Anxiety

I'm new to anxiety tribe... thought I would start by posting a blog.

I feel like my anxiety is like a water balloon...it builds and builds pressure and then the smallest thing causes everything to pop and I break down crying. 

That happened to me earlier today.

I've really been avoiding my friends lately too... being around a lot of people tends to get me feeling very stressed and overstimulated and irritable, so lately I just avoid that anxious feeling by staying alone in my room or hanging out with one friend at a time.

This social isolaton bothers my family, but I don't know what to do about it... I just can't handle being at places like church (last time I went, people started talking to me and were standing very close to me and I wanted to scream and run out of there!!!)  I'm not sure how to make my mom understand how painful it is for me to be somewhere like that...

My Comments From: just_me Sep 03 2008, 3:42 am welcome to the tribe! From: ElMatador Sep 02 2008, 9:29 pm Welcome to the tribe.  I have been down that road with the social isolation myself.  My advice to you is to try to push yourself to get out of your comfort zone as much as you can.  I know that sounds crazy, but just try it, and maybe those kinds of situations will get a little easier for you.