Ok I have Generalized/Social Anxiety which I have self medicated myself with alcohol.Ok, now I know what you are all going to say is to contact AA or something for the alcohol problem and i have tried but those are Social Situations which I cannot do.I know I have a huge problem in that area but my biggest problem is Anxiety which my Doctor has had me on every anti-anxiety drug under the sun which I cannot handle.
My Anxiety makes me sweat,get hot & anxious, want to flee,etc but the biggest thing is that when I get hot and sweat people around me start to sniffle and then sneeze alot which makes my anciety way worse cause that is all I think about in social situations now.It is not in my head.
Ok maybe I should stop now cause no one believes, but it happens ALL the time so my anxiety is getting worse everyday because I don't want to be at work or social situations to cause people this to happen.i am calling in sick more and more cause I don't want this to happen.I have talked to my Doctor and others and they all just sweep it under the rug.
Please is there anyone else out there with this problem ????

Your attitude is hurting you a lot. You might be thinking that I don't know anything about you and can't help, but trust me when I say I can relate. And if you don't believe me on that, just disregard this whole post.

I know what you are all going to say is to contact AA or something for the alcohol problem and i have tried but those are Social Situations which I cannot do.

There is nothing you "cannot" do. You're obviously a perfectly cognizant human being. If men who got their legs blown off at war can learn how to run marathons with prostethetics, then a person with anxiety can learn how to make a phone call. It isn't that it's impossible, it's that you aren't willing to do whatever it takes to learn how to do it.

I know I have a huge problem in that area but my biggest problem is Anxiety which my Doctor has had me on every anti-anxiety drug under the sun which I cannot handle.

I also am intolerant of medication. The physical and mental side effects of almost every drug I've tried are unbearable. Have you tried anything else for your anxiety? There are a million and one remedies that are totally drug-free. Cognitive behavioral therapy is what is helping me.

It is not in my head.

If it's not in your head, where is it? Last time I checked, anxiety was a psychiatric disorder. Which literally means "it's all in your head". Just because something is in your head doesn't mean it's easy to deal with or doesn't exist. These are very real problems that are going to be difficult for you to hurdle. But problems is all they are. Not personality traits, not bad luck, not permanent fixtures in your life. The only way your problems will be permanent is if you let them be that way.

Ok maybe I should stop now cause no one believes, but it happens ALL the time so my anxiety is getting worse everyday because I don't want to be at work or social situations to cause people this to happen

No one believes? I'm someone and I believe. Everyone here probably believes you because after all, this is an anxiety message board. Don't be arrogant about your problems- for one, it's disrespectul to people who share them, and two, it's going to hurt you so much more in the long run to convince yourself that you're totally alone in this.

I have talked to my Doctor and others and they all just sweep it under the rug.

If your doctor isn't taking you seriously, it's time to find a new doctor. Now if EVERYONE you've talked to isn't taking you seriously, I'd examine the way YOU treat your problem. Do you perhaps sweep it under the rug sometimes too? Do you think negatively and neglect your self-care until it gets to the point it's at now?

Please is there anyone else out there with this problem ????:blob_fire

Yes. There are lots and lots of others.

I agree. The first step is to stop self-medicating with the alcohol and take whatever steps you need to in order to quit drinking. You will feel much worse before you feel better, but it will help a lot in the long run. I quit drinking and smoking and it was rough, but it has been well over a year and I feel like a million bucks because of it. It isn't a cure, but it takes the mask off your dissorder so you can stare it in it's eyes.

YOU have to take the initiative to get better. I have found that no matter how much someone loves you. Parents... Friends... Lovers... They can't help you in many ways other than a shoulder to cry on and a pat on the back when you are doing good. They don't know how you feel or how to solve it. Only a doctor can help with that and if yours isn't doing his job then you must find another. I am however skeptical of your alcohol problem and the meds he could prescribe you. Since you have an alcohol problem, which he probably told you to fix, or you neglected to tell him, then he really can't do his job.

I hope you find the power within yourself to fix this and it all starts with getting rid of your crutch that is alcohol.

Good luck,
OE