Hey! I think I've been shy almost my whole life (even though my house doctor says nobody is born shy). Never had real problems with it until I was 14 years old, then social interactions became more talking based and that really caused issues lacking good speaking skills.
The anxiety gradually build over the years up to the age of 22 or so. I still went to parties using alcohol as a social lubricant. Age 23 to 25 was an awful period and felt depressed most of the time, in 2011 I was prescribed anti-depressants for 6 months (lexapro). They definitely helped kick start a different mind set and made some life altering changes around that period. Meditation and introspection, picked up harmonica playing, started travelling more, trying to write more.
I'm now thinking good gets better and we'll see how it goes.
One thing that bothers me a lot is that I don't have any good friends anymore which have the same interests but I hope I can meet some people on this board.
Cheers
The anxiety gradually build over the years up to the age of 22 or so. I still went to parties using alcohol as a social lubricant. Age 23 to 25 was an awful period and felt depressed most of the time, in 2011 I was prescribed anti-depressants for 6 months (lexapro). They definitely helped kick start a different mind set and made some life altering changes around that period. Meditation and introspection, picked up harmonica playing, started travelling more, trying to write more.
I'm now thinking good gets better and we'll see how it goes.
One thing that bothers me a lot is that I don't have any good friends anymore which have the same interests but I hope I can meet some people on this board.
Cheers
via Social Anxiety Forum http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/forum/f25/hey-little-intro-249162/
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