Scared for 3 things at once. Anxiety at a high

[Mudcakes]

I start year 11 today. Anxious all night. Can’t sleep. My dog woke up coughing for a long time. She’s almost 10. She has previously been diagnosed with a heart murmur, and she is licking a lot anxious. I am thinking the worst which I should never do. I might have to take a taxi from the vet later by myself to get to school. I have social anxiety and freaking out. I honestly feel scared and stressed. Any ideas how to cope? Or what has helped you before? My anxiety/social anxiety is full on.

[Mudcakes]

Major social phobia:

Advice please😩

School starts back tomorrow after the 5 day lockdown but I haven't been back since that horrible triggering first day. I need advice please. I feel like I’m walking into a fire every time I go to school or any place of social interaction. I feel scared.😭

Mudcakes 🐕‍🦺🎂

[Jack2021]

Hiya mudcakes

Damn that sounds tough for you, I hope it's been going alright for you today, I know what it can feel like going back to places that you feel have hurt you, or places with levels of social interaction that can feel too much

It's actually taken me my entire life to realise I actually do get quite a bit of social anxiety and stress when I'm around groups of more than 3or 4

[Jack2021]

...in other words, whenever there's parties around...I just never recognised it in my self and just thought "I'm bad at parties" , when in fact social anxiety is a very real thing..I just never put it together until recently really, and I think the main reason for that is cause with one one one interaction, or in groups of less that 4, I'm pretty much 100 % fine...

So anyway I think it's good you know what it is that causes you to feel this way, and I think just try and use as much of your coping strategies as you can like listening to music or meditating, things like that 😊😊 even if you feel like you're being rude, explain to your friends why you need some time out and just take it 😊 hopefully it helps😊



(My bad again, last message got posted before I finished it 😱😱😱😱😂)

[Jack2021]

Ooooohhh and to clarify on my last post...you 100% are not being rude at all if you ever need to take some time out or not talk for a bit or whatever you feel you need to do 😊

I only mention it because when I use my own coping strategies, I usually go really really uncharacteristically quiet, and don't really talk much if not at all...one word jack they'd probably call me😂😂

So yeah, sometimes in those cases when I'm around friends or family and my mood is like that, I do get the feeling people might think I'm coming off as a bit rude, so I do apologize (even though people tell me I don't) , but yeah I do, and I explain why I'm so quiet, etc,etc....not always an in-depth explanation, but I feel it does help me to open up, and at the very least I don't feel like I'm being "rude" haha