Serious Dealing with anxieties

[JustBeYourself4HEad]

I tried to overcome my social anxiety by putting myself into very uncomfortable situations: moving out of my parents house, sharing a flat, gymcelling, applying for an internship, going to parties etc. I have heard all the time that by exposing yourself to these situations, you will get used to it and decrease anxiety. This is not the case at all for me. The more I try socializing, the more symptoms my body spits out. I get panic attacks several times a day, which makes it almost impossible to do anyting effectively. Recently, they started happening at night and since you cannot control them while sleeping, they cause severe fear of death not letting me go to sleep again for hours. I cannot drink any alcohol or energy drinks anymore, since it amplifies the attack's intensity a lot.
Before doing all of that, I just sat in my room playing video games or watching streams all day. It felt ten times better than exposing myself to all of that shit.
I do not know what to do anymore. Sometimes I hope that my heart just stops beating during a panic attack. I have no friends, no plans for the future, no ambitions, no hobbies... I already accepted the fact that I will never get a gf but that doesn't make it any better.

Has anybody of you who is/was in a similar situation found anything that helped you besides therapy and medicine?

 

[Ritalincel]

try vyvanse

 

[Iamthesui]

I tried to overcome my social anxiety by putting myself into very uncomfortable situations: moving out of my parents house, sharing a flat, gymcelling, applying for an internship, going to parties etc. I have heard all the time that by exposing yourself to these situations, you will get used to it and decrease anxiety. This is not the case at all for me. The more I try socializing, the more symptoms my body spits out. I get panic attacks several times a day, which makes it almost impossible to do anyting effectively. Recently, they started happening at night and since you cannot control them while sleeping, they cause severe fear of death not letting me go to sleep again for hours. I cannot drink any alcohol or energy drinks anymore, since it amplifies the attack's intensity a lot.
Before doing all of that, I just sat in my room playing video games or watching streams all day. It felt ten times better than exposing myself to all of that shit.
I do not know what to do anymore. Sometimes I hope that my heart just stops beating during a panic attack. I have no friends, no plans for the future, no ambitions, no hobbies... I already accepted the fact that I will never get a gf but that doesn't make it any better.

Has anybody of you who is/was in a similar situation found anything that helped you besides therapy and medicine?

Just want to point out that you're asking if anything besides the two things that are supposed to help the most, aren't How You want to fix the problem. Use meds. They literally fix the chemical imbalance in your head

 

[TheReaper]

no...
I simply avoid leaving the house during the day.
I didn't try meds because i fear addiction.

 

[Ritalincel]

Use meds. They literally fix the chemical imbalance in your head

 

[Rice Cel]

ThERapy

 

[Damo the incel]

Kek

 

[Insomniac]

ThERapy

Scam to keep ugly men docile and maintain the status quo tbh

 

[Zeph]

I'm honestly feeling the same way, but it was far worse when i got into college. I'm always really anxious or feeling totally alienated.

 

[Deleted member 14577]

putting myself into very uncomfortable situations

Tbh that's the only way to get rid of it.

 

[Zeph]

Tbh that's the only way to get rid of it.

Lowinhibmaxxing didn't work for me, my anxiety only fades away when i truly feel acceptance.

 

[JustBeYourself4HEad]

Tbh that's the only way to get rid of it.

That is the reason why is started getting panic attacks though. My social skills have not gotten better either.