JooLee Posted July 3, 2010 Posted July 3, 2010 First of all, thank you to those who took their time to read this and double thanks to those who responds… I predict this is going to be lengthy. I’m searching for answers. about one’s self being and perception. Mine in particular. For about 7 months now ive been dealing with the worse case of paranoia I’ve ever experienced. Its tiring and its driving me crazy. What am I paranoid about? Hah! That’s the part that makes it bad. Of not knowing whats wrong and right. Is it wrong to sit this way, is it right if I let them know before I go to the washroom, why the heck do I always say the wrong things? And because of my paranoid talks, I get afraid to talk – thinking that its going to be rubbish and embarrass myself. I can’t carry a conversation, I stutter!!! I get so scared and it has affected my work life. And even social life. My Question: why is this happening? And how can I stop it? why am I so paranoid? Why do I overanalyze so much? Why do I care?! I just want to understand the core to where such paranoia can come from?
bac Posted July 5, 2010 Posted July 5, 2010 It does not sound like paranoid thoughts. It is something else, perhaps social anxiety or other stuff. If your functional level is low, you might want to see some professional help.
Gero Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 Yes, this is social anxiety. I know because I have it. It is best to try and get some professional help for it as bac said.
oldguy Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 I'm curious, you say you noticed this beginning about seven month ago. Do you know what happened seven months ago, what changed? Sometimes it's the simple questions we fail to ask ourselves.
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