Social anxiety

[Sarahloubee]

Hi guys,
It's a long time since I last posted but things aren't too great for me right now. My anxiety is getting worse. Even seemingly easy social situations are pulling me down.
I'm confused though, I'm absolutely fine when I'm alone. I went for a postgrad interview in Kent the other day and I got chatty with the locals, met some other applicants and spoke to them with absolutely no problems.
It's when I'm at home with my housemates. I constantly question if I've upset them or done something wrong. I'm always on guard and I think that translates into how I act, which makes the people around me confused and suspicious of me.
On top of this, I'm struggling to get appointments with my doctor. She's very in demand so I have to wait until the 30th.
I'm missing university deadlines for essays and I hate that, it makes me more stressed.
I'm iron deficient, suffering with migraines and I've been physically sick more in the past month than I have in the past two years. I had to go for a scan of my ovaries because I've been getting more pains so I think my polycystic ovaries are worse.
I've been sleeping a lot and barely making it into work or university.

Everything has gone wrong.
I don't know what to do.

[Fleeting Angel]

Hey Sarah, Hope things have been better for you lately. I too have anxiety issues. I could not believe how much anxiety affected my ability to learn and do well in my classes this past semester. I found it really hard to be at a university and be able to meet work and school expectations while being sick. I started taking an antidepressant in January and it was very helpful. I still did not trust anyone to the point where I didn't even what to talk to anyone. Luckily I had a few close friends who I didn't tell everything but I could at least talk to. Now that it's summer my social anxiety has been better and it's been very helpful to be away from college. Having migraines brought on by social settings doesn't help and I have been avoiding these situations.
I hope the summer is treating you well. I try to remember that 'everything has not gone wrong' even though it may seem that way. I find it helpful to think about how life could be worse. It always could be worse.

[PassedExpectations]

the thirtieth is almost here... maybe you could make your appt most successful by planning out the major things to speak with your doctor about