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Originally Posted by joymc2
I'm not sure if this is a bipolar thing but I use to be a bit of a social butterfly. I had a great desire to constantly plan get-togethers, try to make lots of friends and loved to be the life of the party. Of course my erractic behavior didn't keep people around for long but it didn't stop me from trying. Well in the last few years I've pretty much cut ties with most friends & even some family members & I started to live a life of seclusion. I avoid leaving the house unless I have to & I don't have any desire to make any friends. Just the whole thought of socializing now gives me anxiety. Can anyone relate?
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Joy you exactly describe part of my adult life. Little things that my friends did would cut ties and seclude them. I still have a couple of good friends that I see every now and then but going out to socialize is nerve racking (social anxiety disorder). I have been going through a psychologist who has helped me feel bit more at ease and take anxiety pills as needed (knolopin 1 mg). It was going great then I went into a depression episode and is partly how I got rediagnosed from major depressive to bipolar. But going back talk therapy helps and it is little steps.