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MidWhiteFlava
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I have social anxiety & most people don't
Anxiety Support / by MidWhiteFlava
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 June 20th, 2020
...See more I discovered not long ago that my symptoms of hypervigilinace, extreme anxiety with crowds, and intimacy problems are direct consequences of social anxiety. I was diagnosed with depression on several occasions and through the years always felt there was an underlying issue. Only and I stress this, only when I talked to someone who experienced similar symptoms did I discover what I believe is the correct diagnosis, and likely has been the indirect cause of depression which I never feel has been a consistent issue for me. The difficult part? I've been compared to people who are about to take a school exam, or more recently, claimed to completely overcome their social anxiety with "will power". Anyone who has experienced SA knows this is like comparing a drizzle to an F3 tornado, or willing something like cancer away. So, what are my options to truly overcome this?
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