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London123
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Hello Everyone,
I am currently twenty years old , and I am just after some support and strategies to help deal with the following things I am going through at the moment.
I am an introverted person, I can't stand parties/ big events and I don't drink which is difficult as that is the norm for people my age and when I attend a party, wedding or big event I feel really panicked and usually want to escape the situation very quickly, for example I attended a party not so long ago and was insistent on leaving and kept going to the toilet to calm down, and when I did return home I had a panic attack. This factor then stems to when it is my birthday and especially key birthdays such as my eighteenth, twenty first and I feel consistently anxious about these times instead of excited. I think what doesn't help these situations as well is that I am consistently comparing myself to others my age.
Also, I am still living at home with my parents and siblings and we have recently been told that our house that we are selling, and which I have struggled to come to terms with has been sold which has made me really upset and anxious as I have been so used to my house and I am comfortable in my environment, however I understand I cannot stay at home with my parents for the rest of my life . Our move isn't even local and is a couple of hours away so I leave behind my friends and my work which surprisingly is one of the things keeping me going especially during the pandemic, and some local activities I attend.The thought of getting used to a new area, and people scares me so much and I have always been someone who has a small selection of friends but I always observe the type of people I associate with and this usually works in my favour as I have some really long lasting friendships, but a lot of my friends are similar to me and quite shy and quiet. My biggest fear is there response when I tell them I am moving.
Lastly, currently we have been through a pandemic which I have suffered quite badly with. Before I resumed work I was furloughed for a good couple of months as was a lot of others. The first couple of weeks didn't faze me and I was actually quite content with being at home, however the last couple of weeks before I returned to worked I formed quite high levels of depression. I was secluding myself from my family and didn't really know why, I was not eating as much, I was afraid of leaving the house because of the pandemic, my skin was getting worse . One day then came round and I just broke down, but I broke down to my family about my issues and this really helped and then I was getting better day by day. Until the move really, which has caused a setback.
Hopefully there are people who can relate to some of the situations and provide me with some support
Thank You
I am currently twenty years old , and I am just after some support and strategies to help deal with the following things I am going through at the moment.
I am an introverted person, I can't stand parties/ big events and I don't drink which is difficult as that is the norm for people my age and when I attend a party, wedding or big event I feel really panicked and usually want to escape the situation very quickly, for example I attended a party not so long ago and was insistent on leaving and kept going to the toilet to calm down, and when I did return home I had a panic attack. This factor then stems to when it is my birthday and especially key birthdays such as my eighteenth, twenty first and I feel consistently anxious about these times instead of excited. I think what doesn't help these situations as well is that I am consistently comparing myself to others my age.
Also, I am still living at home with my parents and siblings and we have recently been told that our house that we are selling, and which I have struggled to come to terms with has been sold which has made me really upset and anxious as I have been so used to my house and I am comfortable in my environment, however I understand I cannot stay at home with my parents for the rest of my life . Our move isn't even local and is a couple of hours away so I leave behind my friends and my work which surprisingly is one of the things keeping me going especially during the pandemic, and some local activities I attend.The thought of getting used to a new area, and people scares me so much and I have always been someone who has a small selection of friends but I always observe the type of people I associate with and this usually works in my favour as I have some really long lasting friendships, but a lot of my friends are similar to me and quite shy and quiet. My biggest fear is there response when I tell them I am moving.
Lastly, currently we have been through a pandemic which I have suffered quite badly with. Before I resumed work I was furloughed for a good couple of months as was a lot of others. The first couple of weeks didn't faze me and I was actually quite content with being at home, however the last couple of weeks before I returned to worked I formed quite high levels of depression. I was secluding myself from my family and didn't really know why, I was not eating as much, I was afraid of leaving the house because of the pandemic, my skin was getting worse . One day then came round and I just broke down, but I broke down to my family about my issues and this really helped and then I was getting better day by day. Until the move really, which has caused a setback.
Hopefully there are people who can relate to some of the situations and provide me with some support
Thank You