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PTSD stress

User Profile: Love220
Love220 December 26th, 2022

I suffered from traumas some years ago, and I have their symptoms these days. Now, I have anxiety to interact with people (family) who made me traumatic. I seek to avoid society because my illness (schizoaffective) caused me embarrassing situations. Taking this manner of living is unhealthy because I won't be able to socialize, and it is a fundamental need as a human. Any suggestions to manage my sociability?

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User Profile: Kait
Kait January 2nd, 2023

@Samar19 For me, finding groups that have common interests of mine is a great way to start socializing. I like board games, so I joined a group of board gamers through the MeetUp app :) This has led me to meet some amazing people. If joining a group in person feels too overwhelming at first, maybe joining an online group might be a bit easier! Good luck, I know you can overcome your anxiety!

User Profile: JustHumanThatsNotPerfect
JustHumanThatsNotPerfect January 4th, 2023

@Samar19, hey I hear you . I understand. It's really frustrating.Anxious thoughts often begin with “What if...” and end with a disastrous outcomes. , We both know Thoughts are not always accurate. What we tell ourselves may or may not be correct.


Trying to sort out whether they and the associated emotions make sense or need to be changed ,has helped many. Hope it's useful to you too.