What is social anxiety?

[Aurelius2625]

The best way to cure social anxiety is to rub a little dirt in it.

Honestly, it's like "Depression" that people claim to have. If you were clinically diagnosed by a MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL then yes, you have social anxiety. If not, then you're overreacting and need to grow up, best advice that I can give. Mental illnesses are as severe as physical ones, the brain is, of course, just as important as the heart, lungs, muscles, etc... but SO many people talk about how "depression isn't funny!11!" but they don't actually have depression, they just are feeling blue or sad for the moment. Feeling bad for a while is not the same as having an ongoing, longterm medical condition, and attention seekers in general need to STOP saying that they have X/Y/Z thing if they haven't been properly diagnosed because all it does is downplay the condition for people who REALLY have some kind of disorder.

There's a difference between being weak, and needing to grow up, and having a legitimate medical condition that needs therapy, medication, or some kind of procedure medically to cure and treat it.

[YatoShishi]

if you really want to know about social anxiety you should ask a professional and not a ffxiv forum. not trying to be mean but never trust hobby psychotherapists like in this thread.

[HyperiusUltima]

if you really want to know about social anxiety you should ask a professional and not a ffxiv forum. not trying to be mean but never trust hobby psychotherapists like in this thread.

I don’t trust really anyone in this regard. I’ve already been to psychiatrists but things aren’t working after 3.

[Aurelius2625]

Drink a lot of water and exercise. If nothing else, you won't be fat and you'll have a hot bod. I mean, that's something, right?

[DarkMasamune]

I don’t trust really anyone in this regard. I’ve already been to psychiatrists but things aren’t working after 3.

I've seen more professionals than I can count on my two hands. Surprisingly, it almost never works out, but you will find someone that fits you and with whom you'll feel comfortable.

As someone who suffers from an anxiety disorder and is working step by step to work with it, I highly recommend you do not let go and keep trying. If you think there is something going on, you should seek help. I know its common to think those professionals aren't trustworthy but believe me, I came across so many of them, most didn't work out. I found the right one about three years ago, and it was like the eleventh one. And now I'm feeling better and much more confident, althought there are many points that remains and need to be worked out., but I'll get there eventually.

I am by no mean a psychologist, but throught personal experience, I just hope you will do the right thing for you.