How to cure my anxiety

[Ruby234]

Hi my name is Ruby and I'm a 15-year-old high school student and I have social anxiety. My high school life is really good at the moment, I like my teachers, my friends and everything's fine but it just bugs me so much when I have to do a presentation, participate in sport, play drama games or just participate in class because i do not have the confidence whatsoever. I feel so helpless as everyone else seems to be so confident in themselves all the time and i don't. It's really affecting my life and my behaviour and it makes me feel as if my anxiety is slowly eating me alive day by day. I've had anxiety a couple of years now and all this time i've just been running away from my problems and wishing for it to go away because i really don't know how to deal with it.

I would really appreciate any advice given on my issue.

Thankyou

[Chanel1]

Hi Ruby

Just came across your post now, and let me tell you you are not alone!! I'm 27 now but when I was 15, I would go through exactly the same feelings and emotions as you are now. I'm sorry to hear you are feeling this way. Your teenage years should be a time of fun and not having to worry about anything. Is there anyone you can talk to? Your parents? A teacher that you can trust? I'm not sure how your school works, but if they have a school counsellor, that would be very handy for you to have a chat with them? They keep everything confidential and you can trust in them and tell them everything you feel. Maybe that way, you could perhaps get a note from them to your teachers - and when it's time for you to do presentations etc, they could exempt you from doing the presentation and you could be marked a different way on the work you've done?

I really hope you feel better soon.. I just want you to know that you are not alone and that there is always a solution to every problem that we face. At my age, I deal with anxiety and I have fears and I shake and tremble and sweat. I run away from any situation that scares me and I've been thinking of training to be a police officer so how funny is that !!!

Hope to hear from you 🙂