My social anxiety disorder

Hi am quiet new round ere,am 25 and i suffer SAD, have done since about 15,b4 this i had been battlin depression since about 9.My whole life is shaped around my problem,i cant even remember the old me now,its as if its a mind set.I have learnt various copin stratergys to help me live some sort of life outside of this house over the years,but alot i still dont manage well at all,summers is comin and i`m dreddin it due to my condition,in the summer my comfort zone shrinks dramaticaly.i`m keen to talk 2 people who suffer the same as me and 2 c how it effects there lifes and what they do to cope!!!!

It's interesting that it gets worse in the summer. Any ideas why?

Hi mate yeah summer!!!!!i got it all mapped out in me head!!!!in the summer people are out in tje street,they are everywhere.in winter time people are cold and wrapped up warm and are only concerned with gettin to where they goin,in the winter it gets dark at 4m meanin i find it easier to go to the shop and stuff, come the summer i will go out as early as possible if i have to go out then will not leave the house again that day.somtimes i av been physically sick b4 goin out in the mornin cause i`m so anxious!!!!this is only scratchin the surface to!!!

Have you talked to a doctor or therapist about it? Certain kinds of therapy and meds seem to work pretty well for this.

i understand were u are coming from i have panic disorder and alot of anxiety problems i'm 23 i did not finish high school due to it i also have trouble leaving my confort zone for 3 months now my p doc has had me on klonipin and lexapro they really have been working i am more outgoing more socialable and now i just got a new job have you tried talking to your p doc sometimes it just takes time to find what works best for you but u have to speak with your doc about all kinds of solutions trust me sooner or later there will be one there that really helps you and you will feel like such a load has been lifted from you i hope all is well ttyl take care
stephy

yeah hear ya but am alot more complicated than jus not wantin to go out,its me now,its very complex,no one knows me better than me!!!i`ve been on anxiety/depression pills b4 and dont like them, If i could get a brain transplant i`d be ok,lol. but like i said it aint jus SAD,its massive,and i aint got any demons to face from me past so i no a therapist would not help. Plus i ad it thru school for a few hours a week and it did me head in.Even more so now cause am a bidd of a alpha male and find it hard to open up,i almost lost me gal and kid due to my pride!!! I manage myself now pretty well i think thanks to all the love i have around me.

If you go to see a Cognitive-Behavioral therapist you won't be facing demons from your past--you'll be working on things you can do in the present to fight the social anxiety. (I'm not saying you won't talk about your past at all, but it's not the focus.)