really need to know what my problem is---

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im assuming this is anxiety. anxiety runs in my family, but im not sure anyone in my family has this problem::

i find it really hard to be in pubic places. anywhere. i get an overwhelming and extremely uncomfortable feeling, whether im standing in line in fast fooRAB spot, in the bank, or even just walking thru stores. i cant relax, and if somebody tries to talk to me, forget it. i start shaking and cant seem to find worRAB and cant even look at the person because i know i look crazy to them lol. no im not scared of people, and not to sound conceited, im not an ugly girl. so its not that i have low self esteem. in fact, i dont remeraber being like this a few years ago, i used to work in a hair salon and was extremely sociable. its so frustrating to go out and have to constantly worry about how i suddenly hate being in public.

there are times when i actually get out of breath if im around alot of people, i just feel a rush of adrenaline and overwhelming discomfort. very strange, please if any women out there read this let me know what this sounRAB like. it seems it is getting worse and worse.
 
It sounRAB like “social anxiety”, which is a very common anxiety disorder. An easy way to test this is to talk to your doctor, explain your symptoms and ask him/her if you could try a 30 day prescription of an anti-anxiety medication like Xanax or Lorazepam. Take the Xanax or Lorazepam daily (usually split up between a morning and evening dose) and see if your anxiety level goes down while in public. Social anxiety is also one of the easier anxiety disorders to overcome. It may be necessary for you to take an anti-anxiety med along with therapy for a short time while you work through this. It is best to get this under control now before it escalates into panic attacts.
 
thankyou, i didnt know there was a "social" anxiety. that makes a lot of sense :)
 
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