Posted by Alara on December 19, 2002, at 2:04:10
In reply to Re: Social Anxiety or Paranoia? Help, I'm freaking out, posted by Mikhail99 on December 18, 2002, at 9:19:29
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> Have you heard of "The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook"? It has a lot of information about GAD and social anxiety and ways to cope.
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> You may feel like a paranoid freak but you're not! I think one of the worst things about anxiety is how it feeds on itself and grows. Something I've learned in therapy is positive self-talk during some of these bad moments. It doesn't always work but sometimes I can stop my anxieties from spiraling out of control by reminding myself that I am anxious and that my perceptions of others may not be accurate at that moment. It's hard to remember but I find the more I do it, the easier it gets.
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> I hope in all my blathering here, I've said something helpful for you. Just please know that all of us with anxiety disorders feel like you do and you're not a freak.
> Take care!
>You haven't blathered at all, Mikhail! I will look for the book you suggested. Thank you for sharing that with me. You people make me feel so much less alone.
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