Thank you for posting this ❤

He gets it

It's ruining my life.

Having social anxiety, you feel like every stranger is going to shame you or get angry, moment you open your mouth.

No1 has SAD worse than mine U guys have no idea what its like having this disorder & also being the only white kid in a huge school who cant speak theyr language ... i spoke english only in a African school where they only spole theyr language in class

this is me

Medication effects don't last then you're back at square one, only now you have the journey of getting off them dealing with the side effects of withdrawals..... where i am at, at the moment. They did work initially but i was never happy taking them which will never work lomg term which might be why they didn't work in the long term for me

Worst part about my social anxiety isn’t making friends. At this point, that ain’t even that high on the priority list. The worst part is it inhibiting my development in life and as an independent individual. It makes me heavily struggle with job interviews, phone calls, health appointments, everything like that. For me, these things are most important and avoidance leads to consequences. I guess I’m more concerned about my basic life necessities and financial stability before I can worry much about social life…I really really want to overcome this

Hi

such a great presentation you just saved my life , its not w ay that i could be greatfull

I am 60 and was finally diagnosed at 50. I now think back and see how it affected my feelings not only as an adult, but also as a child. It wasn’t severe, but it was there, and still is.

Nope not alcohol.. herion

Wow. This is GOLD. Thank you for putting this online. You are a hero for our family as we help our daughter with SM and doing IEP process now. We read your field guide book too. Awesome resource. You have changed our lives and we appreciate you so much.

Thank you for this help, it matters

Hello. I'm Ariya, from Iran. I have been struggling with social anxiety disorder ever since I was a teenage boy (I'm 25 now). It's made me imprison myself in a prison of my own making. It has literally impaired every aspect of my social life. I want to make friends. I long for human connection. I want to have a normal life and experience the same ordinary things that one should experience in a lifetime. Sadly, I have lost all hope and have grown resentful and bitter (Not even "Man's Search for Meaning" has helped me). Life is already hard and filled with suffering and tragedy. But for socially anxious people, you don't even have the opportunity to enjoy the normal things (marriage, having your own kids, a fulfilling career, to name a few) that make life worth living.

This problem is caused by having a covert emotionally abusive parent who may be charming around others, but behind closed doors they put you down, humiliate you, degrade you, compare you to other kids and tell you all the ways you don’t measure up, criticize everything about your natural and authentic personality, so by the time you are 7 years old you are so ashamed of yourself you feel stifled around others. And since these types of parents are very charming around others, therapists will rarely (if ever) diagnose the real problem (abuse).

Schools are much worse now. No more discipline and enforcement of major rules.

My problem is nobody in my country thinks like me and I will be shunned if I speak my true beliefs. For just a random example, I was at work today and colleagues talked about drinking and how even women drink a whole bottle of wine. I wanted to say "I would never marry such a woman" but im sure thats going to really insult many people present. And again, a colleague was telling me something about a famous movie, I said "Im not a movie goer, I dont know it". He seemed bothered by that and we really had nothing to talk about the remainder of the shift. I wish I could just speak truth and say that 99% of movies are an abomination inculcating this generation with a defiled culture. Now paradoxically, that would have made them selectively mute towards me.

I just went in today for treatment. May just be a SSRI but its a start. All I had to do was tell my doctor of how it affected my life and show him my hand trembling out of control 😆.

Since I knew I am an LGBT, I withdraw a lot from social interaction, which affects my life a lot.

I was that little kid...😢

Love you ricky Williams I'm a intervert too I want to heal I feel like a alien.

I worked as a waiter thinking I could defeat it alone but it just doesn't get better everyday I struggle to say "good morning" and the list goes on I just can't anymore it takes my sleep away always tired and alone and can't work I think I need the pills no matter what the side effects are.

Well done on overcoming your social anxiety Carl!

Excellent video on how to treat social anxiety. Good job!

SAD has no cure at least today we have to live the majority of time lonly not to experience high anxiety and alsow theres secondary effects of the anxiety like estomag problems

Practice what you're afraid of

RIP all the oppertunites i had in my life becuase of my shyness and the fear of being judged.....

The benzos are like alcohol and once you stop using those you will have to start all over again cause you will be a nervous wreck with you come off of them from B.i.n.d

Social anxiety doesn't get near enough attention

The worst thing about social anxiety is it impacts the things you love the most

For anyone who's struggling with social anxiety you will overcome this!

Coffee for economy

Hope someone saves me.

Social anxiety will complety destroying our growth in all area

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I was diagosed with this in my late thirties though the symtoms started when I was 14. I'm 60 years old now and while I have a job I've never had a romantic relationship with anyone, much less a family. I've sought help at various points as an adult. While it's felt good to have the support of a trained professional it hasn't done anything to lessen the amount of fear I feel in everyday life situations when I've tried to interact with other people. I suppose, for me at least, it's like a chronic disease lasting from adolecence until old age.

When everytime you meet somneone new and your body is in full fight or flight mode. And it takes all your mental capacity to keep youself together. That is what we are going through. You don't have any reserve to be confident or tell jokes.

I was hoping to hear more,since I suffer

I blush very easily around others and I do not like to go out very much ,warm weather gets my face red and I have alot of trouble talking with people,I have been very depressed for years and just recently feel like I do not want too live anymore.

MY SOCIAL ANXIETY STARTED WHEN I WAS MARRIED I WAS MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY ABUSED

wish there a was translation for this video

I think the world should improve not the people with social anxiety people should respect those with disabilities and stop giving them so much of a hassle

If I could overcome my blushing I could be happier in life,its been a struggle and I am sick and tired of it. I search for help and find nothing that works for me,I am a blusher and it is extremely embarrassing.

Nail on the head...i see myself like this an nobody will ever accept me

Paxil paid you 500,000 to be a spokesperson? U sold yourself short homie Paxil makes billions in revenues

How can you cure your social anxiety without pills? Do you guys think it is possible?

One of the best talks about this. He really gets it. Thank you. 💛🙏

A lot of this video sounds like AvPD

My dude had AvPD