(((((Onmyway)))))), I'm sorry that you're having this difficulty. I avoid going out a lot. I often attribute it to depression, but social anxiety plays a big part with me. It sounds like it could well be medication-related for you, since the behavior sounds like an abrupt change. Whatever the etiology, I'm sure it's still miserable going through it. I hope that it lifts soon. I'm kicking myself this evening because I couldn't get myself to join a friend at a dance (which in fairness to myself is one of the more stressful activities for a depressed and socially anxious person). I even feel shy and withdrawn here at PC a lot of the time. I remember my brief occasional sojourns to "normalcy", so it really stings to live like this.