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post 1473273341 11-30-2016, 08:53 PM
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Social anxiety so bad I can't leave the house *Srs*

Misc, so I have been laid off from my job in the oil and gas industry for 2 months now. And for some reason I think I have developed social anxiety or some other disorder. I am afraid to leave the house. Fukkkn srs. I will go where I can avoid people at all costs. Lifting at 3:30 in the morning. Even going to the grocery store is hard.

I was downtown the other day doing some banking and I took the train, and even being near any people makes me start sweating and shaking. I think there's something seriously wrong with me.

My family is all getting together for Christmas and I'm doing everything I can to get out of having to be around all my family. Worse part is all my cousins are my age and have wives and or engaged and I just feel like a pathetic beta duck being the only single guy and old as fuk @ 27.


Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong with me? I'm terrified of people and I just want to be alone and not be seen 24/7.


Srs thread is Srs boyos. No joke please respect tag.
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post 1473273761 11-30-2016, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted By rybo⏩
Misc, so I have been laid off from my job in the oil and gas industry for 2 months now. And for some reason I think I have developed social anxiety or some other disorder. I am afraid to leave the house. Fukkkn srs. I will go where I can avoid people at all costs. Lifting at 3:30 in the morning. Even going to the grocery store is hard.

I was downtown the other day doing some banking and I took the train, and even being near any people makes me start sweating and shaking. I think there's something seriously wrong with me.

My family is all getting together for Christmas and I'm doing everything I can to get out of having to be around all my family. Worse part is all my cousins are my age and have wives and or engaged and I just feel like a pathetic beta duck being the only single guy and old as fuk @ 27.


Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong with me? I'm terrified of people and I just want to be alone and not be seen 24/7.


Srs thread is Srs boyos. No joke please respect tag.
Been there bro... I saw a therapist
post 1473274111 11-30-2016, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted By raducote⏩
Been there bro... I saw a therapist
Probably need too as well
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post 1473274271 11-30-2016, 09:01 PM
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Get prescribed lorazepam, klonopin, or *****. Prescribed benzos from a DR who specializes in psychiatrics is a legitimate cure for anxiety.
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Seek a therapist... Never been in your spot, but know u need to talk to a professional before gets outta hand...trust me jedi
post 1473274711 11-30-2016, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted By wheynweed⏩
Get prescribed lorazepam, klonopin, or *****. Prescribed benzos from a DR who specializes in psychiatrics is a legitimate cure for anxiety.
Ripped for providing info
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post 1473274801 11-30-2016, 09:05 PM
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It's because you're bald. Get a hair transplant and your confidence will skyrocket.
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Welcome to the club brah, It got so bad for me I had to go on pills for it, currently taking the most powerful anxiety meds you can take as needed and those only seem to help it by 30%. No anxiety meds will 100% cure your anxiety, the only way is take care of it yourself by somehow mentally being motivated to do so.
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Originally Posted By wheynweed⏩
Get prescribed lorazepam, klonopin, or *****. Prescribed benzos from a DR who specializes in psychiatrics is a legitimate cure for anxiety.
Good luck with that. You might as well ask them for morphine, the answer will be the same.

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Try Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) before drugs. There's just as many studies showing SSRI's don't work as there are saying they do, some doctors consider them to be expensive placebos. The role of serotonin is still not fully understood and messing with it usually doesn't help, it just causes negative side effects. Benzos work but lose their strength and are highly addictive.

Work with a therapist or you can do it alone online. Hint: It's a fancier form of exposure therapy. If done with a therapist/psychologist they can help pinpoint the thought process causing you anxiety and work with you on fixing it.
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Originally Posted By imbored21⏩
It's because you're bald. Get a hair transplant and your confidence will skyrocket.
I accepted my baldness and I accept that I will never have a relationship with the opposite sex due to this. My anxiety is actually a much more important matter than my baldness.
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Originally Posted By wheynweed⏩
Get prescribed lorazepam, klonopin, or *****. Prescribed benzos from a DR who specializes in psychiatrics is a legitimate cure for anxiety.
nah brah, I've been prescribed all three of those in the past and none of them 100% cure anxiety, they do work, but not much and if you take too much you'll overdose. Not only that but your anxiety get's worse if you take it more than 2 times a week. At the end of the day, no drug will cure or remove your anxiety, it'll just temporally change it from "Bad" to "not bad but not good" Then the next day your chitty anxiety will be back. Rinse repeat
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perhaps look into seeing a therapist. maybe look into supplementing phenibut and/or l-theanine. phenibut is like benzo without the side effects apparently.

edit: also, high dose (at least 7g) vitamin c at a time. chit is magic. good before bed too if you have sleep issues.
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post 1473275661 11-30-2016, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted By rybo⏩
Misc, so I have been laid off from my job in the oil and gas industry for 2 months now. And for some reason I think I have developed social anxiety or some other disorder. I am afraid to leave the house. Fukkkn srs. I will go where I can avoid people at all costs. Lifting at 3:30 in the morning. Even going to the grocery store is hard.

I was downtown the other day doing some banking and I took the train, and even being near any people makes me start sweating and shaking. I think there's something seriously wrong with me.

My family is all getting together for Christmas and I'm doing everything I can to get out of having to be around all my family. Worse part is all my cousins are my age and have wives and or engaged and I just feel like a pathetic beta duck being the only single guy and old as fuk @ 27.


Does anyone know what could possibly be wrong with me? I'm terrified of people and I just want to be alone and not be seen 24/7.


Srs thread is Srs boyos. No joke please respect tag.
Those triggers are definitely symptomatic of social anxiety.

You're experiencing an acute, yet irrational fear at the thought of being embarrassed for your work situation.

It'll get worse unless you nut up and confront your demons. Face your fear head on. The easiest way to overcome anxiety is to beat it back right when it sets in.

Do it now. Don't wait.
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Originally Posted By rybo⏩
I accepted my baldness and I accept that I will never have a relationship with the opposite sex due to this. My anxiety is actually a much more important matter than my baldness.
Baldness won't be an issue for relationships past 30 or so
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Loss of purpose, self worth from unemployment and being single?
Start actively looking for work and women. In regards to Christmas it won't be nearly as bad as it is in your head, you'll probly have a good time actually.
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OP, you could be under demonic obsession.

Are you respecting Gods moral laws?

I use to struggle with sin and I would get spiritually and mentally weaker.

If you are sinning, then stop as it is against God.

Listen to this song by Manny Pacquiao, fellow Christian and boxer to list up your spirits OP

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Originally Posted By PotatoLane⏩
Baldness won't be an issue for relationships past 30 or so
I live in Calgary, and I very rarely ever see bald guys with good looking women. The population of chads here is insane. Literally every guy I see is a chad and dates below his league. Not even joking. It's always guys with good hair who have the women here, at least that's my observation from when I used to go out. But like I said, I'm afraid of people and very insecure about the way I look and I'm terrified to go out.
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Originally Posted By wheynweed⏩
Get prescribed lorazepam, klonopin, or *****. Prescribed benzos from a DR who specializes in psychiatrics is a legitimate cure for anxiety.
Bro this should be your LAST resort. That sh!t is highly addictive and having to rely on medication for the rest of your life sounds pretty F'ed up to me man.

Try taking baby steps OP...And as scary as it sounds...try pushing the envelope. Try talking to someone even when it feels like you're about to jump out of your own skin. Tackle your demons head on. Try everything you can before heading down the medication route bro...seriously...I've flat out lost friends who got into benzos. You can also have seizures from benzo withdrawals...They're bad news man. They should be absolutely a last resort when all else has failed.

I wish you luck man but honestly you should be OK. Any brah who has the self fortitude to get a physique like yours has the mental fortitude to overcome atemporaryroadblock in his life.
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Originally Posted By rybo⏩
I live in Calgary, and I very rarely ever see bald guys with good looking women. The population of chads here is insane. Literally every guy I see is a chad and dates below his league. Not even joking. It's always guys with good hair who have the women here, at least that's my observation from when I used to go out. But like I said, I'm afraid of people and very insecure about the way I look and I'm terrified to go out.
You clearly lift more than the average chad. You need to wear more muscle fit clothes. The baldness isn't that bad if you're one of those guys that can pull it off srs.


And don't miss my post about CBThttp://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showth...post1473275211
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Highly advise against taking any drugs. You were fine until you got laid off. You already identified that trigger as the cause for the onset of your anxiety.

Take it from someone who had crippling social anxiety for almost 10 years and used lexapro, risperdal, doxepin, lorazapam, zoloft and abilify. They all mitigate the symptoms (barely), but do nothing to address the underlying problem.

Get. To. The. Source.

Face your fears.

Period.
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You need to get laid man. Having no job has made you lose your confidence. You need to regain your confidence
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Originally Posted By Ryan94LOZ⏩
You need to get laid man. Having no job has made you lose your confidence. You need to regain your confidence
From a brah diagnosed with severe anxiety I agree with you, this has worked the best for me, a lot more than the meds they give you posted above.
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Originally Posted By rybo⏩
I accepted my baldness and I accept that I will never have a relationship with the opposite sex due to this. My anxiety is actually a much more important matter than my baldness.
your self-depreciating attitude will get you nowhere with the opposite sex, not your damn baldness dude. :/

have you ever tried meetup.com? hitting up bars? i think once you get back out into the work force too it will give you a sense of purpose and hopefully make you more accustomed to human interaction again. you got this op.
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Originally Posted By wheynweed⏩
Get prescribed lorazepam, klonopin, or *****. Prescribed benzos from a DR who specializes in psychiatrics is a legitimate cure for anxiety.
do not, chits easy to get hooked on and fks with your head and emotions.
go see a therapist and deal with it head on instead of masking with drugs
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Originally Posted By lawsfallmute⏩
perhaps look into seeing a therapist. maybe look into supplementing phenibut and/or l-theanine. phenibut is like benzo without the side effects apparently.

edit: also, high dose (at least 7g) vitamin c at a time. chit is magic. good before bed too if you have sleep issues.
Phenibut has never worked for me. if i dose it high i just get a terrible headache
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Originally Posted By 80sGillete⏩
Loss of purpose, self worth from unemployment and being single?
Start actively looking for work and women. In regards to Christmas it won't be nearly as bad as it is in your head, you'll probly have a good time actually.
I really cared about my job and your right, I think losing it has made me feel worthless. There's no point in chasing girls because I clearly don't have my chit together.
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Before you see a psy doc do consider trying phenibut (happy hippo brand only) I've tried everything known to man and when I compare everything Phenibut is up there with the top dogs (even hard anxiety pills) if done correctly.
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You guys that are recommending the use of anything exogenous don't get it.

Are you trying to make his anxiety worse, when he runs out of the substance he thinks he needs just to manage his fear enough to leave the house?

**** dude. Get off the ****ing internet and stop looking for pity. It's the only thing that will change your life. Not a prescribed medication, phenibut, ****ty dating advice from the misc, or some psychobabble. Just take some ****ing action.

Sad you lost your job? Stop sitting around ****ing moping about it and look for a new one. If you don't have one in time for the holiday get-together, you'll at least feel better than you do now, because you'll have a lead for a story. You'll at least have a prospective interview to talk about. Stop delaying. Get the **** off your ass ***got.
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Originally Posted By rybo⏩
I really cared about my job and your right, I think losing it has made me feel worthless. There's no point in chasing girls because I clearly don't have my chit together.
You have more than you think! You have the Lord our savior!

The Lord says you are worthy! The Lord says you are strong! The Lord says you have abs and good muscle! The Lord says you'll bounce back better than ever!

Getting through the storm there will be sunlight! And once you get through the storm you will be one step closer to Lord! In Jesus name! Amen
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