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Matt Collins asked:




People phobia, also known as agoraphobia, often describes the fear of embarrassment in front of others. Subconsciously, they feel their people phobia is a sign of weakness, something else to be embarrassed about. It is not uncommon to have agoraphobia cause a vicious circle in which their shame of being ashamed causes even more shame, and on and on.

Many who have people phobia will hide inside their homes all day, because they feel that is the only time they feel in control of the situation. They know that if there is no one present to be embarrassed in front of, they can’t feel embarrassed. For them, the feelings of shame overrule all sense of logic. Their fear is so empowering that they fail to think straight, and often perform less that satisfactory at their jobs and with other social situations.

Physical symptoms of people phobia include: sweating, blushing, not making eye contact, unreasonable nervousness, nausea, and stomach pains. These symptoms of are also the same symptoms of anxiety, and for a good reason. People phobia is actually a subset of anxiety, in other words..anxiety causes people phobia.

One of the main reasons people have such a fear of others is because their ego is so frail and their self-esteem is so small, that any perceived judgment on them is an attack on their already frail ego. They spend every moment of their time around people hoping that no one will say or do anything that will upset them to the point where their ego will shatter and never be able to recover.

Although many turn to drugs for help with agoraphobia, the drugs never actually cure anybody of anything. The people phobia and anxiety always returns, sometimes worse than before. One needs to get to the heart of the issue to end it for good.



Genetta

Someone asked:


Ok, so I’m really worried I have AvPD, avoidant personality disorder. I have had anxiety for 2 years now and it’s been getting steadily worse. One thing I have read on AvPD was that: “While people with social anxiety may constantly monitor their own interpersonal relationships, those with AvPD will constantly monitor the reactions of those they are interacting with.”
I thought, maybe I do this. I’ll think about what people do and their ****** expressions, and I’ll think they don’t like me. Or, I’ll say something socially awkward, and a person will give a weird reaction, and I’ll be like “Did I say something really stupid?”
Now, because I keep thinking I have AvPD and perhaps because I keep thinking of this exact symptom which differentiates SAD and AvPD, I’ll start thinking lots of people around me might have AvPD too! Even though it’s pretty obvious they don’t.
The thing is, I don’t avoid social situations, I’m not totally anxious in front of crowds of people, I just feel uncomfortable and feel like ‘eyes are upon me’. I’ve never had an anxiety attack, but I get symptoms like confusion, racing thoughts, sweating, shortness of breath. I have quite a few close friends, friends that I think would stick up for me if it came to it. There are times when I can’t be myself because of the incessant thinking and these irrational thoughts. There’s a part of me that wants to tell me that I don’t have a mental illness: it’s all anxiety. But whenever that part of me starts coming out, and I’ll be able to be myself, the irratonal thoughts will come back and now the newest one is: “Do I have AvPD.” It’s like everything I do now relates to AvPD… I can’t stop thinking about it.

Are the above thoughts I described just irrational thoughts, including the ones where I view others actions and ask myself whether I’m wrong or act socially awkward? Or are these signs that I do have AvPD?
Please help!

Jay

Kevin T asked:


I’ve always wondered if i had some sort of anxiety disorder. I’m 16 and have major trouble with social situations. Found a site with symptoms of social anxiety disorder:

Excessive fear of public speaking

Avoidance of social situations

Extreme fear of being judged or embarrassed

Blushing, sweating, shaking, pounding heart

Extreme discomfort with dating

Panic attack

Heart palpitations

Difficulty breathing

Feeling disoriented

Feeling loss of control

Dizziness or feeling faint

Compulsion to escape

I have all these symptoms.

I still haven’t seen a doctor for this yet.

Social life ***** for me. I can barely look a girl in the eye let alone date. And right now I’m taking a class during summer school. Only three other students in the class, all of which i know. And I get nervous there. I always try to avoid going to peoples houses or if i am at one and they want to go to their friends house and want me to join, I try to make an excuse. Also recently I started taking meds for adhd, but have noticed these symptoms FAR before then. Though it seems the meds kind of increase my social awkwardness. I really want to see a doctor and maybe get something prepscribed. I still want to take my ADHD meds. So if anyone knows of a anxiety medication that doesnt react with my other meds, please tell me. I am currently taking Concerta 36mg
UPDATE: The only problem I have getting treatment, is money. I don’t even know, if i were prepscribed meds, my parents would be able to afford them.

Gary