Depression & Social Anxiety - Troublesome besties!👯♀️ 🙄
Hiya everyone!
I'd like to talk about depression, social anxiety and how they develop from one another..
So.... Those brave warriors battling with depression will unfortunately regonise these usual symptoms,
- Changes in eating habits, either eating too much or not at all
- Thinking about death often or wishing they were dead
- Fatigue and lack of energy
- Difficulty concentrating and making decisions
- Changes in sleeping habits, too much or not enough
- Feeling worthless
- Guilt even though they are not at fault
- Moving slowly
- Inability to settle
- Easily agitated
- Disengaging themselves from friends, family and regualr activities.
Some really horrible symptoms there right? But I want to focus on the last one... When we are at the point of feeling so worthless, sometimes we deliberatly separate ourselves from the one's we love, either because we dont want to be a burden or because we dont want to bring others down..
After a little while of not enaging with friends and family and once we do start feeling a little better, by this time we may have developed social anxiety.
Someone dealing with social anxiety may:
- Fear talking to strangers – going to the hairdressers, talking to sales assistants, answering the phone.
- Worry that people don’t like them or that people are judging them, including their friends.
- Worry constantly about embarrassing themselves. They may avoid answering questions in school or eating in front of people.
- Worry about blushing or having a panic attack in public
- Worry about and avoid social situations such as parties or even joining in on conversation.
By doing what we thought was best (by isolating ourselves) we've now created an environment where we struggle to talk to others, or even become scared of talking to others!
Sucks right? But like most things there always something we can do to help!
- Do something every day that scares you. We know this sounds like stupidly scary advice but research into social anxiety shows that confronting the thing that frightens us on a regular basis is super effective in reducing anxiety.
- It can help to rank difficult situations in order of how anxious they make you feel. Example: No.1. Talking to a stranger on the phone – No.10. Making a speech. Start by confronting the least scary thing on your list and work your way up. There’s no rush to get to number 10.
- Try to remain in a situation until your anxiety reduces by at least half. For example, if you’re at a social event try to avoid hiding in the loos or leaving as soon as you arrive. If you give yourself time for your anxiety to calm down, this should be a real confidence boost.
- Try to focus on the here and now. If you’re out with friends, try to focus on the conversation and the people around you. By doing this you’ll be less focused on yourself and the way you’re acting.
I speak from personal experience as I have the worst social anxiety.. But the above things I mentioned are some things I try to do to help myself.
Thank you all for reading
Mol! xoxo 💙💛
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@MollyT
Molly Lolly you rock 😃❤
It's fantastic and well written post. It can be helpful for so many people who are struggling with depression and social anxiety. I have experienced it too. So I know how tough it's to manage. And I'm sorry to hear that you have gone through this too, but I really appreciate you for trying to make efforts for making yourself better. Thanks for sharing ❤
@MollyT
And I forgot to say that I love the gif in the end 😃
@LovetoGod
Hahaha! I love it too! (:
thank you so much for reading and adding your beautiful thoughts love! I always realy appreciate it!
@MollyT
Aww thanks. My pleasure✨
@MollyT
hehe do i see another beautiful forum post written by molly squints eyes
thank you so so much for writing this post! depression and social anxiety are both really difficult to go through, especially when they tie into each other. i’m so happy that you’ve covered them, and the fact that you’ve included the symptoms/experiences and tips is so considerate and helpful. this post is definitely going to spread awareness and understanding about both of these topics, so well done mol! thank you for your wonderful posts < 3
@imlistening01
Thank you so so so much amazing S! 🥺💙💛
@MollyT Really good post Molly. Wishing you well! :-)
@GoldenRuleJG
Thank you golden! (: hope you're alright!
Hello! This is such a great forum post! Thanks for sharing Molly! And thank you for brightening my day with the amazing Lion King gif! ❤️
@Nerdtastic
Hahaha I love the gif too
Thank you for reading and commenting nerd! you're amazing! 💙💛
My pleasure! 😊
@MollyT
Thank you so much for this amazing and informative post! <3
I totally relate to many symptoms you mentioned, and I'm proud of recognizing them and working on myself 
The thing you said is really true, and totally not stupid "Do the thing you're scared to do "
When I was depressed, I had literally no motivation. But even a small thing like cleaning your room, studying a subect you dread, and just trying ti get done as many things as you can, leads to being productive!! I've also noticed a bust of happiness since I started doing this! <3
You can do it!! One more thing is be proud of completing even the smallest goals you've set <3 It may not be much for others, but it may be life changing for you
Amazing post, Molly! Keep writing more informative stuff 
@pebble7447
Thank you so much for sharing your personal experiences pebby boo!
I’m really happy to hear that you’ve figured out a few things that you can do that give you a boost of happiness (:
Youre awesome! And thank you for reading and commenting
xoxo
@MollyT Hey Molly <3 This is such a good post. Thank you for taking your time to share this with us and for taking your time to write this thread. It's super helpful and informational :)