Need a bit more info? Have you been medically diagnosed? It sounds severe. I do suffer from social anxiety and sometimes miss work but thats also because I drink too much

I was diagnosed around 14 years old and still struggle with it to this day. Had a lot trouble in middle school and high school I dropped out twice.

At the age of 14 the parts of your brain that can cause different type of Mental Illness are not developed, primarily the Frontal Lobe, and the Prefontal Cortex. Those do not fully grow and develop until around 20, so there is a very good chance a Diagnosis at 14 would not be the same as a current Diagnosis.

It would be a very good idea to see a Psychiatrist for a current Diagnosis. There are also many new gen. medications that can help with Anxiety, Depression, Social Anxiety that don't have as many of the debilitating side effects that meds used when you were 14 would have.

I hope you choose to go and get some help, there's a much bigger world out there than video games and youtube.

Take care,
Kat

I had it when I was younger but I blame my mom for raising me to be insecure. It happens still sometimes but I have figured out that it is because if I go out I don't want to see people I know. I feel free to be myself around strangers.
What helped me most was working customer service jobs in town far enough away that nobody knew me.
At first I had to sort of develop an alter ego to deal with people, but after awhile I was able to express myself and function without worrying that people were going to judge me or tell me I couldn't act a certain way. Those strangers never met me before so I could act however I wanted.
Particularly as a counter girl, then later a bartender. Customer service jobs like cashiering are great to help you break social anxiety.

I was listening to a podcast today about anxiety and phobia's and the speaker was saying how exposure therapy was gaining traction/showing some good success. That's a decision for a professional. I really encourage you to find a therapist and let him/her guide you to the right treatment(s). What works for one person w/ one condition doesn't necessarily work with another in similar situation. So please consider letting a professional guide you through and be comfortable with the idea that it may take a time or two to get to the right therapist.

I think everyone has a little social phobia. It's all about how we learn to deal or cope with our social phobia.

I had that feeling of walking in a room and everyone was looking at me or talking about me. I started drinking a lot and doing some other bad stuff and it only made things worse. So please don’t go down that road. Up til about 10-11 no I never thought like that. Once I hit 14-15 I had those feelings of people looking and talking. I have to say it took a while but eventually it didn’t bother me. But for a while there I couldn’t even go to the corner store sober. Little by little just try to do something small every day and one day you won’t even notice. For me just taking the dog for a walk. First around the block then down the street. Before I knew it I was outside for an hour. Then started talking with people who where walking their dogs.

People with communal worry disorder know-how severe anxiety in social encounters, often convoyed by a racing heart, shivering, sweating, blushing, queasiness, shortness of breath, or other physical symptoms.

This nervousness disorder can prevent people from contributing fully in life.
Some tips for avoiding it in social life
Remember, saying no will give you the equivalent result each time. Saying yes, yet worrisome, means you’re taking a chance and living your life.


It’s easy to overlook that no one is perfect when we live in a domain that aims to achieve perfection.

Hi Keith! I am a natually gregarious, outgoing, talkative person so I cannot wait to get out of the house to greet others in stores, etc. I know this is not your style, BUT I find rather than stare at me for my handicap, perfect strangers are very kind to me opening doors, chatting nice thoughts, and generally going out of their way to help. Even if you feel self-conscious, give it a try and just quietly observe the kindness of others with a natural compassion to create good will. Humor helps a lot and you can offen find youself in conversations sharing a lot of laughter. At heart we are all extended family and one of the things I have learned with my LGMD is that a disabled person can often bring out the best in others. Cheers, Mike