I posted on another part of this forum a while ago thinking my problem was depression and guilt but since then I've come to the conclusion that my main problem is actually anxiety and that my problems are consistent with avoidant personality disorder. Almost every day i have a tight throat sensation from the anxiety and often it lasts most of the day with little let up.

Basically this problem has ruined my life. I think it started after a bad experience of bullying when I was about ten and since then I've suffered from social anxiety which has got worse and worse over the years. Through my teenage years I pushed various friends away and then in my twenties I basically became more and more withdrawn to the point where I now have no friends and spend almost all my time in my room and rarely go out in public. However even though I avoid people as much as possible i still feel lots of anxiety, pretty much everyday.

I'm now in my late twenties and I don't want to waste any more of my life but I don't really know how to change things. At the moment I keep a journal for expressing and working out my feelings and use some relaxation techniques to ease the anxiety. Although I think this has helped me I'm not sure if it's enough to really help me to overcome this problem. I suppose I'm just hoping people here might have some advice.
Thanks for reading.