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I think I may have social anxiety but I can't be sure. I'm over eighteen but if I went to the doctors could they still raise the concern to my parents? I love my friends but I hate going out anywhere with them now, I get so stressed around them and hate talking because I always believe they are talking about me or thinking about me or laughing at me. I've always not been one to go out much but ever since my grandad died last year I feel totally lost in the world. I don't know what to do?

This sounds like it was a problem before but exacerbated by the stress you went through. If you’re over 18 and you haven’t and don’t give permission they can’t speak with your parents in most states. Check the legal age of adulthood where you live, where I’m from it’s 19. But yeah, that sounds like straight up social anxiety.

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I have pretty severe GAD, to the point where it's really hard to sleep at night. It's not that I'm afraid if sleep itself - I'm afraid if the time before that when you're just kind of in your own head. Also the time when you first start dreaming and your mind gets all weird cause it's starting to dream, you know? I was supposed to start an out-patient program but I cancelled cause I was just so tired... Maybe I should do the in-patient instead? My new start date is Monday, but my sleeping is(1)

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(2) still so backwards I just don't know anymore. I'm so tired and I just want to get better already.

That part is scary sometimes, you’re not alone. I don’t think that’s enough to go full inpatient unless there’s severely worse symptoms (cost of hospitalization and stuff.) I’d start outpatient you signed up for. I know it’s hard, I would say try sleeping pills but that’s never a good thing to start unless ABSOLUTELY needed. Try some chamomile tea before bed, meditate a bit, burn some incense or a nice candle. Definitely do therapy. But do for sure try to do that outpatient.

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Do you watch Youtube? Who is your favourite youtuber? Im just humoring you btw

Thanks honey for being the only one who asks questions and humors me. Yes, I watch YouTube. My favorites are Dan and Phil, and Jacksfilms!

If anyone has any questions please send them in, it’s very validating and makes me happy. :)

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Tell us some funny drunk story.

(For the record followers, this person asking is my partner.) The answer is no. Because you know all of them. If anyone else wants to do an ask I’d be so fucking happy though. See that ask me stuff post below.

Oh fuck it. I once was so drunk I turned over in bed and vomited in my best leather combat boots and had to call an acquaintance (now a bff) at the time to come help me clean it out in the middle of the night. I literally vomited in my shoe. Of all the places I could have. Dead center of my boot is where I decided.

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does having GAD ever make u feel isolated? like someone will post something super relatable abt anxiety and then narrow it down to a symptom of social anxiety and it makes it seem like it's only for them? because it happens to me every time especially when i meet someone else with anxiety but never with GAD. i have so many friends with social anxiety and most have never heard of GAD until i got diagnosed/told them i have it.

Well GAD is a little lesser known and applies to many things including social situations. So as it’s so encompassing it has similar symptoms to other anxiety based disorders. People with GAD can have anxiety in social situations and similar experiences, but GAD encompasses a lot more. It’s generalized so it can be about a bunch of things, including social situations, but isn’t restricted to it like social anxiety. So there’s no need to feel isolated.

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Hii I'm the sensory overload anon from your main blog, feel free to answer wherever :) as I said I would just like some tips for that / generally feeling shitty and low energy when you're supposed to be doing pretty engagin stuff on a daily basis

Let’s see here, what helps me is...shit. I’m sorry Sensory Overload Anon. This is something I truly struggle with and I can’t think of anything. You guys have any tips?

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Hey there, I'm not really in a location to find a therapist but I need some sort of outside input here. I constantly feel like I'm a burden, I feel like nothing I do can ever possibly change the fact that I'm worthless. What do you suggest I do to counteract this??

Yeah I know this feeling, most of us with mental illnesses do. You’re not alone. You need to realize those around you want to be around you for a reason, you’re not a burden, those in your life genuinely love and care for you. It’s hard to remember this sometimes, so everytime you feel that way just remember that.