Anticipatory anxiety plus social anxiety
I have a wedding to attend tonight. As I keep repeating, my anxiety is quite successfully under control with my Paxil CR and Neurontin. However, the roots of social anxiety run deep. I have had a bit of nervous anticipation about this affair for the last month. As the day got closer, I began to think in terms of “once the wedding is over”, regarding things like making a doctor’s appointment or completing some chore. There will be a sense of relief on Monday morning. Now i can deal with my life without this hanging over my head causing me …
The Results of My Visit to the Psychiatrist
Dr. G listened patiently to my “life story”. I talked and I cried. There was alot to tell him. When I was done, he sat back and said, in Psychiatry, we call people like you, who suffer from anxiety and depression, the “walking wounded“. No one knows what is going on inside you as you go about your daily life. To the onlooker, you seem perfectly fine, but all the while you are suffering silently. You don’t have to suffer any longer. I will help you to feel better. This is caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain. Anxiety …