Pills… too many damn pills…
Wellbutrin
Benzodiazepines. Which is why I don’t eat them anymore.
quitting benzo relieved social anxiety?
Oh my no. Taking them did… but they were too alluring. I love them soooo much but taking them all the time did not go well for me, so I had to stop.
yes, these aren’t sustainable in daily life. but benzodiazepines are wonders in case of panic disorders or in anxiety in general. saved my life.
Having a space to go where I can pull off the mask of “normal functioning human” for a bit.
Removing other stressors and toxic people from my life. Listening to emotional responses.
My anxiety from a rough relationship was giving me generalized social anxiety.
Sometimes you meet people and give then a chance before your figure it out. You can just cut them off once you see their toxicity. They’ll survive just fine so don’t worry about them. There’s plenty of other people who are ready for good and healthy friendships.
Therapy and making my peace with the past. Like working through it and then actively deciding to focus on the present from now on. This video actually kicked off my healing process.
Wow thank you so much for sharing this!
Vipassana meditation. There are centers all over the globe offering free 10 day courses.
Not caring about the anxiety part. I learned after a while not to give anxiety any respect and just do what I want, regardless if I get anxiety from it or not.
I’m not getting any younger. Not going to let anxiety run my life.
Activism(´･ω･`)
Weed.
Meds.
Meds are the only thing that has ever helped.
Training. I sold things at a market on weekends and told my kids it was “remedial sales and social skills training”. I’m still not a social butterfly by any stretch, but fake it till you make it helped me to be more comfortable talking to people.
Sativa in small dosages, and getting older. Around 30 stressing about other people started to fade away
Not caring. When I was younger I used to stress out because I was concerned about peoples opinions, not fitting in, or doing something stupid and giving others the wrong impressions of me. As a result I came off as shy until I got comfortable around someone. (Then you couldn’t shut me up). Now as I’m getting older, I really don’t care much about some random persons opinion and will often talk to anyone I run into. (Even if it’s just a simple “Hello,” or “How’s it going?” It’s like we all have a little social egg shell around us sometimes that needs a tap or two to crack open. As an aside, you will meet some pretty interesting people too.)
And at the end of the day, it’s what YOU think of you that matters, no one else. Just be the best you that you can be, and don’t fret the little things. If someone doesn’t like you for that, it’s their loss and they’re missing out on all your gloriousness.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
