Posted by Janejj on August 29, 2003, at 17:19:55
In reply to Teenage Social Phobic, posted by Emeline on August 29, 2003, at 14:01:39
Emeline,
Sorry you are having such rough time, social phobia is a horrible condition, especially so in the teenage years in my opinion. There is help avalible though, so please don't ever give up hope. Firstly there are a couple of antidepressants that I can think of that supposedly help with social phobia, they are Paxil and Prozac, I think there may be more though. Also some of the benzodiazepams (sp?) can help such as klonopin.Also helpful are different kinds of therapies, such as CBT. CBT can retrain your mind, so that you deal with uncomfortable situations better, thus relieveing anxiety.
You should really go see a doctor and discuss these things, cos there is no point in suffering.
About the 'tantrums',this sounds like your way of dealing with anger, I often do the same thing out of frustration. You need to find a way of dealing with your anger in a more productive way. Like sitting down and talking over with the person why you are hurt and upset.
Hope this helps a little and I hope you manage to find some help. There are so many ways that you can be treated to overcome this and remember you are definitely not alone.
Take care, janejj
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