Hi alliecat,

I echo the others here. This is the place to be if you are feeling like isolating. You can work with your feelings here and then step back into 3d when you feel better.

IMHO social anxiety is often part of a wider depression/ anxiety thing and we need to address the whole package really. Finding out what's going on with other sufferers is a good way of finding your own level. I've had a couple of diagnoses from doctors but I felt that they were just ticking boxes; they hadn't known me over time or in the different contexts of my life.

It was by relating with people here,and reading posts in all the sections that I came to understand where I am. It takes a while, I would say don't give up, stick around.

Good thoughts. M