social anxiety is sccrewing me round…any ideas on how to deal with it…are there any tactics or meds to deal witj it
I miss church a lot My therapist says to go in spite of intrusive thoughts
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i wish my pdoc put me on something for social anxiety all she suggested was to raise my abilify dose from 10mg to 15mg and now she has me on vraylar
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Anxiety is treatable. It will get better with the right medication and practice overcoming your fears. Mine got better after a while with CBT and meds. Tell yourself it is not scary. I would feel strange going to a wedding where most people know me too but try to talk yourself out of negative thoughts.
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I take gabapentin for anxiety. It helps some but i still get anxious sometimes.
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@disciple…is gabapentin …what is its effect…is it calming or does it generate thoughts for conversation
I need a med that will generate thought for converstaion
I don’t think it really generates much thought so i guess i’d say more calming. I already have enough thoughts in my head without something stirring up more.
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I’m really sorry that you missed the wedding. That has to be a difficult thing to tell the family.
Maybe you can try to challenge your fears in small doses and keep working your way up. I try to make myself have a conversation when I’m feeling stupidly shy. I look for things around the room or on the person to start it - try for something that actually interests you, then it’s easier for follow up questions. There are some free self help videos around too.
Maybe start with just talking to people in line at stores, pumping gas or in elevators. The more you can do it the less it will spike fear.
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