People who have overcome crippling social anxiety, did you have a specific ""come to Jesus"" moment that spurred you to start truly fighting your anxiety?
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I was a severe alcoholic, which led to the dissolution of my relationships (fiance, co-workers, etc.) to the point where I was kicked out of my home and had no one to turn to. I got clean and moved to a new state after rehab where it was basically fight or die. I also realized that human contact and relationships are essential to well-being, no matter how much they may scare you. For those first years, I literally forced myself to do everything and anything to re-build my life. I still have nasty social anxiety, but more importantly, I have a core of friends and an SO I can rely on. Edit: (I wanted to add more)
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I tried to kill myself almost a year ago. Technically speaking I succeeded for a few minutes. After that, everything was uphill, but it was worth it because I know what's at the utter bottom of the pit.
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Not really, but I'm learning that by just going for it and telling myself to not care so much gives me a sense of accomplishment, especially if it is for an event or an outing of some sort. I still get anxious everyday until the point of- but I don't let it hold me back and I especially don't let it change my mind. Don't like the feeling of defeat.
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"Prozac obliterated my general anxiety after complete failures from many other medications. I was under the assumption anxiety would dictate my life forever because I was unable to mentally push through it and medication didn't work, then Prozac basically erased it. When it does show up I don't fight it anymore. That's a war I've lost, and its much better for me in every way to not even humor whatever the idea/invite with the possibility of getting through the anxiety. When you can learn to say "thank you for the invite, but sorry i wont be able to make it" to invites and such, its a huge weight lifted. "
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"At a certain point I just got tired of being nervous. So I just do it anyway. I'm still sure everyone hates me and I still feel intensely drained after lots of socializing in non structured environments but I do it anyway. Doing it anyway enough times made the shakes stop and after a while you don't really hear the bad thoughts cause you're busy. It's so weird tho because now I sometimes get "im not anxious and I'm always anxious" anxiety. Like I feel bad for not being scared so figure that out. "
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I just quickly realized people treat me the same no matter how I act. So I usually and the one with a white comment that 2/45 people will chuckle at during a military breifing.
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Stealing pain killers from my parents house to self medicate. Everything about it was out of character, but it allowed me to feel like a human. Guilt finally overcame me and I told my parents what I had done and got professional help. Now I have strong coping skills and do much better.
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Work. Get a job that requires you to interact with people in different sized numbers. Also over the phone. I absolutely hated talking on the phone. I also used to dread leaving voicemails. 4 years later I'm heading conferences with c level execs like I'm talking to my dogs. No stress.
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I think knowing that all people deal with anxiety helped me a lot. Maybe it's not crippling to every person, but we all have those feelings and have to deal with them.
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