Mental Illnesses

Applying to College
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<p>I kinda think I have a mild case of social anxiety.</p>

<p>With girls, even girls I meet for the first time, I'm usually pretty good with talking/laughing although it takes a good while to actually be myself around these people, maybe a week or 2.</p>

<p>But with boys its an entire different thing. I simply can't talk to boys... I have some friends that are boys, although they're mostly gay / I'd speculate that they're gay and as such (being gay myself) I feel comfortable talking to them. But sometimes even gay guys I meet for the first time... I come across as, well, lame. I don't talk much, I don't laugh much and if I do I'm forcing myself too, I'm simply not myself at all.</p>

<p>In fact, there's probably only like 4 people I can think of around whom I'm generally myself. They're my school friends, although, concededly, I don't really even find them to be very fun people. I think they all deal with problems similar to mine, although they don't admit it, and as such, I think we share commonalities that make me more open around them.</p>

<p>Public speaking is something I simply suck at doing. I can do it, do it occassionally, but get very nervous and it becomes quite embarrassing.</p>

<p>Ok, maybe I don't have a disorder (around guys, though, I seriously think I might), but rather a "selectively severe case of shyness?"</p>

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<p>...dd you self diagnosis on the web?<br>
another thing, often fixing is DOING, in therapy...don't know if you want to get medicated or want to work through it</p>

<p>if you do see a therapist, don't just depend on the medication without other methods, or you could be stuck on medication for a very long time</p>

<p>many people are painfully shy and uncomfortable in public situations, it just worries me when medication is so readily prescribed fo something that may be helped without it</p>

<p>what you can all do NOW is just DO....</p>

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<p>Oh, dear God help you, if you self-diagnosed on the web.</p>

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<p>Um...I found out I had the symptoms through the web. Right now, I'm looking for a good therapist so I can get a real diagnosis.</p>

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<p>SAD, isnt that also Seasonal Affective Disorder, or something along those lines?</p>