I am hideous.I didn’t do much wrong but I felt I got social anxiety(severe) or avoidant personality disorder.At first I can fake,as times goes on either of these disorder which is true,get over me and people start to realise.I am ashame if this,yet I couldn’t help it lol
I feel sort of the same way. I can pass as normal for a little while but inevitably people start realizing I am weird.
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In the café, when it’s crowded, I feel my spirit leaving my body, being lifted above me like astral projection, I am about to faint, I get dizzy, my feet sink deeply in the ground etc. I fear people
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Oh dang I thought I was the only one who got this. For me it happens in very open public areas though it doesn’t necessarily have to be crowded. I feel like I am “leaking out” of my body into my surroundings and I get a rush of energy. If I haven’t eaten this sensation is even stronger for some reason. Its so weird.
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In the open, yes, that’s right. If it’s a small room I’m more safe. When I leave the café and get in my car, it stops immediately
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Asociality and apathy are negative symptoms of sz that I also have. They are very similar to social anxiety but social anxiety can be treated with current meds, one of my old friends has it, he takes Citalopram for it.
I think the difference is that in sz we feel ashamed and embarrassed while in social phobia its fear and anxiety that are the cause. They have different treatments. There is no treatment yet for the sz social symptoms.
I don’t think you have social phobia, are you experiencing fear and anxiety? With my old friend I could see him getting stressed, fearful, and anxious when around many ppl. He sweats and his pupils dilate like in fight-or-flight mode with adrenaline rush. His voice stutters and is low in intensity from fear.
Anyways talk about it with your psychiatrist and tell us if you have social phobia.
Actually apathy and negative symptoms eases up social anxiety. I was extremely social phobic before negative symptoms started. My heart beats faster, gets super nervous, voice tremble, remain muted and hard to raise voice etc. But as my negative symptoms worsened especially blunted affect no longer afraid. But now the problem is no more interest to socialize. During social anxiety interest is there but fear prevents it now no fear but no more interest. Need to force myself if want.
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