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Social phobia/panic attacks
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This is driving me crazy.  My social phobia/panic attacks have literally destroyed anything I enjoyed in life.  I would have a panic attack any time I had to speak to more than one person at a time and completely freaked out every time.  I would shake uncontrollably, turn  very red, and just mumbling would come out of my mouth.

I couldn't finish college because I had to take a speech class and there is no way in hell I could do that.  I started to have a great career and then I had to give a presentation.  I tried to explain to my boss that I couldn't do it but he said I had to.  Well, I lost that job.

It's a shitty situation and I have been through psychologists and psychiatrists without any help whatsoever.  No meds help, no therapy helps at all.  I've tried meditation, hypnotherapy, diet and exercise.  Nothing helps.  I'm at my wit's end.

The only things that seems to help are mushrooms and LSD.  That can't be an every day thing.  I drank for years to help some but now I have alcoholic hepatitis and the next step will be cirrhosis if I don't stop.  I can't smoke weed at all, it gives me an immediate panic attack.

I'm thinking about a shamanistic ayahuasca trip in south america or something.  The things is, I have a criminal record and don't even know if I can travel outside the country.  Sigh.

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Re: Social phobia/panic attacks [Re: Anonymous #1]
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Your problem is that you are looking elsewhere for the cure. The cure is inside you. Its realizing and BELIEVING your full potential. You probably have low self esteem so my advice is to do things that make you feel accomplished. Set a goal and start small. Set yourself up to achieve. Do anything you like, but JUST DO IT.

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Re: Social phobia/panic attacks [Re: Anonymous #1]
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You might also like this thread
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3612764

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Re: Social phobia/panic attacks [Re: ChiefGreenLeaf]
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i suffer from the same illness.  Im 20 and have never had a full time job for longer than 8months. 
i sometimes cant do shit all without my anxiety kickin in full ball..
i dont help it with my everyday cannabis use, but i dont care.  Ive been thru therapy and many different types of prescriptions. Mostly meds that worked in the long term, and they did little.  Xanax helped but I was never prescribed it and dont want to get addicted to a drug I dont have easy access to, so to speak.
 
Though the one thing I hear thats the same is the cure is yourself, your mind is a powerful thing.  I am starting to believe this as the years have gone by and my ways of thinking have changed.  When I was first told this I replied "get fucked."... But after a while you start to notice a difference..  Give it a try, it takes little energy, its piss easy and it doesnt sound like you have much to lose.

just tryna help as best as i can...


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Re: Social phobia/panic attacks [Re: Anonymous #1]
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You could try Aya, depending on how bad it is and how desperate you are...but I agree you could probably change it yourself.

From what I'm getting you might have low self-esteem as the other poster mentioned, which would leave you with little confidence to move through your fear with. Secondly I would recommend something that focuses your mind. In the Tibetan tradition there is a practice called Zhine, where one gazes at a particular physical object or image and holds his mind on it for as long as possible. It sounds like your might might be jumping around too much...especially now that your used to it and expect to be anxious during social interactions. Your mind might be saying "hey, how are you? Oh crap! (anxiety) there's another person! Oh crap! i'll look at that painting (anxiety increasing) oh crap! I'll look at that guys tie oh crap (anxiety increasing)" etc.

If you have close friends try and get as comfortable as possible with them then move out from there slowly getting used to their friends and friends of friends, etc. If you don't then try family, if you have no one maybe try a priest or someone who would be willing to befriend someone in need.

Quick question...how do you manage shroom & acid trips with this anxiety? I'm curious because I get panic attacks every now and then but the idea of getting one while tripping scares me.

Good luck :heart:

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Re: Social phobia/panic attacks [Re: Anonymous #1]
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The key to overcoming anxiety is to stop giving a fuck. I've had anxiety since I was a little kid. I'm now in my 20's and I still have anxiety from time to time but I can easily (most of the time) will it away by summoning up the "I don't give a fuck attitude". Don't take this the wrong way. I don't mean go out and be a dick to everyone but instead stop giving a fuck what other people think.

The only opinion of yourself that matters is the opinion that you have about yourself.

I used to be the type that sat on the metro bus and would barely even move, I mean I wouldn't even try to reach into my pocket to change the song on my mp3 player. That's what my anxiety did to me. Other people on the bus would talk to the people next to them and make conversation while I would hope that noone said anything to me.

I've changed that for the most part by doing social exercises. If I'm in a store looking at magazines or books and I see someone pick up a mag/book that I've read and I want to say something to them....... I DO! Most of the time my anxiety tells me not to but by saying "Oh that's a good book you should buy it" I've instantly slapped my anxiety in the face so to speak. Sometimes the person will give you that "don't talk to me look" etc and its probably because of their own anxiety. Sometimes though they will respond nicely and converse back to you. After you do this a few times you'll notice that your anxiety will become less and less each time and that eventually you'll start to actually LIKE doing these things.

If you are walking down the street and stop at a corner to cross and see someone wearing a pair of shoes that catches your eye just say "Nice shoes" and continue to cross the street.

Its little things like this that eventually will help you overcome anxiety. When you feel anxious do the exact opposite of what you feel you should do. Instead of hiding your face or trying to avoid the situation, suck it up and realize that it is only YOU who is making your own life hard.

Do NOT rely on medicine to cure a problem which is only caused by your own mind. You have taken psychedelics before and you should know there is much more to everything than meets the eye. This includes you.

Lastly I'll quote Dr. Suess...hehe...

"Those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter"


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Re: Social phobia/panic attacks [Re: Anonymous #1]
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I have social anxiety, but not to that extreme. That sucks man...the only thing that has really helped my social anxiety is opiates, and amphetamine. But I am not recommending you do opiates or amphetamine. Its a confidence thing, the reason those drugs relieve my social anxiety is because they make me feel confident.

I really don't know what to recommend, because I am still trying to deal with the issue myself in a sober manner.


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