[Lobster Hands]

First off I'll start by saying that I don't know if this belongs in this forum...it may belong in anxiety.

I can't talk to anybody. I've got so many problems that I feel are too embarrassing to talk about. I'm not comfortable talking to anybody about anything serious anymore. Every time something starts to get serious I get really anxious and I have to go lay down or I have to escape somehow. I just shut down and stare blankly sometimes. All it takes for me to get worked up is for someone to mention one of my problems. Even a joke reminds me of things. I'm so thin skinned right now

It makes it worse because my family is constantly making fun of me for not talking about anything. They keep on pushing and pushing and pushing. I can't talk about these things with them because they are part to blame for some of my issues and I don't feel safe with them.

Why do I have problems sharing things with people? Why do I have to get so worked up? How can I stop letting past experiences effect me?

Sorry if most or all of this didn't really make sense...I don't know...

[kaliope]

can you talk to t about not being able to talk...just what you wrote here? that you become so overwhelmed with emotion that you shut down?she/he may be able to help you work thru that anxiety and embarrassment so that you will be able to start talking. even just printing out this post and handing it to you t would be a start. I have often just written things to my t because I have been too embarrassed to talk about it. take care.

[Lobster Hands]

Originally Posted by kaliope

can you talk to t about not being able to talk...just what you wrote here? that you become so overwhelmed with emotion that you shut down?she/he may be able to help you work thru that anxiety and embarrassment so that you will be able to start talking. even just printing out this post and handing it to you t would be a start. I have often just written things to my t because I have been too embarrassed to talk about it. take care.

Both of those are good ideas. Thank you.