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I suffer social anxiety. It comes on badly when I'm travelling. It's bad when I get on buses, trains, or aeroplanes. When it comes on my mind surfaces lots of bad memories from years ago, often featuring bad things my parents (especially my mother) said to me. Or nasty things old housemates said to me. Or nasty things old bosses said to me.
Is this normal? It seems like a form of self flagellation? I cant seem to stop it, any input appreciated.
No. Not normal, and you know this. It's a sign of mental illness. Go see a medical doctor and be screened for OCD and work on a treatment plan.
No I dont know this. What mental illness is it a sign of? I don't understand this, can you articulate why the social anxiety caused by travel or big change is triggering this?
I had a repressed memory come up from when I was little more than a toddler. It would cause my anxiety to spike, and it would. not. go. away. So I went to a therapist for 2 years. She was great and I'm in a much better place now. The old memory no longer troubles me, and I've made massive changes in my life.
I'm not arguing about this, but the things you're saying (from my perspective) don't make any sense. What's the link between OCD and unbidden thoughts? I obviously have no idea how healthy people think, so this is all new to me.
I suffer social anxiety. It comes on badly when I'm travelling. It's bad when I get on buses, trains, or aeroplanes. When it comes on my mind surfaces lots of bad memories from years ago, often featuring bad things my parents (especially my mother) said to me. Or nasty things old housemates said to me. Or nasty things old bosses said to me.
Is this normal? It seems like a form of self flagellation? I cant seem to stop it, any input appreciated.
I understand you.I have spent most of my life dealing with it.
Did you self-diagnose with social anxiety? If so you really must be properly evaluated in order to receive correctly focused treatment.
I recommend you see a specialist which would be a psychiatrist who can evaluate you professionally. A family doctor won't have adequate training with it. What your psychiatrist recommends, follow it. Take prescribed meds. If the meds don't work for you tell the doctor and try something else. Sometimes you need to test a few out before you get the right one for you. They are what have kept me alive over the years.
Invest in your health. The condition gets worse over time if you do not deal with it. You need to be monitored professionally for some time.
I suffer social anxiety. It comes on badly when I'm travelling. It's bad when I get on buses, trains, or aeroplanes.When it comes on my mind surfaces lots of bad memories from years ago, often featuring bad things my parents (especially my mother) said to me. Or nasty things old housemates said to me. Or nasty things old bosses said to me.
Is this normal? It seems like a form of self flagellation? I cant seem to stop it, any input appreciated.
It seems like your anxiety is triggered when you are confined to enclosed places with many people.
I'm not arguing about this, but the things you're saying (from my perspective) don't make any sense. What's the link between OCD and unbidden thoughts? I obviously have no idea how healthy people think, so this is all new to me.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that affects people of all ages and walks of life, and occurs when a person gets caught in a cycle of obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images or urges that trigger intensely distressing feelings.
I'm not arguing about this, but the things you're saying (from my perspective) don't make any sense. What's the link between OCD and unbidden thoughts? I obviously have no idea how healthy people think, so this is all new to me.
That's what OCD IS. Intrusive, unbidden thoughts, accompanied by actions or behaviors to relieve the anxiety the thoughts bring. TV and movies like to show it as germaphobia and handwashing or cleaning, but that's not true of everyone. I'm pretty messy, but I count things compulsively and numbers have to have meanings and patterns, etc. The advantage is that no one can see what's inside my head.
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