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November 5, 2009 by Panic Disorders · Leave a Comment
Social Anxiety! Help!?
Hello!
First of all, I want to let you know that I am not a native speaker of English, therefore my English may sound weird.
I have been studying abroad for 1,5 years. One of the reasons I wanted to study abroad was to overcome my social anxiety which was mild at that time, but I have realized that my social anxiety problem has gotten worse since I came here. I live in a corridor with 10 other people. We share the kitchen, but we have our own rooms. They are all very outgoing and invite me to go out all the time, but i find excuses each time and i even lie to them sometimes that i will go out with other people, but i simply hide into my room and don't get out of it the whole night. They eat their dinner in the kitchen, but i eat in the room and it feels terrible to run into my room with plates in my hands, when all of them are there sitting at table. I think my social anxiety problem is also related to my eating disorders I have developed here: i have been bulimic for about 6 months and I keep avoiding activities with friends which include eating. The dorm area I live in is famous for its parties, but I never go to them mainly because of this reason. This is actually another big problem of mine, for which i want to get professional help, but i can't because I don't have enough money right now. I have been tring to get better, but I don't have any close friends now because they are fed up with getting a “no” answer from me. It would be bearable if I were in my home country, but i feel so lonely and melancholic here. no body knows about this and people indeed don't realize that i have problems in social situations, but i certainly have. Please give me some ideas on what to do.
Thanks in advance!