Stop avoiding things you want to do because of anxiety. Panic attacks and anxiety about social outings is not normal; It is not who you are and is a completely treatable condition
For some things this works. For others, it does not. Anxiety is often treated like exposure therapy will help it. As someone who has exposed himself to most things that induce anxiety, and despite being able to center myself in those moments, I still have debilitating anxiety attacks at random moments. It's gotten to the point that even music concerts, something I've been to dozens of, and have all enjoyed (ok, maybe I didn't like 1 or 2, but I enjoyed the crowd) give me panic attacks that I cannot explain.
Exposure therapy can help with a lot of things, but sometimes it's the anxiety of anxiety that starts to take root, and for that you need more than just showing up.
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u/MindfulMewtwo989 12h ago
Stop avoiding things you want to do because of anxiety. Panic attacks and anxiety about social outings is not normal; It is not who you are and is a completely treatable condition