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21 Nov 2011, 1:57 pm

peaceloveerin wrote:
I honestly don't understand how you could be an extrovert and end up more depressed. It seems as if introverts are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. :?


For me anyway, when I´m being extroverted I am definitely out of my "comfort zone" - can fly along for some time then crash when something bad happens. :)



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23 Nov 2011, 8:18 pm

I know exactly what you're talking about and I've been there too. After awhile you start wondering that nobody understands you and very few people, only close family members, really care.



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23 Nov 2011, 9:16 pm

Every. Single. Time.

I walk away from every social situation feeling disappointed in myself and angry at everyone else involved.

It's hard to explain other than that, so I wont. Let me just say that I am far more happy where I am now (4 friends. I see very few people outside of my family in the day in day out) than when I had tons of friends and acquaintances.


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24 Nov 2011, 12:48 am

You've just summed up a few years of my life in a single sentence.

There was a year-long period where I wanted to be seen as an outgoing, exciting party girl. While I was able to meet a lot of people and have some interesting experiences, I was pushing myself beyond what was comfortable with. I would have days spent totally exhausted and unable to do anything because I had run out of social energy and had drank too much. I finally came to my senses when I came to a realization that all of this was doing more harm than good.


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This misdiagnosis caused me significant stress, which lessened upon finding out the truth about myself from my current and past long-term therapists - that I am an anxious and highly sensitive person but do not have an autism spectrum disorder.

My diagnoses - social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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