i'm not sure how to start. i have social anxiety. this site seems really nice. people are offering tons of advice. i'm feeling depressed more. and upset that i havent been practicing enough socializing. my doctors have told me that my depression is probably stemming from my social phobia. but im feeling more blue now. i'm trying not to focus it on it. im living with my aunties and my cousins and i dont want to upset them. i have a cousin that i can talk to,but i dont know if she can really understand what im going through. the not being able to focus....the random bursts of sadness. i read one or two posts to savannah's(?) thread. i hope she gets better.:) i'm not sure how to go about getting back concentration so i can help people, my dream as a psych major.

Hi Goosting, I would suggest making yourself go out and paying attention to what you are thinking and feeling with everyone. You can analyze what is going on with yourself and change it. Post it here or get a therapist.

a speech therapist...i dont know. i think i am just upset that i left my first college to go to a second one. and i didnt make any true friends who tried to call me or convince me to stay. and i just havent made ne good friends here. but i have them, and thats a start. i'll try to find someone who can help me deal with social anxiety to offset the depression. i would like to focus better. but i think my concentration has gotten better throughout the day.

and i didnt make any true friends who tried to call me or convince me to stay.

Goosting, I didn't mean a speech therapist I meant a mental health therapist. Your above quote tells me that you must think that you have no power over your own life. Sounds like you are waiting for others to take care of you. You will never get what you want if you expect others to do it for you. Take control and go out and get your life. When you are anxious it is hard to focus.

i am sorry. i didnt mean to sound dumb. i did see a therapist. yesterday. i went to a counselor at school and i feel better. i will see him again at the end of the week.

Goosting, you didn't sound dumb!!! I am glad that you are seeing a counselor.

thank you;) lol