Does anyone here suffer from social anxiety and/or depression?

[Zatchiel]

Both. I have a narrowing interest in getting to know others, tend to be absent socially, and... I feel hollow, emotionally. Whenever I tell people I'm happy, I feel like I'm just putting on a smile and saying so.

Not sure how to better describe it. I want to say I'm getting better, but I honestly don't know. I hope I didn't actually break somewhere along the way.

 

[Murlough]

Have you tried anything to help you become well, at least how it seems to me, more social?

Having social anxiety myself, I take valium then have a caffeinated drink.

I do my own thing.

 

[Kneutronic]

I have social anxiety, mainly because I don't like the unwanted attention and I prefer to keep to myself. It really sucks, too, because I want to get to know new people, but I can never know what to say sometimes. Sometimes it's even better to convey my words over text...

 

[Wintropy]

I have obsessive-compulsive disorder, which sounds totally incidental, but it makes it extremely difficult to do routine things sometimes. There are days when I feel utterly impotent, physically and psychologically incapable of doing the most mundane of tasks because I fear the imaginary repercussions, to the extent that I want to curl into a tiny ball and cry.

I was an introvert most of my life, then I suddenly became more sociable and outgoing in college. My advice is that, if you stay true to yourself and try to be friendly to others, people will return the favour. Truth be told, most people you meet will want to be your friend. You just need to find confidence to go out and do it.

 

[ArcticEight]

I'm pretty sure I have social anxiety or something similiar. I've always had problems with social interactions with people.

Oh, and depression; no doubt about it. I've had to deal with that for about 10+ years now.

 

[JRex95]

Now I have never been diagnosed with Depression, but I do get hit pretty badly where I would not eat for a day, or try to talk little as possible.

Now there is this thing that is kinda hard to explain with me and social anxiety, but it is basically on and off for certain people.

 

[Bluekirby2]

I get depressed all the time, really. It kind of hinders my Smash game, which isn't very good.

 

[Skywalker]

Yes.

Doesn't matter that I'm good academically, the specific and general skills used for academics aren't useful for keeping oneself happy. That's different.

At least I'm friendly and well-liked....

 

[FairyGardens435]

I wouldn't say I have social anxiety, it just so happens that there's many obnoxious and loud people at my school. It's impossible to talk to them, let alone listen to them, without getting a headache.

 

[Silence64]

I have both....