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Hi everyone. My name is Tom and I'm not sure if what is bothering me is social anxiety or something else. What I experience is an extreme reluctance to say anything to others. For instance, I'll enter one of the chat support rooms here on 7 Cups because I want to find out how to deal with this issue, but I'm overcome with panic at saying anything. My mind goes blank and I can't think of the question I wanted to ask or the thought I wanted to share. Another inhibiting factor, I think, is that I feel like I'll be interrupting the ongoing conversations that involve people who are trying to come to grips with their own problems and I don't want to interfere with their doing that.

This all probably sounds pretty dumb, but there it is. Has anyone else felt this way about sharing things with others and, if so, how did you deal with it, if you did?

Thanks.

Hi everyone!

I've been a member for only a few days now, and I am still working on becoming acquainted to the community. Within the brief period I've been here, I feel like I've made progress. However, I still feel that my overthinking and worrying is still holding me back. Lately, I am spending too much time thinking about my responsibilities instead of doing them, and end worrying myself into anxiety. I joined this group becuae I wanted to learn how to take control of my thoughts once again, and even share my ideas about how I get trough difficult times that may help others.

I'm Ryan, I suffer with anxiety disorder and at the minute, I'm going through a tough time with it. I've accepted it, even though I find it hard to deal with. My biggest challenge is for people to understand what is wrong with me, without judging me or giving me the 'it's just a state of mind/ snap out of it attitude'

Hi,

My name is Guilhem and I ve always had this tendancy to anxiety but I would manage it decently except in very stressful times.

Now that I have a fybromialgia, numerous hernias and that I have to stay in bed for months and that I ve had to quit every kind of activity, my anxiety is feeding on my difficulties and is getting stronger.

The form of light bipolarity I ve developed does help either.

Hence, I worry! And all my pathologies feed on anxiety...

Hi I'm Anne. I've been dealing with anxiety for 9 yrs and now I've started having social anxiety and have been feeling really lonely lately.

Hi, im Lucy. Im happy to have found this community because sometimes all i need to know is that im not alone.

I think i have a lot of anxiety since i was a child. Life at home wasnt bad, but there were tense things here and there, and ive always been very sensitive. My anxiety dropped for many years and now its back with total strength. It gets worse because i put a lot of pressure on myself to accomplish things and always believe that ill be happy when i achieved my goals, but truth is that the excitment dies out after a couple days..

Anyway, i need professional help, but for now i cant afford it, so ill get by feeling embraced by all the support i find here.

Best of luck to all of us!

Hi,

I'm warmheartedHuman2014. The comouiter picked that name for me when I signed up and I loved it and kept it.

I've been rreally anxious about a lot of things since my ex broke up with me two years ago. Not because I need him in my life, but because I felt so at home with him and his friends and family. We lived together in another country. Now, I'm back in my home country and my childhood friends don't want my friendship anymore. I work on a cruise ship so I am constantly changing surroundings. Some contracts, I find one friend to keep my head above water. Others, I feel so left out. This one, old colleagues who I thought were my friends are tsalkjong about me behind my back. I am a performer and last year had guest leave bad comments about my singing abilities. I had always been confident in them and never heard anyone say that in all my life. Now, I'm conscious all the time if I am on key. I sit I'm the bathroom stall during our set breaks so I don't have to pretend to be ok. I have a friend I met a few years ago. Started as a fling and we just clicked. Worked together again and dated. He has his own issues. I love him and am anxious he will stop contacting me so I end up pressuring him without wanting to.

That is my story. Lop hello, all.

Hi everyone. I have been treated for anxiety on and off for rougky 7 years. Medication changes here and there. Quitting when I felt nothing worked. Finally, one doctor tried to diagnose me as bipolar. And prescribed me lithium and xanax. I only took the xanax as needed. The lithium kept me at a semi-happy balance but the side effects from the medication were too great and my husband and I had decided to try for pregnancy. 6 months later, we are still trying and my anxiety is out of the roof. I believe trying it making it worse and making me lose my mind. Anger sets in when the ones who don't try get pregnant like its just so easy. Basically, I am trying to learn new ways to cope and keep the anger at bay. I hate not being on control and feeling like life is just spinning away from me. If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears!

Thanks everyone. This is a huge step for me!

New to the board. Trying to find some answers and support. I've had anxiety and panic disorder for 19 years (first panic attack at 15). Was well controlled for quite awhile this last time. My daughter was caught in the crossfire of a shooting in April (she wasn't hit thank God) and two months later we found out she had planned on killing herself that night and instead cut herself all over with a razor. She's now in counseling and bringing up all kinds of emotions I guess I buried. My anxiety has gone crazy. I have lost 40lbs in 4 months.I have now developed lower back pain and sciatica and have convinced myself that I have cancer...oh yes I also have health anxiety. Major health anxiety. This is ruining my life. I am so close to losing my dream job with no safety net. Tomorrow I am finally going to see a back specialist but I am terrified. Depression has set in due to the pain and fear of losing my job and I'm stuck in a cycle. Not good at introductions :)

Hi. I'm new here. And I have Anxiety... im new chronic worrier.