overwhelmed with all the new people and am struggling with making new friends. I go to a couple of groups and the people are friendly but i am so awkward to talk to because i am not good at carrying a natural conversation or letting my guard down. I realized tonight just how visible my discomfort can be, as a couple people causally asked about my home life(which by the way is great, i have a fantastically supportive family who are the only people i can relax and be myself around). I hardly even let my guard down for my 3 good high school friends, it takes me so long to trust someone enough to let them see me relaxed and for me to comfortably share my opinions. When i talk to new people my thoughts come out jumbled because i am so nervous. I am so scared of judgement and have such underdeveloped social skills. I dont know what to do. I know it will take practice but how do i start?
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