Hello, this is my 2nd post but I sorta
gave an summary on who I am in my first
post but I'll go into detail.
I am a male 18 years old in college and I
have the feeling of loneliness
internalized. I also have random episodes
in which I am with a group of my "friends"
or random aquitances in which I feel
perfectly happy the first second and the
next second I feel unwanted by the group
of people that I am hanging out with and
tend to, what my therapist calls, "social
withdraw" where I leave the group of
people that I am hanging with.
I feel that trusting anyone, society is no
longer something I can do. All this hurts
inside.
I've already developed the feeling of
being fat which has caused me to change my
eating habitats in a negative fashion and
I am now a gym manica because of the fear
of getting fat and people making fun of
me.
I feel that I am socially awkward. I
always try my best not to be who I am
because in high school and before that
people who knew me the why I normally act
don't like it and tend to avoid me at all
cost.
All this started in my 2nd semester of
school which my academic grades have been
slipping due to all this.
I fear that if this contiunes on that it
will eventually make me believe what I am
currently thinking in my head -- avoiding
an social interaction.
Any advice?
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antigone
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Posted: 05-19-08 13:16pm
I am sorry nobody answered you earlier.
You sound like you have a social phobia
and anxiety. Have you ever had medication
to help you with anxiety? Medication with
therapy can prove to be a very beneficial
combination. Perhaps you should consider
consulting with a psychiatrist.
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updownman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 6
Posted: 05-19-08 17:49pm
Hello memories....., as Antigone stated
get some help from a psychiatrist or go to
the college hospital. Depression manifests
itself in many ways and having low self
esteem and social phobia can be caused by
depression. There are medications that can
alleviate the symptoms.
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