Boiling in Acid
Bluelighter
quit all drugs, & interact in social situations as much as you can. force yourself to go where you feel the most anxious. time after time. after like a year you'll get much much much better IME.
Fail Fighter said:I would say small doses of adderall. I have crippling social anxiety, and 10mg of adderall not only makes me comfortable and talkative, but it also really makes me enjoy other peoples' company. I personally hate uppers though, so I only do this when I absolutely have to (i.e. first dates... I get nervous just thinking about it).
Some people scoff at the idea of short-term masks, but I prefer it to a long term pill treatment. Why would I want to pollute my body with pills 24/7 when I only have to do it when I plan on going out? Plus, I don't want ED, which rules out most anti-depressants. My brother is on SSRIs and he has to take viagra. No thanks.
madhatter09 said:I did what you did. I lost a lot of weight plus the pills made the anxiety worse after a while. Adderall is pretty much cocaine accept adderall gives a better high although more side effects.
But If your talking once every few months then go ahead. PLAYA
Fail Fighter said:We're obviously not on the same page then... I only take ~10 mg to treat my anxiety. Definitely not enough to get "high" on, and certainly not enough to make you lose weight as a weekend-only drug.
2BSane said:Maybe, there has been a thousand post on social anxiety, but what if one post was trying to make a new spin on a old subject. And maybe people make new posts because the the other ones outdated and beliefs are not the same. I don't think people should have UTFSE every time because really if that were the case there would be nothing to talk about because everything was in the gospel, might as well just go to webmd where everything is written in stone. plus, when you merge a thread your question get put way down to the last and people have to swift through 5 pages before they see your question and end up answering someone else. . I'm not talking about this thread just all threads in general. Sure, go ahead an shut down the can I smoke my oxy's thread cause we already know. it would do everybody a favor and also give the mods the fun and authority deleting a post.
Don't bite my head off i'm new here. Actually, I have been lurking before I registered. And people would shoot down topics like "would this mix with this" because it's been done before, but who knows it could of blossomed into a whole other interesting thread.
But, hey if you can't afford the bandwidth i'm sure some of us can come around and help.
bighooter said:i feel physically sick that someone said marijuana helps them with social anxiety and 'makes skinny guys put on weight'.....
Diazepam /BENZOs is the only thing in this world that totally eliminates social anxiety!
onyxensentium said:Some good suggestions thus far except for the couple of people who recommended weed. For most people, marijuana is a very introverted drug. In fact, many regular users will find that if they're shy when smoking daily, upon cessation of use suddenly they're much more social and open. Thus I think marijuana should be avoided if you're suffering from anxiety disorders.
The best _cure_ for Social Anxiety consists of actually getting out there and being subjected to social situations daily. On your own, without a crutch. Go out every day and try to do something a little more "ballsy" than the last day. Push your limits and always try to edge your comfort zone out more and more.
You're not broken, most people worry about being in social situations. I feel you're looking for an easy answer or a magic pill, but it's a skill just like anything else and it requires practice. The irony is, once you stop caring about how others think and your social status and other such nonsense, you instantly become a more warm and compassionate person.
Compassion is the best drug for being a social butterfly. You do realize that most everyone else is suffering, right? We all have bullshit to deal with in life. How about instead of focusing on your own stupid insecurities you realize that outside of that monitor you're looking at there's hundreds of people who are hurting. They're not worried about how your hair looks like. They just want to be noticed and accepted, just like you.
Society has grown into a bunch of children (who think they're adults) worried about what they think of one another when in reality, nobody worth a shit is even considering what your social prowess is. To find yourself in this context, you have to let yourself go and turn your focus to the external world. For example, lots of guys are afraid to talk to women thinking that the girl will judge you poorly and yadda yadda.
Who do you think is more insecure about their looks, you who spends roughly 15 minutes in the mirror or the woman who often spends up to TWO HOURS every day? If you have true compassion you'll see women as very insecure goddesses that have somehow lost their true path. It's YOUR job to make them feel good about themselves, not the other way around. You should be more focused on how you make others feel, not fret over whether or not you're doing things "right." WHATEVER THAT MEANS.
Social Anxiety Disorder is a very very selfish disorder. Think about it.
onyxensentium said:You're not broken, most people worry about being in social situations. I feel you're looking for an easy answer or a magic pill, but it's a skill just like anything else and it requires practice. The irony is, once you stop caring about how others think and your social status and other such nonsense, you instantly become a more warm and compassionate person.
Compassion is the best drug for being a social butterfly. You do realize that most everyone else is suffering, right? We all have bullshit to deal with in life. How about instead of focusing on your own stupid insecurities you realize that outside of that monitor you're looking at there's hundreds of people who are hurting. They're not worried about how your hair looks like. They just want to be noticed and accepted, just like you.
Society has grown into a bunch of children (who think they're adults) worried about what they think of one another when in reality, nobody worth a shit is even considering what your social prowess is. To find yourself in this context, you have to let yourself go and turn your focus to the external world. For example, lots of guys are afraid to talk to women thinking that the girl will judge you poorly and yadda yadda.
Who do you think is more insecure about their looks, you who spends roughly 15 minutes in the mirror or the woman who often spends up to TWO HOURS every day? If you have true compassion you'll see women as very insecure goddesses that have somehow lost their true path. It's YOUR job to make them feel good about themselves, not the other way around. You should be more focused on how you make others feel, not fret over whether or not you're doing things "right." WHATEVER THAT MEANS.
Social Anxiety Disorder is a very very selfish disorder. Think about it.