purplebikecat

self esteem verses social anxiety

Posted on 09/20/08, 01:02 am

my self esteem is not below the usual,as im very independant...although being '''out there''' is something i find as terror!

• Reply #1 09/20/08  6:31pm
  
  amyswift
  for going outside?? I know it seems worse then it really is... just go get the mail then go get some gum at the corner store! its ok Your awesome person and you belong here!! Im here for you always xoxox Amy
• Reply #2 09/21/08  5:34pm
  
  purplebikecat
  Thankyou amy......i have my days and today i will focus on new stratergies..hugz :)
• Reply #3 09/27/08  4:33am
  
  blustargazr
  i have both problems so i guess im really screwed up! no self esteem groups that i can see though!
• Reply #4 09/28/08  12:47pm
  
  lisaw4799
  Yeah i used to be the same, am a very independent person and when my anxiety was at its worst i hated the fact that i would get scared from just going out to get more cigarettes or milk. Would end up smoking the VERY last one and leave going out to as late as possible. Also hated having to ask a friend to come with me to the supermarket with me to get shopping. I mean, she couldnt even leave me alone in there or i would get that panicy feeling you get when ur a kid and u lose ur mum in a store!
• Reply #5 10/21/08  5:43am
  
  cynikamari
  Hi guys,i suffer from the same,being outside makes me really uncomfortable especially around people. I also have issues with my self esteem,i would like to suggest some of us starting a self esteem group.Though not all social anxiety is related to self esteem,i believe that's the cause for most of us. Who's interested?
• Reply #6 10/23/08  11:19am
  
  amyswift
  good idea I would join...
• Reply #7 10/27/08  1:44am
  
  VickieM
  for people with self esteem or without don't have much self esteem I struggle with that I can go outside just not be around groups of people especially if unfamiliar
• Reply #8 11/02/08  5:39am
  
  Cherrios
  I find excuses not to go out. On top of that I have gained 50 pounds in the last 2 years so I use this as an excuse as well to not go out. Very sad right?
• Reply #9 12/01/08  11:50am
  
  tinderhart
  I used to have good self-esteem, but with health issues and life's stress, I now have none. It's hard to love myself sometimes, but thankfully I have pets.

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