Psych2Go Story #7: Sam Struggles With Social Anxiety At School
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Date: 2023-10-13
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There's a monster that surrounds me
A demon called Anxiety haunts me.
There is no escape, no outlet
Every day is a walk through a gauntlet
The stress is overwhelming
The panic is alarming
Fear has a crushing grip
Shock has my mind flipped
I cannot control my brain
I feel I've gone insane
The agony will never wane
The pain is an undiluted rain
My brain melts and leaks out of my eyes
Terror bolts me to the ground, it crucifies
The pressure builds denser and higher
Crushed by the thorns of Anxiety's brier
The nervousness is like lightning
Everything seems so frightening
There's no escape from my strife
It seems this monster is here for life
Every day is an ongoing battle
I fight and struggle until my teeth rattle
No matter how hard I try, I never win
Great peril is always under my skin
Paranoia is always attacking me
Paralyzed in fear, nowhere to flee
I shake and shiver in this cold
What other problem will unfold?
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There's a monster that surrounds me
A demon called Anxiety haunts me.
There is no escape, no outlet
Every day is a walk through a gauntlet
The stress is overwhelming
The panic is alarming
Fear has a crushing grip
Shock has my mind flipped
I cannot control my brain
I feel I've gone insane
The agony will never wane
The pain is an undiluted rain
My brain melts and leaks out of my eyes
Terror bolts me to the ground, it crucifies
The pressure builds denser and higher
Crushed by the thorns of Anxiety's brier
The nervousness is like lightning
Everything seems so frightening
There's no escape from my strife
It seems this monster is here for life
Every day is an ongoing battle
I fight and struggle until my teeth rattle
No matter how hard I try, I never win
Great peril is always under my skin
Paranoia is always attacking me
Paralyzed in fear, nowhere to flee
I shake and shiver in this cold
What other problem will unfold?
reply
psych2go
Sam and infj FJ aka Frank James and Sam. Cool. So She hast social anxiety and therefore Most homeschooled? I Not Like crowds and much Humans, so but that aint Social Anxiety. Some told me I need Help with Being in crowds and in busy Cities, I am afraid of loosing Contact with Humans so I Pick any Weird human to BE with in Order Not Feeling socially Awkward Can anyone relate? I rather am Aline than Being with draining exhausting Humans tbh.
And in the other Hand some are in headgehog Dilemma, afraid of Being Close with Humans. Most men I found searched their Mommy in every Girl they found. Like Shinji searched for His Mom in every Girl. But If you are mature you Not will search for Ur father or mother in anyone, but Form urself and be OK with Not Mom, Not dad, Just Adam and Eve, New Humans, different from Family Brings me to Attachment Issues and stuff. Lol. Souls are complex
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Sam and infj FJ aka Frank James and Sam. Cool. So She hast social anxiety and therefore Most homeschooled? I Not Like crowds and much Humans, so but that aint Social Anxiety. Some told me I need Help with Being in crowds and in busy Cities, I am afraid of loosing Contact with Humans so I Pick any Weird human to BE with in Order Not Feeling socially Awkward Can anyone relate? I rather am Aline than Being with draining exhausting Humans tbh.
And in the other Hand some are in headgehog Dilemma, afraid of Being Close with Humans. Most men I found searched their Mommy in every Girl they found. Like Shinji searched for His Mom in every Girl. But If you are mature you Not will search for Ur father or mother in anyone, but Form urself and be OK with Not Mom, Not dad, Just Adam and Eve, New Humans, different from Family Brings me to Attachment Issues and stuff. Lol. Souls are complex
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Moon
34 and have been fighting social anxiety since I was 12. No therapy, medicine or slow exposure has ever made it better unfortunately. Runs heavily in my family too. I have only two people in my life who I am truly close to and comfortable with. I m beyond deeply grateful for them. Before that, I had friends growing up and in high school but was still even anxious with them on many levels and not able to be my full comfortable or entire self with them. Social anxiety has taken a lot from me
: ( And has only gotten worse with age on top of being highly sensitive, other physical health issues, and other mental health struggles I ve finally accepted it s just how I am and I no longer push myself to do anything social outside of what I have to, like I used to when younger and trying to fit in, but even with respecting my boundaries, it never makes it easier.
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34 and have been fighting social anxiety since I was 12. No therapy, medicine or slow exposure has ever made it better unfortunately. Runs heavily in my family too. I have only two people in my life who I am truly close to and comfortable with. I m beyond deeply grateful for them. Before that, I had friends growing up and in high school but was still even anxious with them on many levels and not able to be my full comfortable or entire self with them. Social anxiety has taken a lot from me
: ( And has only gotten worse with age on top of being highly sensitive, other physical health issues, and other mental health struggles I ve finally accepted it s just how I am and I no longer push myself to do anything social outside of what I have to, like I used to when younger and trying to fit in, but even with respecting my boundaries, it never makes it easier.
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DanLve
As someone who has social anxiety in middle school, Sam is just like me, i relate his struggles alot. I also struggling alot to make friends when i was a new student but get approached alot when they saw my drawings. Yeah i feel peace but until then I need to switch to lower classes due of me being the slowest in previous class. I met new people again and exactly that time my social anxiety shows up, making the situation worst. I was having panic attacked when people started to stared at me. those judging faces. I remembered i stared at the floor to avoid eye contact with others almost a hour, i was shaking uncomfortably lol. But gladly someone who sat beside me( he is now my friend) able to make a conversation with me, he make me feel comfortable. Now, im not afraid anymore but STILL I afraid of getting judged lol
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As someone who has social anxiety in middle school, Sam is just like me, i relate his struggles alot. I also struggling alot to make friends when i was a new student but get approached alot when they saw my drawings. Yeah i feel peace but until then I need to switch to lower classes due of me being the slowest in previous class. I met new people again and exactly that time my social anxiety shows up, making the situation worst. I was having panic attacked when people started to stared at me. those judging faces. I remembered i stared at the floor to avoid eye contact with others almost a hour, i was shaking uncomfortably lol. But gladly someone who sat beside me( he is now my friend) able to make a conversation with me, he make me feel comfortable. Now, im not afraid anymore but STILL I afraid of getting judged lol
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education
I m almost 13 and I can never make friends. I can keep them for a very long time, but the longer I keep just 1 friend, the worse it gets. I feel like I m just their little pet that follows them around and doesn t speak. And even when I do make a bunch of friends, I never feel really connected. I feel like an extra that s just there to exist, and I feel like I m in the way of everything (physically and mentally. Every time someone speak to me, I just awkwardly smile or laugh because I don t know what to do. And I feel like if I keep having the same response, the nobody will talk to me. Also, I can never find someone with the same interests as me. It makes it worse since my interest are all cartoons, and I m too embarrassed to share it so I will never know if anybody at my school enjoys cartoons too.
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I m almost 13 and I can never make friends. I can keep them for a very long time, but the longer I keep just 1 friend, the worse it gets. I feel like I m just their little pet that follows them around and doesn t speak. And even when I do make a bunch of friends, I never feel really connected. I feel like an extra that s just there to exist, and I feel like I m in the way of everything (physically and mentally. Every time someone speak to me, I just awkwardly smile or laugh because I don t know what to do. And I feel like if I keep having the same response, the nobody will talk to me. Also, I can never find someone with the same interests as me. It makes it worse since my interest are all cartoons, and I m too embarrassed to share it so I will never know if anybody at my school enjoys cartoons too.
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TwillightTails360
Thanks for creating this video Psych2go. I haven't been diagnosed with Social Anxiety, but I always struggled on dealing with myself, my fears, my harsh self-judgement, and overwhelming loneliness with shyness in the mix. I constantly dream of having real friends, and today, I'm still struggling on the journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance, self-love, and being a best friend to myself if there's no one else around. I wish everyone else a good luck on their journeys with mental health, and encourage those to start journeys, to see the light out of the tunnel. I struggle to see the light amongst all this grey shades, but it's there, we just gotta keep walking and walking towards it. Step by step.
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Thanks for creating this video Psych2go. I haven't been diagnosed with Social Anxiety, but I always struggled on dealing with myself, my fears, my harsh self-judgement, and overwhelming loneliness with shyness in the mix. I constantly dream of having real friends, and today, I'm still struggling on the journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance, self-love, and being a best friend to myself if there's no one else around. I wish everyone else a good luck on their journeys with mental health, and encourage those to start journeys, to see the light out of the tunnel. I struggle to see the light amongst all this grey shades, but it's there, we just gotta keep walking and walking towards it. Step by step.
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MrsSeo
i am Jordyn and I struggle a lot with panic attacks and depression. And also adhd. I feel like everyone in the world is targeting me has if i an some type of target board, I always get overwhelmed or take things hardly and sometimes it can come as anger and saddness and make me do things wrongly. i struggle with cyberbullying and parents. And with those things i sometimes feel like im never enough for others so i ball up anger and saddness and so I go into a panic attack zone its hard for me to talk to others as well as if i am not able to talk.
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i am Jordyn and I struggle a lot with panic attacks and depression. And also adhd. I feel like everyone in the world is targeting me has if i an some type of target board, I always get overwhelmed or take things hardly and sometimes it can come as anger and saddness and make me do things wrongly. i struggle with cyberbullying and parents. And with those things i sometimes feel like im never enough for others so i ball up anger and saddness and so I go into a panic attack zone its hard for me to talk to others as well as if i am not able to talk.
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Indrid
I have acute social anxiety. However, I circumvented the issues social anxiety may present those with the condition. Cessation of all social activity terminated any negative effect social anxiety could have ever presented. I improvised, and adapted, bypassing my condition. It presents me no issues. The best way to conquere any negative is to remove the power it has over you. Social anxiety has no power over me.
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I have acute social anxiety. However, I circumvented the issues social anxiety may present those with the condition. Cessation of all social activity terminated any negative effect social anxiety could have ever presented. I improvised, and adapted, bypassing my condition. It presents me no issues. The best way to conquere any negative is to remove the power it has over you. Social anxiety has no power over me.
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John
In school and at home, it feels like torture all the time. That s why I hide my feelings and anxiety from my toxic friends, family members, and everyone else. I suppress these emotions because it seems like nobody cares. It s unfortunate that some people can be quite evil, although not everyone falls into that category.
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In school and at home, it feels like torture all the time. That s why I hide my feelings and anxiety from my toxic friends, family members, and everyone else. I suppress these emotions because it seems like nobody cares. It s unfortunate that some people can be quite evil, although not everyone falls into that category.
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SirChampion
I just don't give a F! When it comes to fear that is. Although anxiety, the best way to prevent it is by thinking less and just do it that way you can get that over thinking out of the way. I learned the hard way. had to go to the hospital cause I refuse to take my meds and I hate myself for it DON'T COMFORT ME!
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I just don't give a F! When it comes to fear that is. Although anxiety, the best way to prevent it is by thinking less and just do it that way you can get that over thinking out of the way. I learned the hard way. had to go to the hospital cause I refuse to take my meds and I hate myself for it DON'T COMFORT ME!
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Bhumika
Hello Psych2Go team I would like to make a request of making a video on 'Nightmare Disorder'. I will be very grateful if u make this video I want to know in details what this disorder is (as I have this disorder) and how it can be treated and if there is a home remedy for it.
Thank you!
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Hello Psych2Go team I would like to make a request of making a video on 'Nightmare Disorder'. I will be very grateful if u make this video I want to know in details what this disorder is (as I have this disorder) and how it can be treated and if there is a home remedy for it.
Thank you!
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uif
what was that vooooice csgcsigcsigciscgv do you like anime? loved the video, matter of fact i couldn t been able to sleep well at night in like last two months and it s 5 am again, soon i ll have to pretend to be waking up haha, nah, seriously, great content that helps many in many ways
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what was that vooooice csgcsigcsigciscgv do you like anime? loved the video, matter of fact i couldn t been able to sleep well at night in like last two months and it s 5 am again, soon i ll have to pretend to be waking up haha, nah, seriously, great content that helps many in many ways
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Sameer
Wow! This is sooo me. Even our names match as my name is Sam too and i also have social anxiety but i still couldnt get over with it, neither in school nor in family even after a year passed of my high school graduation
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Wow! This is sooo me. Even our names match as my name is Sam too and i also have social anxiety but i still couldnt get over with it, neither in school nor in family even after a year passed of my high school graduation
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David
I was completely agoraphobic at age 12. I missed so much school and failed 2 years in a row. Nobody knew I had agoraphobia because I hid it and didn t even know what was wrong with me. This was in the mid 1980 s.
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I was completely agoraphobic at age 12. I missed so much school and failed 2 years in a row. Nobody knew I had agoraphobia because I hid it and didn t even know what was wrong with me. This was in the mid 1980 s.
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Mia
I started tearing up remembering my school days and how my social anxiety made it so hard to make friends and feel wanted in social situations. This is such a great video to share with those who are struggling now.
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I started tearing up remembering my school days and how my social anxiety made it so hard to make friends and feel wanted in social situations. This is such a great video to share with those who are struggling now.
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Krisha
Back in senior highschool days, I m really struggling with social anxiety. I m totally an outcast. Feeling of I m not belong in that kind of environment that makes me always ditch in class, and worst I drop out.
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Back in senior highschool days, I m really struggling with social anxiety. I m totally an outcast. Feeling of I m not belong in that kind of environment that makes me always ditch in class, and worst I drop out.
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Shamayne
Growing up, I deal with raging anxiety, questioning whatever I do, and thinking about it, I'm so scared of being judged by the world and my parents, that's why I'm so self conscious of meeting new people.
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Growing up, I deal with raging anxiety, questioning whatever I do, and thinking about it, I'm so scared of being judged by the world and my parents, that's why I'm so self conscious of meeting new people.
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x11
This is literally me a year ago in high school. I will start my college life soon let's see how that's going to go for someone like me with social anxiety.
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This is literally me a year ago in high school. I will start my college life soon let's see how that's going to go for someone like me with social anxiety.
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eli
this reminds me of myself so much. starting highschool hasn t been so easy with how nervous i get. i always feel like an outcast.
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this reminds me of myself so much. starting highschool hasn t been so easy with how nervous i get. i always feel like an outcast.
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Psych2Go
We heard that many of you want stories around mental wellness. This one is from Sam. Would you like to see more of these?
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We heard that many of you want stories around mental wellness. This one is from Sam. Would you like to see more of these?
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