Do you have social anxiety

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I think a lot of people with sz has social anxiety. I have social phobia plus sz, so it worse for me.

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I had social anxiety even before I got sick. As far back I can remember. Experiencing psychosis made things simply worse. It brought other personality issues and interpersonal conflicts in open.

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Yeah, I get anxiety (and paranoia) around people. I have trouble with eye contact. It feels so uncomfortable.

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It used to be worse when I was a kid/18 or 19 but it’s still there for sure.

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Yeah real connection breaker. People get wary even before they get to know us.

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Yes and it fluctuates. The higher my symptoms are the more socially anxious I feel. How do you cope?

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I have SzA. I have social anxiety, EXCEPT when I am I manic or mixed-manic. In those circumstances, I happen to crave social interaction (usually). But normally, I get really stressed out about social situations. :open_mouth:

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I developed social anxiety, agoraphobia, and trouble with eye contact early on in my prodromal phase before being diagnosed with schizophrenia, but that was a long time ago. CBT really improved all that for me, I don’t have a problem with it anymore.

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I don’t have social anxiety. I knew a guy who had it and he was on Citalopram for it.

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I too had social anxiety before I got unwell. I also have pretty bad catastrophic thinking and dwell on all the times I have been socially awkward.

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used too not anymore. i blame my previous social anxiety on my old acne, i hated to be seen in public, that’s where it started. but i don’t have any social anxiety anymore.

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Yes I do. I can barely go into convos with strangers. I mean it’s nice but I’m afraid of myself more than for the stranger.

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Yes I do, including family members. I don’t know what to say and my eye contact is bad. The klonopin helps though. :green_apple::green_apple::green_apple:

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Yes I have extreme social phobia

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Real bad social anxiety. Hemp flower helps a ton though

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I’ve never had social anxiety.

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I have social anxiety. It really does have a huge impact on my life.

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Has anyone pretended to talk on their phone in public, so people don’t talk to you? :grin::grin::grin:

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No but I often pretend to be very interested in my phone in certain circumstances where people may usually be talking to one another.

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